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Rio Tinto backs dual-listed structure, asks shareholders to reject Pallister's bid
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on March 19, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on March 19, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
Rio Tinto backs its dual-listed structure, urging shareholders to reject Palliser Capital's resolution for a review, citing strategic flexibility.
(Reuters) - Mining major Rio Tinto on Wednesday backed its dual-listed structure and asked shareholders to vote against London-based hedge fund Palliser Capital's resolution to review the firm's two listings in London and Sydney.
The world's largest iron-ore miner said it had already conducted a robust and comprehensive review of the structure and had engaged with a number of stakeholders, including Palliser. It had previously recommended its London shareholders to vote against the resolution.
"A dual-listed companies (DLC) structure unification is not required to provide the group with strategic flexibility," Rio Tinto said on Wednesday.
A unification would be value destructive for the group and its shareholders, Rio flagged. Rio will have its London annual shareholder meeting on April 3 and its Australian meeting in Perth on May 1.
Activist investor Palliser Capital and more than 100 other shareholders in December sought a shareholder resolution calling for Rio's dual-listed model to be reviewed and urged the miner to keep only its listing in Australia. Their reasoning is that such a move would bolster the company's share price.
However, Australian shareholders are not keen for the move, as they say it would erode value.
Rival BHP ended a similar dual-listing structure in 2022 after pressure from activist investors and now has a primary listing in Australia.
(Reporting by Rishav Chatterjee in Bengaluru and Melanie Burton in Melbourne; Editing by Alan Barona)
The main topic is Rio Tinto's support for its dual-listed structure and its request for shareholders to reject a review resolution by Palliser Capital.
Rio Tinto believes a unification of its listings would be value destructive and unnecessary for strategic flexibility.
Palliser Capital, along with other shareholders, seeks a review of Rio Tinto's dual-listed structure, believing it could enhance share price.
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