EXHIBIT 99.2
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Notice to LSE

Issue of Shares
8 June 2026

In accordance with PRM 1.6.4R, Rio Tinto plc (the “Company”) (LEI: 213800YOEO5OQ72G2R82) confirms that between 1 May 2026 and 29 May 2026, it has issued and allotted 574 ordinary shares of 10 pence each (ISIN GB0007188757) ("Shares") to satisfy awards under the Rio Tinto plc Global Employee Share Plan.

The Shares were admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Main Market under the Company's existing block admission arrangements and rank equally with the Company's existing ordinary shares.

Following this issuance of Shares, the Company confirms that as at 29 May 2026, the Company’s issued share capital comprised 1,256,038,584 Shares, each with one vote. 992,389 Shares are held in treasury. Accordingly, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 1,255,046,195.



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Weiwei Hu  
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Investor Relations,
Australia

Tom Gallop
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Eddie Gan-Och 
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Rio Tinto plc

6 St James’s Square
London SW1Y 4AD
United Kingdom
T +44 20 7781 2000

Registered in England
No. 719885
Rio Tinto Limited

Level 43, 120 Collins Street
Melbourne 3000
Australia
T +61 3 9283 3333

Registered in Australia
ABN 96 004 458 404

This announcement is authorised for release to the market by Matthew Whyte, Rio Tinto’s Group Company Secretary.

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