EXHIBIT 99.2 Notice to ASX 2019 Full year results presentation 26 February 2020 Attached is the Rio Tinto 2019 full year results presentation to be given today by Rio Tinto chief executive Jean-Sébastien Jacques, and chief financial officer Jakob Stausholm. The presentation slides are also available at www.riotinto.com/invest/presentations/2020/annual-results The presentation will be webcast live at 7.30pm (Australian Eastern Daylight Time) and can be accessed at www.riotinto.com/invest/presentations/2020/annual-results Page 1 of 2
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2019 Full Year Results 26 February 2020 London
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J-S Jacques Chief Executive
As pioneers in mining and metals we produce materials essential to human progress Fe Cu Al Ni Li Perform & Transform Perform today Transform for tomorrow Portfolio Performance People Partners 4 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
A strong performance in 2019 Safety is our top priority. Strong safety performance across the business and first ever fatality-free year Financial performance $21.2 billion $11.9 billion Underlying EBITDA Paid to shareholders 47% 24% Underlying EBITDA margin ROCE** $10.0 billion $2.6 billion Free cash flow* Development capital invested $3.7 billion $0.6 billion Net debt 31 Dec Spent on exploration and evaluation * Excludes capital gains tax paid on divestments of $0.9 billion. **Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) is defined as underlying earnings excluding net interest divided by average capital employed (operating assets before net debt) 5 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
Sustainability performance supported by strong profitability No fatalities in 2019 46% reduction1 ~$7.5 billion in emissions since 2008 paid in taxes and $17 billion royalties paid to suppliers 76% of power 2 from renewables ASI $36 No 2 in global certified million3 human rights 4 Invested in index $100 million communities of new investment in solar programmes 1 Absolute emissions from managed operations including divestments; 18% reduction excluding divestments. 2 Aluminium Stewardship Initiative. 3 In 2019, we adopted new definitions and data collection processes for reporting discretionary community investments to align with GRI Reporting Standards. 4 Index published by Corporate Human Rights Benchmark. 6 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
$11.9bn of cash returns paid in 2019 with $3.9bn in H1 2020 $3.7bn $2.9bn $6.4bn + Sustaining capex Ordinary and special 2019 final ordinary dividends paid dividend to be paid in 2020 47% $2.6bn Development capex EBITDA margin $15.8bn $1.6bn Buy-backs 41% of operating TSR3 24% cash flow4 ROCE1 $0.9bn Capital gains tax $3.9bn 2 $2.3bn cash Special dividends paid + $0.2bn Increase in net debt from disposals Buy-backs in 2020 $1.6bn non-cash5 Increase in net debt 1 Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) is defined as underlying earnings before net interest divided by average capital employed (operating assets before net debt). 4 Excludes $0.9 billion payment of capital gains tax on disposal of coking coal assets in 2018. 2 $0.2 billion of on-market share buy-backs in Rio Tinto plc to be completed by 28 February 2020. 5 Primarily related to adoption of IFRS16 Leases from 1 January 2019. 3 Total Shareholder Return (TSR) is from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019 for combined DLC including reinvestment of dividends. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest $0.1 billion. 7 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
Jakob Stausholm Chief Financial Officer
Strong financial results ($bn, except for per share data) 2019 2018 Comparison Gross revenue 45.4 42.8 + 6% Underlying EBITDA 21.2 18.1 + 17% ROCE 24% 19% + 5pp Cash flow from operations1 15.8 11.9 + 32% Free cash flow1 10.0 7.1 + 42% Underlying earnings 10.4 8.8 + 18% Underlying earnings per share ($) 6.36 5.12 + 24% Net earnings 8.0 13.6 - 41% Ordinary dividend per share ($) 3.82 3.07 + 24% Total dividend per share ($)2 4.43 5.50 - 19% Net debt (cash) 3.7 -0.3 n/m 1 Excludes capital gains tax paid on divestments of $0.9 billion in 2019, $0.1 billion in 2018 2 2018 includes $2.43 special dividend from divestment proceeds 9 n/m = not meaningful ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
EBITDA supported by price Underlying EBITDA $ billion 0.5 4.4 0.2 21.6 (0.2) (0.0) 21.2 (0.5) 18.1 1.2 16.9 2018 Price Exchange CPI & Flexed 2018 Incremental Unit cash Other and 2019 underlying rates energy underlying volume costs one-offs underlying EBITDA EBITDA margin EBITDA EBITDA of divested assets* EBITDA excl. divested assets (mainly coal) *Coking coal, Dunkerque aluminium smelter and Grasberg. Other and one-offs variance includes movements in central costs, non-cash costs, impact of volumes lost related to Kitimat 10 pot relining and ISAL preventive pot-line shutdown and Exploration & Evaluation costs. All variances exclude coal. ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
Commodity prices moved in different directions Iron Ore* (39% increase YoY) Aluminium** (-15% decrease YoY) Copper** (-8% decrease YoY) 120 2800 550 340 330 110 500 2600 320 100 450 310 2400 90 400 300 80 2200 290 350 70 280 2000 300 270 60 260 1800 250 50 250 40 1600 200 240 62% price HY average Price HY Average MW Premium (RHS) Price HY average Buoyant Chinese steel demand in 2019 Weak global demand due to trade Concerns over global growth and trade slowdown and transportation sector impacting sentiment Supply disruptions ease in H2 2019 but market balance remains tight Modest supply curtailments via production Supply disruptions ~4.4% in 2019 cuts and slower ramp-up of production (versus 5.0% in last ten years) from projects * Per dry metric tonne, FOB basis | ** Average LME price | YoY change reflects change in average annual price Sources: Rio Tinto, Mysteel, World Steel Association, Bloomberg, Baltic Exchange, WoodMac 11 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
Maintained industry-leading profitability.… Return on invested capital*, post tax Average ROCE 2009 to 2019 of 16% 35% Average ROCE 2001 to 2008 of 22% 30% Only one year of single digit ROCE in two decades 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Range for key diversified mining peers** Rio Tinto Source: CSFB and company information. *Return on Invested Capital is defined as tax adjusted EBIT / (consolidated book equity + net debt). ** Average of peers comprising Anglo American, BHP, Glencore and Vale 12 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
…which we continue to translate into strong cash flows Cash flow in $ billion 20.0 Capital allocation framework in action 18.3 15.1 15.8 13.7 14.3 New returns 14.1 policy 11.9 9.4 9.4 9.7 10.0 9.2 8.5 7.7 6.9 7.1 5.8 4.8 3.9 2.1 (8.1) 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Operating cash flow Free cash flow Free cash flow is defined as net cash generated from operating activities less purchases of PP&E less lease principal payments plus sales of PP&E Operating cash flow and free cash flow exclude capital gains tax paid on disposals of $0.9 billion in 2019, $0.1 billion in 2018 and $0.2 billion in 2017, primarily related to coal disposals. 13 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
Iron Ore World-class returns underpinned by robust price environment Operating metrics 2019 2018 2020 Strong financial results comparison guidance Average realised price* $85.9 / t + 37% Robust second half performance demonstrates operational recovery Shipments (100% basis) 327.4mt - 3% 324-334Mt Operating cost / t** $14.4 / t +8% $14 -15 / t Record total material movement Financial metrics ($bn) Investment of $4.2 billion (our share) in Koodaideri Phase 1, Robe JV and Revenue 24.1 + 29% WTS phase 2 replacement projects EBITDA 16.1 + 41% Margin (Pilbara FOB) 72% + 4pp 2019 operating costs include: Operating cash flow 11.4 + 37% - Lower shipments impact of $0.5 / t Sustaining capex 1.2 + 24% ~1.0-1.5 Replacement and growth capex 0.6 + 57% - Additional waste movement ~$0.2 / t ROCE 67% + 25pp 12% increase in mine work index, extra approval and evaluation costs against efficiency gains in 2020 * Per dry metric tonne, FOB basis | ** Unit costs are based on operating costs included in EBITDA and exclude royalties (state and third party), sea freight, sustaining capital, tax and interest. A$:US$ assumption of 0.67 for 2020 guidance | Numbers reflect Pilbara operations and Dampier Salt 14 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
Aluminium Focus on cash generation with price and cost impacting profitability Operating metrics 2019 2018 2020 Lower prices impacted EBITDA by comparison guidance $1.3 billion Average aluminium price* $2,132 / t - 14% – Partly offset by $0.5 billion Average alumina price** $331 / t - 30% benefits mostly from increased Production – bauxite 55.1Mt + 9% 55-58Mt bauxite volumes and lower costs Production – alumina 7.7Mt - 3% 7.8-8.2Mt Production – aluminium 3.2Mt - 2% 3.1-3.3Mt Free cash flow of $0.8 billion despite strong headwinds Canadian smelters – $1,318 / t - 14% See p52 hot metal cash costs*** Alumina production lower due to Financial metrics ($bn) maintenance activities Revenue 10.3 - 15% EBITDA 2.3 - 26% PacAl EBITDA negative in 2019 Margin1 26% - 4pp Strategic reviews of NZAS Operating cash flow 2.2 - 6% continuing and ISAL announced in Sustaining capex 0.9 + 16% February 2020 Replacement and growth capex 0.4 - 53% ROCE 4% - 4pp * Realised price, including VAP and midwest premium | ** Platts Alumina PAX FOB Australia *** Operating costs defined as hot metal cash costs for the Canadian smelters (alumina at market price) | 1 Aluminium underlying EBITDA margin is defined as Underlying EBITDA from Integrated operations adjusted to include the impact of the alumina legacy contracts, divided by Integrated operations revenues, adjusted to include freight revenue. 15 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
A strong global aluminium business Upstream EBITDA margins* (%) Margin gap: portfolio quality and performance delivery 40 2019 EBITDA margin 26% 35 30 25 20 +15pp 15 10 5 0 H1 17 H2 17 H1 18 H2 18 H1 19 H2 19 Rio Tinto Range for key aluminium peers *Aluminium underlying EBITDA margin is defined as Underlying EBITDA from Integrated operations adjusted to include the impact of the alumina legacy contracts, divided by Integrated operations revenues, adjusted to include freight revenue. Key peers include Rusal, Norsk Hydro, Vedanta and Alcoa 16 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
Copper & Diamonds… Good operating performance masked by lower price and one-off items Operating metrics 2019 2018 2020 EBITDA and margin impacted by price comparison guidance and several factors: Copper price (realised) 275 c/lb - 7% – $0.2 billion charge at Escondida Production – mined copper 577kt - 5% 530-570kt related to cancellation of coal Production – refined copper 260kt - 6% 205-235kt power contracts Production – diamonds 17.0Mct - 8% 12-14Mct 2020 is a transition year at Kennecott Unit cost* 93 c/lb - 15% 120-135c/lb and OT. Operating costs affected by lower grades. A return to higher grades Financial metrics ($bn) planned for 2021 Revenue 5.8 - 10% OT underground project mine EBITDA 2.1 - 17%1 design continues Margin (product group operations) 41% - 6pp $0.3 billion (100%) additional funding Operating cash flow 1.5 - 29% approved to progress Resolution Sustaining capex 0.4 + 15% Replacement and growth capex 1.4 - 7% Winu exploration project ROCE 5% - 4pp advancing rapidly * Unit costs for Kennecott, Oyu Tolgoi and Escondida utilise the C1 unit cost calculation where Rio Tinto has chosen Adjusted Operating Costs as the appropriate cost definition. C1 costs are direct costs incurred in mining and processing, plus site G&A, freight and realisation and selling costs. Any by-product revenue is credited against costs at this stage 1 Excludes profit contribution of $0.3 billion from Grasberg in 2018 17 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
Energy & Minerals Recovery from 2018 disruptions and solid pricing Operating metrics 2019 2018 2020 Strong pricing and operational recovery comparison guidance driving 41% increase in EBITDA excluding coal assets divested in 2018 IOC pellets price $137 / t + 20% Higher TiO production TiO2 slag price** $776 / t + 14% 2 Production – IOC 10.5Mt + 18% 10.5-12.0Mt – All 9 furnaces in operation at RTFT Production – TiO2 1.2Mt + 8% 1.2-1.4Mt – 1 furnace under rebuild at RBM Production – Borates 0.5Mt + 2% 0.5Mt IOC benefiting from strong demand for Financial metrics ($bn)1 premium products Revenue 5.2 + 15% – EBITDA margin of 47% EBITDA 1.8 + 41% – Production fully recovered from 2018 Margin (product group operations) 37% + 7pp strike, but impacted by weather in Q1 Operating cash flow 1.4 + 58% 2019 and flooding incident in June Sustaining capex 0.4 + 21% Zulti South project, construction on hold Replacement and growth capex 0.2 + 96% following security incidents ROCE 15% + 7pp 1 2018 financial metrics exclude coal operations which were disposed in 2018 | To reflect a change in management responsibility, Dampier Salt is now reported within Iron Ore. Prior year numbers have been restated accordingly. Iron Ore Company of Canada and the Simandou iron ore project in Guinea continue to be reported within Energy & Minerals. | **TZMI chloride slag assessment (November 2019), excludes UGS 18 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
Disciplined allocation of capital Essential 1 sustaining capex Further cash returns to Compelling Ordinary shareholders growth 2 dividends Iterative 3 cycle of Debt management 19 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
Controlled ramp-up of investments Capital expenditure profile $ billion ~7.0 2019 capex of $5.5 billion ~6.5 ~6.5 - Sustaining capex of $2.9 billion 5.4 5.5 - Development and replacement capex Depreciation of $2.6 billion 4.5 $1 billion climate-related spend over five years. Capital portion already in 3.0 guidance Sustaining capex of ~$2.5 billion per year, of which Pilbara Iron Ore is $1.0-1.5 billion per year Pilbara replacement includes Koodaideri, Robe River and Western 2016A 2017A 2018A 2019A 2020F 2021F 2022F Turner Syncline phase 2 mine developments from 2019 Sustaining Pilbara replacement Other replacement Development 20 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
Our strong balance sheet… Net debt Operating cash flow of $14.9 billion after $ billion payment of $0.9 billion of capital gains 5.5 tax on coking coal disposals completed in 2018 1.6 Total cash returns to shareholders 10.3 $11.9 billion in 2019 Non-cash increase of $1.2 billion from implementation of IFRS16 Leases from 1 January 2019 3.7 14.9 0.1 1.2 0.3 $0.3 billion of new operating leases added in 2019 -0.3 2018 net IFRS 16 New leases Dividends Share buy- Capex Operating Other 2019 net cash Leases at added in paid back cash flow* debt 1/1/2019 2019 *includes taxes paid of $0.9 billion relating to the 2018 coking coal disposals Numbers have been rounded to the nearest $0.1 billion. 21 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
…is an asset Net debt Balance sheet strength is an asset. $ billion Offers resilience and creates optionality. 14.1 Gearing 7% and net debt to LTM^ EBITDA of 0.17x 12.9 11.3 10.0 $0.2 billion of share buy-backs to be 9.3 9.3 completed by end of February 2020 8.0 9.6 7.6 5.6 5.2 4.9 3.8 4.9 3.7 -0.3 Jun-16 Dec-16 Jun-17 Dec-17 Jun-18 Dec-18 Jun-19 Dec-19 pro forma net debt* Reported net debt * Pro-forma net debt adjusts for the remainder of previously announced buy-backs from operations, lags in shareholder returns from disposal proceeds, Australian tax lag and disposal-related tax lag and the impact of IFRS 16 Leases accounting change for the prior periods. This lease accounting change is reflected in the June and December 2019 reported net debt ^LTM = Last Twelve Months 22 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
Shareholder returns based on a well defined pay-out policy Our pay-out ratio has consistently exceeded the policy Final ordinary dividend for 2019 of $3.7 billion or 231 US cents per share to be 160% paid in April 2020 140% Total declared dividend for 2019 of $7.2 120% billion or 443 US cents per share 100% 70% payout ratio for full year 2019 80% 60% Policy of 40-60% of underlying earnings through the cycle 40% 20% 0% 2016 2017 2018 2019 Last 4 years Ordinary dividend Additional return Return of disposal proceeds 23 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
Our investment case Our Assets Our Approach Our Performance Long life Sustainability (ESG) 2019 ROCE2 Competitive Operational Excellence $10.4 billion earnings1 24% Expandable + Value over volume = $10.0 billion free cash flow3 23% Sustainable Capital discipline $11.9 billion dividends 27% and share buy-backs4 Strong balance sheet Counter-cyclical Unique strength and resilience 1 underlying earnings. 2 Return on capital employed (ROCE) is defined as underlying earnings (before net interest) / free cash flow / cash returns divided by average capital employed (operating assets before net debt). 3 Excludes capital gains tax paid on divestments of $0.9 billion. 4 Cash returns (dividends and share buy-backs) are stated on a cash flow basis. 24 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
J-S Jacques Chief Executive
Rio Tinto is well positioned to deal with short-term volatility … China daily property sales Global economic growth k sqm 1200 Day 0 = First day of Chinese New Year – Signs of stabilisation and some demand recovery in 1000 late 2019 800 – Supportive policy and restocking 600 400 200 Covid-19 virus 0 -10 -8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 – Potential Q1 impact. Recovery dependent on rate of 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 normalisation of logistics & transport plus size and type of stimulus. China daily coal consumption of major electricity producers k tons – Stimulus being deployed to drive recovery 1000 Day 0 = First day of Chinese New Year – Front-loaded local government special purpose bonds, majority of which for infrastructure projects 800 – Interest rate cuts, accelerated lending to SMEs, extended 600 repayments for property developers and other industry 400 – Commodity intensity of China’s GDP growth could rise from Q2 as stimulus may be relatively commodity 200 -10 -8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 intensive 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Source: Rio Tinto, Mysteel, CEIC, Wind, Gaode 26 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
…with low-cost assets and strong balance sheet Low-cost assets Strong balance sheet ($ billion) 2020 iron ore cost curve (2020 CFR VIU adjusted costs)** 90 11.3 60 9.6 30 9.3 0 8.0 0% 25% 50% 75% 99% Rio Tinto Pilbara 2020 aluminium cost curve (2020 real $/t) 4.9 3.8 2500 3.7 2000 1500 1000 500 -0.3 0 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% Dec-16 Dec-17 Dec-18 Dec-19 Rio Tinto China Others pro forma net debt* Reported net debt Pro forma net debt adjusts for the remainder of previously announced buy-backs from operations, lags in shareholder returns from disposal proceeds, Australian tax lag and disposal-related tax lag, and the impact of IFRS lease accounting change for the prior periods. The lease accounting change is reflected in December 2019 reported net debt ** Cost curve includes recent supply disruption in February 2020 Source: CRU, Rio Tinto 27 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
Pressures are growing in a ‘New Era’ of complexity Growing geopolitical tensions Higher societal expectations Technological disruptions 28 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
Transforming for tomorrow Exploration Strong Building our sustainable portfolio Organic growth M&A watching brief free cash flow of the future New commodities per share Enhancing the Safety efficiency and Mine tailings Shareholder sustainability of Innovation for productivity returns our operations Technology breakthrough Enhancing our Product innovation value chain and Value chain partnerships Contribution to Marketing solutions partnership Climate change focus & human progress approach investment 29 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
1 Climate change portfolio matrix; 32Mt CO2e in 2018 low Diamonds Copper Uranium ) Pilbara eq - Borates tCu IOC / / e e Atlantic Al 2 Bauxite & tCO Alumina TiO2 Carbon intensity Carbonintensity ( Size of bubble Pacific Al represents absolute emissions, scope 1 & 2, high Mt CO2e low EBITDA margin (%) / competitive position high 1our equity share of scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions from managed and non-managed operations 30 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
Our assets mirror global demand themes Minerals & Copper Iron Ore Aluminium Ventures Exploration Well-timed World leader World leader Products for World leading growth the future Transition to the Urbanisation Electrification low-carbon economy 31 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
Growth is all about value: invest in assets and create options through exploration billion Quality $2.6 Margins Returns Development growth capital invested Focus on most promising exploration opportunities $0.6 billion Spent on exploration and evaluation >200 Opportunities reviewed by 17 countries 69 projects 2 2 Order of 1 in generative and Projects Magnitude Ventures team target testing stage of Merit studies 1Reviews of assets and companies performed by the Ventures team since Q1 2017 32 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
We are accelerating Winu Extensive drilling & geophysical programmes completed. Drilled 16 km in 2018 and 124 km in 2019. Initial environmental and sub fauna base line studies completed. Other studies well advanced including: geotechnical, hydrology, mining, processing, basic engineering design. Stage-gate project, proposal to start small but with embedded optionality for growth. Potential future mine would be safe, agile and fit-for-purpose. Yielding quicker cash flows to shareholders, communities and government. Subject to regulatory approvals, Traditional Owner, and other consents, first production is targeted in 2023. ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
We need an honest debate amongst stakeholders Consumers Climate Shareholders change & partnership Business Government 34 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
Our climate change strategy is in four areas – track record of performance against each 01 02 03 04 Producing the materials Reducing the carbon Partnering to reduce Enhancing our resilience for a low carbon future footprint of our operations the carbon footprint to physical climate risks across our value chain – Copper used in – 29% of GHG emissions – Baowu/Tsinghua – Detailed risk analysis by electrification intensity reductions1 University value chain assets across the – Aluminium used in cars – 46% of GHG emissions partnership portfolio to manage – No fossil fuel extraction absolute reductions2 – Apple and Alcoa zero climate risks, e.g. carbon aluminium extreme weather events smelting in the Pilbara 1 From managed operations since 2008, 2from managed operations since 2008, 18% reduction excluding divestments 3 Targets are for scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions, for managed and non-managed operations on an equity basis 35 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
Our climate change strategy update We do not mine coal or extract oil and gas Our targets1 30% reduction in emissions intensity by 2030 from 2018 levels 15% reduction in absolute emissions by 2030 from 2018 levels Our growth, overall, between now and 2030 will be carbon neutral Underpinned by Approximately $1 billion climate-related spend over next 5 years Ultimately Our ambition is for net zero emissions from our operations by 2050 1 Targets are for scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions, for managed and non-managed operations on an equity basis 36 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
Using technology to tackle critical climate challenges - $1 billion over five years Tailings: Water management: Work with industry to research and develop new tailings solutions Increase capability to enhance water use and reduce waste Source: Epiroc Solar: Wind: Hybrid & electric equipment: ELYSISTM Deploy existing renewable energy Deploy existing renewable energy Deploy OEM1 developed equipment Technology breakthrough to produce technologies technologies to reduce scope 1 GHG free aluminium 1 OEM – original equipment manufacturer 37 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
$36bn cash returns since 2016 including $3.9bn in H1 2020 $3.7bn $9bn $19bn + Sustaining capex Ordinary and special 2019 final dividend dividends paid to be paid in 2020 43% 4 4 average EBITDA $50bn $62bn margin1 operating cash flows $9bn $4bn Development capex Buy-backs 28% of cash 3 18% + $12bn TSR average ROCE1 divestments (2016-2019) $9bn 5 2 $12bn Buy-backs and special + $0.2bn Reduction in net debt dividends from disposals Buy-backs 1 Average EBITDA margin and average ROCE from 2016- 2019. Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) is defined as underlying earnings before net interest divided by average capital employed (operating assets before net debt). 2 $0.2 billion of on-market share buy-backs in Rio Tinto plc to be completed by 28 February 2020. 3 Total Shareholder Return (TSR) is the CAGR from 1 January 2016 to December 2019. 4 Excludes $0.9 billion payment of capital gains tax on disposal of coking coal assets in 2018. 5 $11.5 billion reduction in net debt is the cash movement and is offset by a $1.3 billion increase in non-cash movements. This results in a $9.9 billion reduction in net debt from $13.8 billion at the end of 2015 to $3.7 billion at the end of 2019. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest $ billion. 38 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
Appendices 26 February 2020 London
Higher iron ore prices partly offset by lower copper and aluminium prices Underlying EBITDA 2019 vs 2018 $ million 24,000 4,382 22,000 Iron ore Iron & Titanium Diamonds Copper Aluminium* Other, net 18,136 7,000 20,000 5,719 6,000 18,000 5,000 16,000 4,000 14,000 3,000 12,000 2,000 10,000 1,000 121 8,000 0 6,000 -1,000 ( 108) ( 180) ( 175) 4,000 ( 995) 2,000 0 2018 Price underlying EBITDA * Aluminium includes alumina and bauxite and includes movements in market and other premia 40 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
Lower iron ore sales mostly offset by improvement in third party bauxite sales Underlying EBITDA 2019 vs 2018 $ million 316 26,000 529 75 22,819 24,000 4,382 22,000 48 78 ( 303) ( 20) 19 0 ( 407) 20,000 18,136 18,000 ( 74) 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 Diamonds Gold Aluminium Copper Iron & Iron Ore Other 8,000 Titanium 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 2018 Price Exchange Energy Inflation Flexed Volumes underlying rates 2018 & Mix EBITDA underlying EBITDA Aluminium includes alumina and bauxite. Aluminium variance excludes profit impact of volumes lost related to Kitimat pot relining and ISAL preventative pot-line shutdown. 41 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
Iron Ore Higher prices partly offset by disruptions Underlying EBITDA 2019 vs 2018 $ million 18,000 5,475 247 51 17,078 6 16,098 16,000 ( 73) ( 426) ( 560) 14,000 11,378 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2018 Price Exchange rates Energy Inflation Flexed 2018 Volumes and Mix Cash costs Other 2019 underlying underlying underlying EBITDA EBITDA EBITDA – Pilbara operations sold 326.0 million tonnes -100% basis (shipments 327.4mt and – Gross sales revenue for our Pilbara operations included freight revenue of $1.7 production 326.7mt), 4% lower than 2018, having recovered strongly in the second billion (2018: $1.7 billion) half of 2019 after disruptions earlier in the year, which included weather events, – We priced approximately 76% of our sales with reference to the current month a screen house fire at one of our ports and mine operational challenges average index; 16% with reference to the prior quarter’s average index lagged by – Our Pilbara operations delivered an underlying Free On Board (FOB) EBITDA one month, with the remainder sold either on current quarter average, current margin of 72%, compared with 68% in 2018 month average or on the spot market – 2019 Pilbara unit cash costs were $14.4 per tonne (2018: $13.3 per tonne). The fire – Approximately 32% of our sales were made on an FOB basis with the remainder and weather-related events reduced first half shipments by 14 million tonnes (100% sold including freight basis), increasing unit costs by around $0.5 per tonne. We also incurred approximately $50 million in additional costs in 2019 ($0.2 per tonne) to address the mine operational challenges 42 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
Aluminium Lower prices partly offset by improved costs and higher bauxite volumes Underlying EBITDA 2019 vs 2018 $ million 3,500 3,095 315 2,285 2,500 153 16 316 1,866 ( 212) 1,500 ( 1,288) ( 110) 500 -500 2018 Price Exchange rates Energy Inflation Flexed 2018 Volumes Cash cost Other 2019 underlying underlying & Mix reductions underlying EBITDA EBITDA EBITDA – Underlying EBITDA of $2.3 billion declined by 26% compared with 2018, primarily – The cash LME price averaged $1,791 per tonne, 15% lower than 2018, and the driven by the weaker pricing environment. This reduced underlying EBITDA by $1.3 mid-West premium dropped 24% to $320 per tonne billion, including the impact of alumina legacy contracts. This was partly offset by $0.5 – VAP represented 51% of the primary metal we sold (2018: 54%, excluding billion of higher bauxite volumes and cost gains from productivity improvements and Dunkerque, sold in 2018) and generated attractive product premiums averaging lower input prices, which flowed through to lower operating costs $234 per tonne of VAP sold (2018: $227 per tonne) – Despite the pressures, we maintained our position as a leading business in the sector, – Although broadly balanced in alumina, approximately 2.2 million tonnes of our with an EBITDA margin of 26% legacy alumina sales contracts are exposed to a fixed linkage to the LME price – The average realised price per tonne averaged $2,132 in 2019 (2018: $2,470) 43 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
Copper & Diamonds Solid operational performance offset by lower prices Underlying EBITDA 2019 vs 2018 $ million 3,000 2,776 43 22 2,597 73 2,073 ( 196) ( 48) ( 77) 2,000 ( 199) ( 281) ( 40) 1,000 0 2018 Price Exchange Energy Inflation Flexed 2018 Volumes and Cash cost Escondida: Grasberg Other 2019 underlying rates underlying Mix reductions power disposal underlying EBITDA EBITDA contract EBITDA charge – At $2.1 billion, underlying EBITDA was $0.7 billion (25%) lower than 2018. This was – Negative free cash flow of $(0.3) billion, reflected the lower operating cash flow the result of $0.2 billion in unfavourable pricing impacts, a $0.2 billion non-cash and a sustained level of investment, at $1.8 billion, mainly relating to activities at charge at Escondida in 2019 relating to the cancellation of existing coal power the Oyu Tolgoi underground project contracts to be replaced with lower cost renewable power, $0.1 billion from lower – Our average realised copper price decreased by 7% to 275 US cents per pound, volumes at Escondida and the divestment of Grasberg, which contributed $0.3 billion which compared with an 8% decline in the LME price to 273 US cents per pound. to EBITDA in 2018 This was partly compensated by a 10% rise in the average gold price to $1,393 – We generated $1.5 billion in cash from our operating activities in 2019, 29% lower per ounce. Together with weaker diamond pricing and provisional pricing than 2018, driven by the 25% reduction in EBITDA described above, as well as $0.1 movements, these lowered underlying EBITDA by $0.2 billion compared to 2018 billion lower dividends from our 30% equity holding in Escondida 44 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
Energy & Minerals Strong operational recovery from 2018 disruptions Underlying EBITDA 2019 vs 2018 $ million 2,464 3,000 2,140 327 72 29 ( 0) 281 1,762 2,000 ( 75) ( 118) ( 1) 1,000 ( 893) 0 2018 Price Exchange Energy Inflation Flexed 2018 Volumes and Cash costs Coal disposal One-offs Other 2019 underlying rates underlying Mix underlying EBITDA EBITDA EBITDA – Underlying EBITDA of $1.8 billion was 41% higher than 2018, excluding the coal – We generated net cash from our operating activities of $1.4 billion and $0.8 billion assets we divested in 2018 of free cash flow, reflecting the stronger pricing environment and higher volumes. These were 11% and 3% higher than 2018, respectively, despite there being no – A higher price environment, in particular for iron ore pellets and concentrate and contribution from the coking coal assets which we divested in 2018 titanium dioxide feedstocks, added $0.3 billion to EBITDA compared to 2018 – We completed the sale of our 68.62% stake in Rössing Uranium to China National – Iron ore pellets and concentrate production at IOC was 18% higher than 2018, when Uranium Corporation Limited in July 2019 operations were impacted by a two-month strike. We also saw an improvement in operational performance at our titanium dioxide operations, production was 8% higher than 2018, reflecting improved operational performance and the restart of furnaces 45 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
Other movements in underlying EBITDA Underlying EBITDA impact Energy & Interest, $ million 2018 FX/ price Inflation Volumes Cash costs E&E Non-cash tax, other 2019 Other operations (70) 60 (15) (12) (58) - 15 3 (77) Exploration & Evaluation (net) (231) 13 2 - - (107) - 8 (315) Other (952) 5 2 - (25) - (12) 353 (629) Total (1,253) 78 (11) (12) (83) (107) 3 364 (1,021) – Other operations includes the Gove alumina refinery (curtailed in May 2014), Rio Tinto – Other costs of $629 million (pre-tax) were 34% lower than 2018 primarily due to: Marine and Legacy projects – lower central pension costs, share-based payments and insurance costs which – Central exploration & evaluation costs higher due to increased activity levels, primarily were a credit compared with a charge in 2018 due to higher captive insurance in copper premiums held centrally and lower settlement claims in 2019. – lower central cash costs following the implementation of IFRS16 Leases in 2019 – lower restructuring, project and one-off central costs were 33% lower than 2018, mainly due to the implementation of a new operating model in 2018 with the project concluding in 2019. 46 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
Group level financial guidance FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 CAPEX Total Group ~$7.0bn ~$6.5bn ~$6.5bn Sustaining Capex Group ~$2.5bn ~$2.5bn ~$2.5bn Pilbara Sustaining Capex $1.0-1.5bn $1.0-$1.5bn $1.0-$1.5bn Effective tax rate 30% Returns Total returns of 40 – 60% of underlying earnings through the cycle 47 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
Group level financial guidance 2020 production guidance1 2020 costs Iron Ore Shipments 324 – 334mt (100% basis) $14-15/wmt (FOB) C&D C1 unit costs 120-135 c/llb Mined Copper 530 – 570kt Refined Copper 205 – 235kt Diamonds 12 – 14m carats Aluminium Modelling guidance provided for Bauxite 55 – 58mt Canadian smelters only (see slide 52) Alumina 7.8 – 8.2mt Aluminium 3.1 – 3.3mt Minerals TiO2 1.2 – 1.4 mt IOC 10.5 – 12.0 mt2 B2O3 ~0.5mt 1 Rio Tinto share unless otherwise stated. 2Total production of pellets and concentrates – mix can flex depending on marketing demand. 48 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
Debt maturity profile 31 December 2019 debt maturity profile* $ million Reported gross debt increased by $1.3 billion year on year to $14.3 billion at 31 3,500 Dec, mainly attributable to the implementation of IFRS 16 leases Millions 3,000 Average outstanding debt maturity of 2,500 corporate bonds at ~12 years (~ 10 years for Group debt) 2,000 $0.5bn corporate bond maturity in 1,500 May 2020 1,000 500 0 2020 2022 2024 2026 2028 2030 2032 2034 2036 2038 2040 2042 External borrowings Leases *Numbers based on December 2019 accounting value. The debt maturity profile shows $1.3 billion of capitalised leases under IFRS 16. 49 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
Pro-forma net debt reconciliation 2018 2019 $bn $bn Reported net debt -0.3 3.7 IFRS 16 leases adjustment 1.2 Australian tax top-up in June of following year 0.4 1.0 Australian tax payable on disposals in following year 0.9 Shareholder returns remaining relating to disposals 5.1 0.2 Committed share buybacks from operations 0.6 Proforma net debt 8.0 4.9 Note $5.1bn shareholder return in 2018 relates to special dividend of $4.0bn and remaining share buyback of $1.1bn relating to disposal of coal assets 50 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
Modelling EBITDA Underlying EBITDA sensitivity ($m) impact on FY 2019 underlying 2019 average price / rate EBITDA of 10% price/rate change Copper 273c/lb 350 Aluminium $1,791/t 482 Gold $1,393/oz 54 Iron ore (62% Fe FOB) $85.9/dmt 2,061 A$ 0.70US$ 529 C$ 0.75US$ 199 Oil (Brent) $64/bbl 72 Note: The sensitivities give the estimated effect on underlying EBITDA assuming that each individual price or exchange rate moved in isolation. The relationship between currencies and commodity prices is a complex one and movements in exchange rates can affect movements in commodity prices and vice versa. The exchange rate sensitivities include the effect on operating costs but exclude the effect of revaluation of foreign currency working capital. 51 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
Modelling aluminium costs Canadian* smelting unit cash** cost sensitivity ($/t) Impact a $100/t change in each of the input costs below will have on our 2019 Canadian smelting unit cash cost of $1,318/t Alumina (FOB) $191 Green petroleum coke (FOB) $34 Calcined petroleum coke (FOB) $30 Coal tar pitch (FOB) $7 * Canadian smelters include all fully-owned smelters in Canada (Alma, AP60, Arvida, Grande-Baie, Kitimat, and Laterrière), as well as Rio Tinto’s share of the Becancour and Alouette smelters ** The smelting unit cash costs refer to all costs which have been incurred before casting, excluding depreciation but including corporate allocations and with alumina at market price, to produce one metric tonne of primary aluminium. 52 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
Application of the returns policy Capital return considerations Comments 1 – Operating cash flow of $14.9 billion 1 Results for 2019 – FCF of $9.2 billion – Underlying earnings up 18% to $10.4 billion – Focused on Oyu Tolgoi Long-term growth prospects – Investing in replacing high quality assets in Pilbara, Kennecott and Zulti-South – Ongoing exploration and evaluation programme – Winu Balance sheet strength – Strong balance sheet with net debt of $3.7 billion Strong earnings/ cash generation – supplement with additional returns – Pay-out >60% threshold possible because of strong performance 40-60 per cent of underlying earnings through the cycle – Pay-out >60% threshold possible based on (i) strong 2019 prices (ii) strong balance sheet – Defined growth pipeline provides capacity to allocate more to shareholder cash return and debt Balanced between growth and shareholder returns reduction – Stable global growth, strong demand for premium products Outlook – Potential for continued price volatility 1 After $0.9 billion tax paid relating to 2018 coking coal disposals 53 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
Cash returns paid in 2019 2019 cash returns paid $11.9 billion of cash returns paid to $ billion shareholders in 2019: - $2.9 billion 2018 ordinary final 1.0 11.9 dividend or 180 US cents per share 2.5 - $3.9 billion 2018 special dividend or 243 US cents per share 1.6 - Share buy-back of $1.6 billion in Rio Tinto plc - $2.5 billion 2019 ordinary interim 3.9 dividend or151 US cents per share - $1.0 billion interim special dividend or 2.9 61 US cents per share - Remaining $0.2 billion* share buy- back to be repurchased by end of 2018 final dividend Special dividend SBB paid in 2019 2019 interim 2019 interim 2019 cash returns February 2020 dividend special dividend * Rio Tinto plc share buy-back (SBB) announced on 12 November 2018 of $1.1 billion relating to remaining coking coal divestment proceeds 54 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
Our diversified portfolio of products optimises end-to-end value Diversified portfolio of products1 Superior value for Pilbara Blend Fines (PBF) We market our high liquidity Pilbara Blend, plus a suite of products to meet the Delivering higher value to our customers and extracting a premium needs of our customers and optimise our resource Silica + alumina Competitor fines basket3 Pilbara Blend Fines4 3 $2.7/t $1.8/t 25Mt IOC2 4 $2.6/t $3.5/t PBL 5 Baseload 6 HIY PBF 7 SP10 RVL 8 RVF 9 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 H1 2018 H2 2018 H1 2019 H2 2019 Iron content % 1 2019 figures, 2 total Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC) production comprised of pellets and concentrate 3 A synthetic blend of competitor products sold at the China portside market. This synthetic blend approximates PBF quality. 4 Includes reported PBF transactions at the China portside market, irrespective of seller. Source: MySteel, Rio Tinto PBF – Pilbara Blend Fines, PBL – Pilbara Blend Lump, HIY – Yandicoogina Fines, RVF – Robe Valley Fines, RVL – Robe Valley Lump. Note: Transactions converted from RMB to USD, at the average rate for each period. 55 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
China high-frequency data Daily coal consumption of major electricity producers Post-CNY property sales remain almost non-existent k tons k sqm 1000 1200 Day 0 = First day of CNY Day 0 = First day of CNY 1000 800 800 600 600 400 400 200 200 0 -10 -8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 -10 -8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Rebar capacity utilisation dropped sharply Daily intra-city traffic congestion index remains low % Index 85 Week 0 = First week of CNY 2.30 Day 0 = First day of CNY 80 75 1.90 70 1.50 65 60 1.10 55 50 0.70 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -20-18-16-14-12-10 -8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2017 2018 2019 2020 Source: Rio Tinto, Mysteel, CEIC, Wind, Gaode, CHY = Chinese New Year 56 ©2020, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
Group Income Statement and Cash flow statement Rio Tinto Group Oyu Tolgoi and Turquoise Hill(1) Proforma Rio Tinto Group (excluding OT and TRQ)(2) Dec-19 Dec-18 Dec-19 Dec-18 Dec-19 Dec-18 YTD YTD YTD YTD YTD YTD Actual ($m) Actual ($m) Actual ($m) Actual ($m) Actual ($m) Actual ($m) Consolidated sales revenue 43,165 40,522 1,166 1,180 41,999 39,342 Profit for the period 6,972 13,925 (2,137) 139 9,109 13,786 - attributable to owners of Rio Tinto (net earnings) 8,010 13,638 (647) 125 8,657 13,513 - attributable to non-controlling interests (1,038) 287 (1,490) 14 452 273 Non-GAAP measures (per Financial Information by Business Unit) Underlying EBITDA 21,197 18,136 357 375 20,840 17,761 Underlying Earnings 10,373 8,808 25 69 10,348 8,739 Cash flows from operations 20,374 16,455 298 357 20,076 16,098 Capital expenditure (5,488) (5,430) (1,289) (1,284) (4,199) (4,146) Oyu Tolgoi (OT) and Turquoise Hill Resources (TRQ) are fully consolidated in the Rio Tinto accounts – Rio Tinto’s economic ownership is 33.5%. These tables are provided to be able to see the OT/TRQ accounts on a stand alone basis. (1) Represents the amounts shown in the subsidiaries’ financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS under Rio Tinto Group accounting policies, including fair value adjustments, and before intercompany eliminations. (2) Includes income and expenses arising in other Rio Tinto group companies from transactions with Oyu Tolgoi and Turquoise Hill. 57 ©2019, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved
Group Balance Sheet Rio Tinto Group Oyu Tolgoi and Turquoise Hill(1) Proforma Rio Tinto Group (excluding OT and TRQ) Dec-19 Dec-18 Dec-19 Dec-18 Dec-19 Dec-18 YTD YTD YTD YTD YTD YTD Actual ($m) Actual ($m) Actual ($m) Actual ($m) Actual ($m) Actual ($m) Non-current assets 70,499 70,047 9,589 10,375 60,910 59,672 Current assets 17,303 20,168 2,449 3,813 14,854 16,355 Assets of disposal groups held for sale - 734 - - - 734 Total assets 87,802 90,949 12,038 14,188 75,764 76,761 Current liabilities (11,125) (10,571) (493) (540) (10,632) (10,031) Non-current liabilities (31,435) (30,261) (4,405)(2) (4,367) (2) (27,030) (25,894) Liabilities of disposal groups held for sale - (294) - - - (294) Total liabilities (42,560) (41,126) (4,898) (4,907) (37,662) (36,219) Net assets 45,242 49,823 7,140 9,281 38,102 40,542 Equity attributable to owners of Rio Tinto 40,532 43,686 4,771 5,345 35,761 38,341 Attributable to non-controlling interests 4,710 6,137 2,369 3,936 2,341 2,201 Total equity 45,242 49,823 7,140 9,281 38,102 40,542 Non-GAAP Measures (per Financial Information by Business Unit) Operating assets 44,183 43,431 6,780 6,072 37,403 37,359 Equity attributable to owners of Rio Tinto 40,532 43,686 4,771 5,345 35,761 38,341 Oyu Tolgoi (OT) and Turquoise Hill Resources (TRQ) are fully consolidated in the Rio Tinto accounts – Rio Tinto’s economic ownership is 33.5%. These tables are provided to be able to see the OT/TRQ accounts on a stand alone basis. (1) Represents the amounts shown in the subsidiaries’ financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS under Rio Tinto Group accounting policies, including fair value adjustments, and before intercompany eliminations. (2) Rio Tinto plc has provided a guarantee, known as the completion support undertaking (CSU), in favour of the Oyu Tolgoi LLC project finance lenders. At 31 Dec 2019 and 31 Dec 2018, US$4.3bn of project finance debt was outstanding under this facility. 58 ©2019, Rio Tinto, All Rights Reserved