Exhibit 99.5
Rio Tinto plc
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Press release
Shanghai employees — Update 7
25 March 2010
Rio Tinto has been advised the verdicts in the trial of the four Shanghai employees will be
delivered on 29 March 2010.
The charges relate to receiving bribes and obtaining commercial secrets.
About Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto is a leading international mining group headquartered in the UK, combining Rio
Tinto plc, a London and NYSE listed company, and Rio Tinto Limited, which is listed on
the Australian Securities Exchange.
Rio Tinto’s business is finding, mining, and processing mineral resources. Major
products are aluminium, copper, diamonds, energy (coal and uranium), gold, industrial
minerals (borax, titanium dioxide, salt, talc) and iron ore. Activities span the world but are
strongly represented in Australia and North America with significant businesses in South
America, Asia, Europe and southern Africa.
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