RIO 0.18% $119.83 rio tinto limited

2mill sold in pre open, page-4

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    thx geffa, but I thought it went exdivvy next week. Are you sure its today?
    This from reuters :

    Sydney - Friday - January 31: (RWE) - Rio Tinto Ltd suffered a
    40 per cent fall in net earnings to $US651 million or US47.3c per share
    in the 12 months to December 31 from $US1.08 billion or US78.5c per
    share in 2001.
    The latest result included exceptional charges of $763 million
    relating to asset writedowns and $116 million for environmental
    remediation works at Kennecott Utah Copper.
    Net earnings in 2001 included a $583 million exceptional charge
    for asset writedowns.
    Group turnover increased 4 per cent to $10.83 billion in 2002
    from $10.44 billion in 2001.
    Final dividend has been cut from US39c to US30.5c, making a
    total payout for the year of US60c, still up from US59c in 2001.
    The final dividend converts to A51.87c, down from A75.85c, while
    full-year payout is $1.0593, down from $1.1527.
    The final dividend, payable on April 7 to shareholders
    registered March 12, will be fully franked and directors expect
    dividends to remain fully franked for at least the next year.
 
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