Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO) details 2024 payments to governments via Form SD

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited filed a Specialized Disclosure Report on Form SD for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, to comply with U.S. rules on reporting payments by resource extraction issuers. Instead of providing a separate, detailed payment schedule in this document, Rio Tinto uses an allowed alternative reporting regime and points to its 2024 UK Payments to Governments Report filed at Companies House under the UK Reports on Payments to Governments Regulations 2014. That UK report, which the SEC recognizes as an acceptable substitute, covers payments made by Rio Tinto and its subsidiaries to governments and is incorporated here through reference and as exhibits. The company also provides an interactive XBRL data file and the full UK report as exhibits to this filing.

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM SD

Specialized Disclosure Report

Commission file number: 001-10533			Commission file number: 001-34121
Rio Tinto plc			Rio Tinto Limited
			ABN 96 004 458 404
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)			(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
England and Wales (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)			Victoria, Australia (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
6 St James’s Square			Level 43, 120 Collins Street
London, SW1Y 4AD, United Kingdom			Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Address of principal executive offices)

Julie Parent, T: 514-848-8519

(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report)

Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed, and provide the period to which the information in this form applies:

__ Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2024.

_X_ Rule 13q-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13q-1) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.

Section 2 – Resource Extraction Issuer Disclosure

Item 2.01 Resource Extraction Issuer Disclosure and Report

This Specialized Disclosure Form (“Form SD”) of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited (together, “Rio Tinto”) is being filed in accordance with Rule 13q-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Rule”) for the reporting period ended December 31, 2024.

Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers

Rio Tinto is relying on the alternative reporting provision of Item 2.01 of Form SD. Rio Tinto has filed at Companies House a report on payments to governments made by Rio Tinto and its subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the “2024 UK Payments to Governments Report”) as required under the UK's Reports on Payments to Governments Regulations 2014 (as amended in December 2015) (the “UK Regulations”). The 2024 UK Payments to Governments Report satisfies Rio Tinto’s disclosure obligations under Item 2.01(a) of Form SD since the SEC has recognized the UK Regulations as an alternative reporting regime.

The 2024 UK Payments to Governments Report is available at https://extractives.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00719885.

The payment disclosure required by Form SD is included as Exhibit 2.01 and Exhibit 99.1 to this Form SD.

Section 3 – Exhibits

Item 3.01 Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed as part of this report.

Exhibit Number			Description
2.01			Interactive Data File (Form SD for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed in XBRL).
99.1			2024 UK Payments to Governments Report as required by Item 2.01 of this Form.

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						Rio Tinto Limited
(Registrant)						(Registrant)
By			/s/ Andrew Hodges			By			/s/ Tim Paine
Name			Andrew Hodges			Name			Tim Paine
Title			Company Secretary			Title			Company Secretary
Date			September 11, 2025			Date			September 11, 2025

FAQ

What is Rio Tinto (RIO) reporting in this Form SD filing?

Rio Tinto is filing a Specialized Disclosure Report (Form SD) for the year ended December 31, 2024, to disclose government payments related to its activities as a resource extraction issuer under Rule 13q-1 of the Securities Exchange Act.

How does Rio Tinto (RIO) satisfy its payment disclosure obligations in this report?

Rio Tinto relies on an alternative reporting provision and uses its 2024 UK Payments to Governments Report, prepared under the UK's Reports on Payments to Governments Regulations 2014, which the SEC recognizes as an acceptable alternative regime.

Where can investors find Rio Tinto’s 2024 payments to governments report?

The 2024 UK Payments to Governments Report for Rio Tinto is available at the UK Companies House extractives portal at the web address provided in the filing and is also attached as Exhibit 99.1.

Which SEC rule does this Rio Tinto (RIO) Form SD relate to?

This Form SD is filed under Rule 13q-1 of the Securities Exchange Act, which requires resource extraction issuers to disclose certain payments made to governments for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.

What exhibits are included with Rio Tinto’s 2024 Form SD?

The filing includes a Form SD interactive data file in XBRL as Exhibit 2.01 and the 2024 UK Payments to Governments Report as Exhibit 99.1, both forming part of the disclosure of payments to governments.

Does this Rio Tinto (RIO) Form SD include detailed payment amounts in the text?

The narrative portion references that detailed payment disclosures are contained in the 2024 UK Payments to Governments Report and the attached exhibits, rather than listing specific amounts in the body of this document.