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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549 
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

29 July 2026
Commission file number: 001-10533
Commission file number: 001-34121
  
Rio Tinto plcRio Tinto Limited
 ABN 96 004 458 404
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
  
6 St James’s Square
London, SW1Y 4AD, United Kingdom
(Address of principal executive offices)
Level 43, 120 Collins Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Form 20-F  X   Form 40-F ___


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99.129 July 2026



SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorised.



Rio Tinto plc
(Registrant)
Rio Tinto Limited
(Registrant)
By/s/ Peter CunninghamBy/s/ Peter Cunningham
NamePeter CunninghamNamePeter Cunningham
Title  
Chief Financial Officer
Title  Chief Financial Officer
    
Date29 July 2026Date29 July 2026


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