Unmasking the Crown’s Golden Shares in Rio Tento

The Crown’s Golden Shares controlling all of her companies is innocuously named “ ’A’ Preference Shares.”

Rio Tinto PLC. (Jun. 28, 1974). 1974 Annual Return, Reg. No. 719885. Companies House.

https://www.fbcoverup.com/docs/library/1974-06-28-Rio-Tinto-PLC-1974-Annual-Return-Reg-No-719885-Companies-House-Jun-28-1974.pdf

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‘A’ Preference = the Crown’s controlling “Golden Shares” to maintain control over insiders.

‘B’ Preference = the Crown’s insiders holdings to maintain control over lower directors and officers.

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David Richard Colville – Press Secretary to the Queen

https://www.nytimes.com/1975/06/17/archives/sir-richard-colville-67-press-secretary-to-queen.html

Richard Colville

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http://www.morningstar.com/stocks/xnys/rio/quote.html

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