<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001003297-16-000866.txt : 20161101
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001003297-16-000866
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		6
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20161101
FILED AS OF DATE:		20161101
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20161101

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			RIO TINTO PLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000863064
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	METAL MINING [1000]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			X0
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-10533
		FILM NUMBER:		161964886

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6 ST JAMES'S SQUARE
		CITY:			LONDON, SW1Y 4AD
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			00000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		44 20 7781 1623

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		RIO TINTO SERVICES INC.
		STREET 2:		80 STATE STREET
		CITY:			ALBANY
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			12207-2543

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	RTZ CORPORATION PLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950522

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			RIO TINTO LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000887028
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	METAL MINING [1000]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			C3
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34121
		FILM NUMBER:		161964887

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		120 COLLINS STREET
		STREET 2:		MELBOURNE
		CITY:			VICTORIA 3000
		STATE:			C3
		ZIP:			AUSTRALIA
		BUSINESS PHONE:		44 20 7781 1623

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		RIO TINTO SERVICES INC.
		STREET 2:		80 STATE STREET
		CITY:			ALBANY
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			12207-2543

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CRA LTD
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950725
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thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to </font></p>

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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.</font></p>

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<B><FONT size=3 face="Arial">Rio Tinto to reduce gross debt by &#36;1.5 billion through September cash tender offers </FONT></B></P>
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<B><FONT size=2 face="Arial">10 October 2016</FONT></B></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">Rio Tinto will reduce its gross debt by &#36;1.5 billion under cash tender offers announced on 26 September 2016.</FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">As part of Rio Tinto&#146;s ongoing capital management plan, Rio Tinto Finance (USA) plc and Rio Tinto Finance (USA) Limited (each a &#147;</FONT><B><FONT size=2 face="Arial">Company</FONT></B><FONT size=2 face="Arial">&#148; and together, the &#147;</FONT><B><FONT size=2 face="Arial">Companies</FONT></B><FONT size=2 face="Arial">&#148;) have made cash tender offers (the &#147;</FONT><B><FONT size=2 face="Arial">Offer</FONT></B><FONT size=2 face="Arial">&#148;) to purchase up to approximately &#36;1.5 billion of the outstanding securities listed in the table below (the &#147;</FONT><B><FONT size=2 face="Arial">Securities</FONT></B><FONT size=2 face="Arial">&#148;).</FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">The Offer, which commenced on 26 September 2016 and will expire on 24 October 2016, was oversubscribed at 5pm, New York City time, on 7 October 2016 and therefore approximately &#36;1.5 billion of Securities will be purchased. No Securities tendered after the above time will be accepted.</FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">The following Securities will be purchased pursuant to the Offer:</FONT></P>
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<B><FONT size=1 face="Arial">Title of</FONT></B>&nbsp;</TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">3.500% Notes</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">Rio Tinto Finance</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">76720AAC0/</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">1</FONT><SUP><FONT size=1 face="Arial">(1)</FONT></SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">&#36;528,196,000</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">due 2022</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">(USA) plc</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">US76720AAC09</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">2.875% Notes</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left style="TEXT-INDENT:0.001083pt">
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">Rio Tinto Finance</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left style="TEXT-INDENT:0.001862pt">
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">76720AAF3/</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">1</FONT><SUP><FONT size=1 face="Arial">(1)</FONT></SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">&#36;471,807,000</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">due 2022</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left style="TEXT-INDENT:0.000381pt">
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">(USA) plc</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left style="TEXT-INDENT:0.000381pt">
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">US76720AAF30</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">9.000% Notes</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left style="TEXT-INDENT:0.001083pt">
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">Rio Tinto Finance</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left style="TEXT-INDENT:0.001862pt">
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">767201AH9/</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">2</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">&#36;245,694,000</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">due 2019</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">(USA) Limited</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left style="TEXT-INDENT:0.000381pt">
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">US767201AH93</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">3.500% Notes</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left style="TEXT-INDENT:0.001083pt">
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">Rio Tinto Finance</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left style="TEXT-INDENT:0.001984pt">
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">767201AK2/</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">2</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">&#36;47,513,000</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">due 2020</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">(USA) Limited</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left style="TEXT-INDENT:0.000381pt">
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">US767201AK23</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">4.125% Notes</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left style="TEXT-INDENT:0.001083pt">
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">Rio Tinto Finance</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left style="TEXT-INDENT:0.001862pt">
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">767201AN6/</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">2</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">&#36;82,143,000</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
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	<TD align=left style="TEXT-INDENT:0.000381pt">
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">due 2021</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left style="TEXT-INDENT:0.000381pt">
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">(USA) Limited</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left style="TEXT-INDENT:0.000381pt">
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">US767201AN61</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">3.750% Notes</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left style="TEXT-INDENT:0.001083pt">
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">Rio Tinto Finance</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left style="TEXT-INDENT:0.001984pt">
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">767201AQ9/</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">2</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">&#36;122,182,000</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
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	<TD align=left style="TEXT-INDENT:0.000381pt">
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">due 2021</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left style="TEXT-INDENT:0.000381pt">
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">(USA) Limited</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left style="TEXT-INDENT:0.000381pt">
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">US767201AQ92</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
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<B><FONT size=1 face="Arial">Total</FONT></B>&nbsp;</TD>
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<B><FONT size=1 face="Arial">&#36;1,497,535,000</FONT></B>&nbsp;</TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">The Companies have revised the Priority 1 Maximum Tender Amount from US&#36;1,000,000,000 announced on 26 September 2016 to US&#36;1,000,003,000. The Offer in respect of the Priority 1 Securities as per the table above is therefore subject to an aggregate Priority 1 Maximum Tender Amount of US&#36;1,000,003,000 </FONT>	</TD>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">The Securities purchased will be retired and cancelled and no longer remain outstanding.</FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">Approximately &#36;1.1 billion of Securities with Acceptance Priority Level 1 were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to the Early Tender Deadline. Therefore, subject to the terms of the Offer, such Securities have been prorated using a proration factor of approximately 87.3 per cent. Subject to the terms of the Offer, the Securities with Acceptance Priority Level 2 validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to the Early Tender Deadline have been prorated using a proration factor of approximately 60.4 per cent.</FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">All Securities not accepted as a result of proration have been rejected from the Offer. No Securities tendered after the Early Tender Deadline have been or will be accepted for purchase.</FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">The Reference Yield and the Total Consideration for each series of the Securities will be determined on 11 October 2016 at 11am, New York City time, using the methodology described in the Offer to Purchase. The settlement date for the Securities to be purchased is expected to be 12 October 2016.</FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">As announced on 26 September, Rio Tinto has also issued a redemption notice for approximately &#36;1.5 billion of its 2017 and 2018 US dollar-denominated notes. The redemption date is 26 October 2016. The redemption along with the Offer will bring the total amount of notes purchased in October 2016 to &#36;3.0 billion.</FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">Capitalised terms in this announcement have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Offer to Purchase dated 26 September 2016.</FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">The Lead Dealer Managers for the Offer are BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc. and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC. The Co-Dealer Managers are Bank of China Limited London Branch and UniCredit Bank AG.</FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">Questions regarding the Offer may be directed to:</FONT></P>
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</FONT></B><FONT size=2 face="Arial">Toll Free: +1 888-210-4358 <br>
Collect: +1 212-841-3059 <br>
London: +44 (0) 20 7595 8668</FONT></P>
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	<TD width=44% colspan=1><P><B><FONT size=2 face="Arial">Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc.<br>
	</FONT></B><FONT size=2 face="Arial">Toll Free: +1 866-807-6030 <br>
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<B><FONT size=2 face="Arial">Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC</FONT></B><BR>
<FONT size=2 face="Arial">Toll Free: +1 800-820-1653</FONT><BR>
<FONT size=2 face="Arial">Collect: +1 212-538-2147</FONT><BR>
<FONT size=2 face="Arial">London: +44 (0) 20 7883 8763</FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">Copies of the Offer to Purchase may be obtained from the Depositary and Information Agent, Global Bondholder Services Corporation at +1 (866) 807 2200 (toll-free) or +1 (212) 430 3774 (collect) or in writing at 65 Broadway, Suite 404, New York, New York 10006.</FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">This press release is neither an offer to purchase, nor a solicitation of an offer to sell the Securities or any other securities. The Companies are making the offers only by, and pursuant to, the terms of the Offer to Purchase. The offers are not being made in any jurisdiction in which the making of or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities laws, blue sky laws or other laws of such jurisdiction. None of the Companies, the Guarantors, the Dealer Managers, the Depositary or the Information Agent is making any recommendation as to whether Holders should tender or refrain from tendering their Securities in response to the Offers or how much they should tender. Each Holder must make his, her or its own decision as to whether to tender or refrain from tendering Securities and, if a Holder determines to tender, as to how many Securities of each Series to tender.</FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">This announcement and the Offer to Purchase do not constitute an offer or an invitation to participate in the Offers in any jurisdiction in which, or to any person to or from whom, it is unlawful to make such offer or invitation or for there to be such participation under applicable laws. The distribution of this announcement and the Offer to Purchase in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons into whose possession this announcement or the Offer to Purchase comes are required by each of the Companies, the Guarantors, the Dealer Managers the Depositary and the Information Agent to inform themselves about and to observe any such restrictions.</FONT></P>
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<B><FONT size=2 face="Arial">United Kingdom</FONT></B></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">The communication of this announcement, the Offer to Purchase and any other documents or materials relating to the Offers is not being made, and such documents and/or materials have not been approved, by an authorised person for the purposes of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Accordingly, such documents and/or materials are not being distributed to, and must not be passed on to, the general public in the United Kingdom, and are only for circulation to persons to whom they can lawfully be circulated outside the United Kingdom or to persons within the United Kingdom falling within the definition of investment professionals (as defined in Article 19(5) of the Order), or within Article 43(2) of the Order, or within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order, or to other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated in accordance with the Order (such persons together being the &#147;Relevant Persons&#148;). This announcement, the Offer to Purchase and any other documents or materials relating to the Offers are only available to Relevant Persons and the transactions contemplated herein will be available only to, and engaged in only with, Relevant Persons, and this Offer to Purchase must not be relied or acted upon by persons other than Relevant Persons.</FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">None of this announcement, the Offer to Purchase nor any other documents or materials relating to the Offers in respect of each Series of Securities have been submitted to or will be submitted for approval or recognition to the Financial Services and Markets Authority (&#147;Authorite des services et marches financiers/Autoriteit financiele diensten en markten&#148;) and, accordingly, the Offers may not be made in Belgium by way of a public offering, as defined in Articles 3 and 6 of the Belgian Law of 1 April 2007 on public takeover bids (the &#147;Belgian Takeover Law&#148;) as amended or replaced from time to time. Accordingly, the Offers may not be advertised and the Offers will not be extended, and none of this announcement, the Offer to Purchase nor any other documents or materials relating to the Offers (including any memorandum, information circular, brochure or any similar documents) has been or shall be distributed or made available, directly or indirectly, to any person in Belgium other than (i) to &#147;qualified investors&#148; in the sense of Article 10 of the Belgian Law of 16 June 2006 on the public offer of placement instruments and the admission to trading of placement instruments on regulated markets, acting on their own account or (ii) in any circumstances set out in Article 6, &#167; 4 of the Belgian Takeover Law. This announcement and the Offer to Purchase have been issued only for the personal use of the above qualified investors and exclusively for the purpose of the Offers. Accordingly, the information contained in this announcement and the Offer to Purchase may not be used for any other purposes or disclosed to any other person in Belgium.</FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">The Offers are not being made, directly or indirectly, to the public in France. None of this announcement, the Offer to Purchase nor any other documents or offering materials relating to the Offers in respect of each Series of Securities have been or shall be distributed to the public in France and only (i) providers of investment services relating to portfolio management for the account of third parties (</FONT><I><FONT size=2 face="Arial">personnes fournissant le service d&#146;investissement de gestion de portfeuille pour compte de tiers</FONT></I><FONT size=2 face="Arial">) and/or (ii) qualified investors (</FONT><I><FONT size=2 face="Arial">investisseurs qualifi&eacute;s</FONT></I><FONT size=2 face="Arial">), all as defined in, and in accordance with, Articles L.411-1, L.411-2 and D.411-1 to D.411-3 of the French Code mon&eacute;taire et financier, are eligible to participate in the Offers. Neither this announcement nor the Offer to Purchase has been submitted to the clearance procedures (visa) of the Autorit&eacute; des march&eacute;s financiers.</FONT></P>
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<B><FONT size=2 face="Arial">Italy</FONT></B></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">None of this announcement, the Offer to Purchase nor any other documents or materials relating to the Offers have been or will be submitted to the clearance procedure of the Commissione Nazionale per le Societ&agrave; e la Borsa (&#147;</FONT><B><FONT size=2 face="Arial">CONSOB</FONT></B><FONT size=2 face="Arial">&#148;) pursuant to Italian laws and regulations.</FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">The Offers are being carried out in the Republic of Italy as exempted offers pursuant to article 101-bis, paragraph 3-bis of the Legislative Decree No. 58 of 24 February 1998, as amended (the &#147;</FONT><B><FONT size=2 face="Arial">Financial Services Act</FONT></B><FONT size=2 face="Arial">&#148;) and article 35-bis, paragraph 4 of CONSOB Regulation No. 11971 of 14 May 1999, as amended (the &#147;</FONT><B><FONT size=2 face="Arial">Issuers&#146; Regulation</FONT></B><FONT size=2 face="Arial">&#148;). The Offers are also being carried out in compliance with article 35-bis, paragraph 7 of the Issuers' Regulation.</FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">A holder of Securities located in the Republic of Italy can tender Securities through authorized persons (such as investment firms, banks or financial intermediaries permitted to conduct such activities in the Republic of Italy in accordance with the Financial Services Act, CONSOB Regulation No. 16190 of 29 October 2007, as amended from time to time, and Legislative Decree No. 385 of September 1, 1993, as amended) and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations or with requirements imposed by CONSOB or any other Italian authority.</FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">Each intermediary must comply with the applicable laws and regulations concerning information duties vis-&agrave;-vis its clients in connection with the Securities or the Offers.</FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">Neither this announcement nor the Offer to Purchase constitutes an offer to buy or a solicitation of an offer to sell Securities, and tenders of Securities in the Offers will not be accepted from Holders, in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. In those jurisdictions where the securities, blue sky or other laws require an Offer to be made by a licensed broker or dealer and a Dealer Manager or its affiliate is such a licensed broker or dealer in such jurisdictions, the Offer shall be deemed to be made on behalf of the relevant Company by such Dealer Manager or such affiliate, as the case may be, and no Offer is made in any such jurisdiction where the relevant Dealer Manager or its affiliate is not so licensed.</FONT></P>
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<B><FONT size=2 face="Arial">11 October 2016</FONT></B></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">Rio Tinto has today priced the cash tender offers under its plan announced on 26 September 2016 to reduce gross debt by up to &#36;3 billion.</FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">Rio Tinto Finance (USA) plc and Rio Tinto Finance (USA) Limited (each a &#147;</FONT><B><FONT size=2 face="Arial">Company</FONT></B><FONT size=2 face="Arial">&#148; and together, the &#147;</FONT><B><FONT size=2 face="Arial">Companies</FONT></B><FONT size=2 face="Arial">&#148;) have made cash tender offers (the &#147;</FONT><B><FONT size=2 face="Arial">Offer</FONT></B><FONT size=2 face="Arial">&#148;) to purchase up to approximately &#36;1.5 billion of the outstanding securities listed in the table below (the &#147;</FONT><B><FONT size=2 face="Arial">Securities</FONT></B><FONT size=2 face="Arial">&#148;). The Offer is part of Rio Tinto&#146;s ongoing capital management plan.</FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">The consideration (&#147;</FONT><B><FONT size=2 face="Arial">Total Consideration</FONT></B><FONT size=2 face="Arial">&#148;) payable in connection with the Offer by Rio Tinto Finance (USA) plc has been set at &#36;1,076.38 for its 3.500 per cent Notes due 2022 and &#36;1,046.37 for its 2.875 per cent Notes due 2022. The Total Consideration payable by Rio Tinto Finance (USA) Limited has been set at &#36;1,182.45 for its 9.000 per cent Notes due 2019, &#36;1,065.10 for its 3.500 per cent Notes due 2020, &#36;1,095.48 for its 4.125 per cent Notes due 2021 and &#36;1,082.05 for its 3.750 per cent Notes due 2021, in each case per &#36;1,000 principal amount of Securities.</FONT></P>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">76720AAC0/</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">&#36;528,196,000</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">65</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">1.125% U.S.</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">1.297%</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=right style="TEXT-INDENT:3.479980pt">
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">&#36;1,076.38</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
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	<TD align=left>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">due 2022</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=left>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">(USA) plc</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">US76720AAC09</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">Treasury</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">Notes due</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">August 31,</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">2021</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">2.875% Notes</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=left>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">Rio Tinto Finance</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">76720AAF3/</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=center>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">1</FONT><SUP><FONT size=1 face="Arial">(4)</FONT></SUP><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">&#36;471,807,000</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=center>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">70</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">1.125% U.S.</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=center>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">1.297%</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=right style="TEXT-INDENT:3.479980pt">
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">&#36;1,046.37</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">due 2022</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=left>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">(USA) plc</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">US76720AAF30</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">Treasury</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">Notes due</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">August 31,</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">2021</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
	<TD colspan=9>
&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">9.000% Notes</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=left>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">Rio Tinto Finance</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">767201AH9/</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=center>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">2</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">&#36;245,694,000</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=center>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">65</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">0.875% U.S.</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=center>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">1.019%</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=right style="TEXT-INDENT:3.479980pt">
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">&#36;1,182.45</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">due 2019</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=left>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">(USA) Limited</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">US767201AH93</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">Treasury</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">Notes due</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">September 15,</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">2019</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR>
	<TD colspan=9>
&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">3.500% Notes</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=left>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">Rio Tinto Finance</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">767201AK2/</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=center>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">2</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">&#36;47,513,000</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=center>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">53</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">1.125% U.S.</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=center>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">1.297%</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=right style="TEXT-INDENT:3.479980pt">
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">&#36;1,065.10</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">due 2020</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=left>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">(USA) Limited</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">US767201AK23</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">Treasury</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">Notes due</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">August 31,</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">2021</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
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	<TD colspan=9>
&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
	<TD colspan=9>
&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">4.125% Notes</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=left>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">Rio Tinto Finance</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">767201AN6/</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=center>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">2</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">&#36;82,143,000</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=center>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">65</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">1.125% U.S.</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=center>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">1.297%</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=right style="TEXT-INDENT:3.479980pt">
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">&#36;1,095.48</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">due 2021</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=left>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">(USA) Limited</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">US767201AN61</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">Treasury</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">Notes due</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">August 31,</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">2021</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
	<TD colspan=9>
&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">3.750% Notes</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=left>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">Rio Tinto Finance</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">767201AQ9/</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=center>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">2</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">&#36;122,182,000</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=center>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">70</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">1.125% U.S.</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=center>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">1.297%</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=right style="TEXT-INDENT:3.479980pt">
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">&#36;1,082.05</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">due 2021</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=left>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">(USA) Limited</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">US767201AQ92</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">Treasury</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">Notes due</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">August 31,</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
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&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
<FONT size=1 face="Arial">2021</FONT><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></TD>
	<TD align=left>
&nbsp;</TD>
	<TD align=right>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">The Reference Yield and the Total Tender Consideration for each series of the Securities was determined on 11 October 2016 at 11am, New York City time, as described in the Offer to Purchase. </FONT>	</TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">(2)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 	</FONT> 	</TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">Per &#36;1,000 principal amount of Securities validly tendered and accepted for purchase. </FONT>	</TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">(3)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 	</FONT> 	</TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">The Total Consideration includes the Early Tender Premium of &#36;30 per &#36;1,000. </FONT>	</TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">(4)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 	</FONT> 	</TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="Arial">The Companies have revised the Priority 1 Maximum Tender Amount from US&#36;1,000,000,000 announced on 26 September 2016 to US&#36;1,000,003,000. The Offer in respect of the Priority 1 Securities as per the table above is subject to an aggregate Priority 1 Maximum Tender Amount of US&#36;1,000,003,000. </FONT>	</TD>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">No Securities tendered after the Early Tender Deadline have been or will be accepted for purchase. The Offer will expire on 24 October 2016 at 11:59pm, New York City time.</FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">The Early Settlement Right has been exercised and therefore the settlement date for the Offer will be 12 October 2016.</FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">As announced on 26 September, Rio Tinto has also issued a redemption notice for approximately &#36;1.5 billion of its 2017 and 2018 US dollar-denominated notes. The redemption date is 26 October 2016. The redemption along with the Offer will bring the total amount of notes repurchased in October 2016 to &#36;3 billion.</FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">Capitalised terms in this announcement have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Offer to Purchase dated 26 September 2016.</FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">The Lead Dealer Managers for the Offer are BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc. and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC. The Co-Dealer Managers are Bank of China Limited London Branch and UniCredit Bank AG.</FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">Copies of the Offer to Purchase may be obtained from the Depositary and Information Agent, Global Bondholder Services Corporation at +1 (866) 807 2200 (toll-free) or +1 (212) 430 3774 (collect) or in writing at 65 Broadway, Suite 404, New York, New York 10006.</FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">This press release is neither an offer to purchase, nor a solicitation of an offer to sell the Securities or any other securities. The Companies are making the offers only by, and pursuant to, the terms of the Offer to Purchase. The offers are not being made in any jurisdiction in which the making of or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities laws, blue sky laws or other laws of such jurisdiction. None of the Companies, the Guarantors, the Dealer Managers, the Depositary or the Information Agent is making any recommendation as to whether Holders should tender or refrain from tendering their Securities in response to the Offers or how much they should tender. Each Holder must make his, her or its own decision as to whether to tender or refrain from tendering Securities and, if a Holder determines to tender, as to how many Securities of each Series to tender.</FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">This announcement and the Offer to Purchase do not constitute an offer or an invitation to participate in the Offers in any jurisdiction in which, or to any person to or from whom, it is unlawful to make such offer or invitation or for there to be such participation under applicable laws. The distribution of this announcement and the Offer to Purchase in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons into whose possession this announcement or the Offer to Purchase comes are required by each of the Companies, the Guarantors, the Dealer Managers the Depositary and the Information Agent to inform themselves about and to observe any such restrictions.</FONT></P>
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<B><FONT size=2 face="Arial">United Kingdom</FONT></B></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">The communication of this announcement, the Offer to Purchase and any other documents or materials relating to the Offers is not being made, and such documents and/or materials have not been approved, by an authorised person for the purposes of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Accordingly, such documents and/or materials are not being distributed to, and must not be passed on to, the general public in the United Kingdom, and are only for circulation to persons to whom they can lawfully be circulated outside the United Kingdom or to persons within the United Kingdom falling within the definition of investment professionals (as defined in Article 19(5) of the Order), or within Article 43(2) of the Order, or within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order, or to other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated in accordance with the Order (such persons together being the &#147;Relevant Persons&#148;). This announcement, the Offer to Purchase and any other documents or materials relating to the Offers are only available to Relevant Persons and the transactions contemplated herein will be available only to, and engaged in only with, Relevant Persons, and this Offer to Purchase must not be relied or acted upon by persons other than Relevant Persons.</FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">None of this announcement, the Offer to Purchase nor any other documents or materials relating to the Offers in respect of each Series of Securities have been submitted to or will be submitted for approval or recognition to the Financial Services and Markets Authority (&#147;Authorite des services et marches financiers/Autoriteit financiele diensten en markten&#148;) and, accordingly, the Offers may not be made in Belgium by way of a public offering, as defined in Articles 3 and 6 of the Belgian Law of 1 April 2007 on public takeover bids (the &#147;Belgian Takeover Law&#148;) as amended or replaced from time to time. Accordingly, the Offers may not be advertised and the Offers will not be extended, and none of this announcement, the Offer to Purchase nor any other documents or materials relating to the Offers (including any memorandum, information circular, brochure or any similar documents) has been or shall be distributed or made available, directly or indirectly, to any person in Belgium other than (i) to &#147;qualified investors&#148; in the sense of Article 10 of the Belgian Law of 16 June 2006 on the public offer of placement instruments and the admission to trading of placement instruments on regulated markets, acting on their own account or (ii) in any circumstances set out in Article 6, &#167; 4 of the Belgian Takeover Law. This announcement and the Offer to Purchase have been issued only for the personal use of the above qualified investors and exclusively for the purpose of the Offers. Accordingly, the information contained in this announcement and the Offer to Purchase may not be used for any other purposes or disclosed to any other person in Belgium.</FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">The Offers are not being made, directly or indirectly, to the public in France. None of this announcement, the Offer to Purchase nor any other documents or offering materials relating to the Offers in respect of each Series of Securities have been or shall be distributed to the public in France and only (i) providers of investment services relating to portfolio management for the account of third parties (</FONT><I><FONT size=2 face="Arial">personnes fournissant le service d&#146;investissement de gestion de portfeuille pour compte de tiers</FONT></I><FONT size=2 face="Arial">) and/or (ii) qualified investors (</FONT><I><FONT size=2 face="Arial">investisseurs qualifi&eacute;s</FONT></I><FONT size=2 face="Arial">), all as defined in, and in accordance with, Articles L.411-1, L.411-2 and D.411-1 to D.411-3 of the French Code mon&eacute;taire et financier, are eligible to participate in the Offers. Neither this announcement nor the Offer to Purchase has been submitted to the clearance procedures (visa) of the Autorit&eacute; des march&eacute;s financiers.</FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">None of this announcement, the Offer to Purchase nor any other documents or materials relating to the Offers have been or will be submitted to the clearance procedure of the Commissione Nazionale per le Societ&agrave; e la Borsa (&#147;</FONT><B><FONT size=2 face="Arial">CONSOB</FONT></B><FONT size=2 face="Arial">&#148;) pursuant to Italian laws and regulations.</FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">The Offers are being carried out in the Republic of Italy as exempted offers pursuant to article 101-bis, paragraph 3-bis of the Legislative Decree No. 58 of 24 February 1998, as amended (the &#147;</FONT><B><FONT size=2 face="Arial">Financial Services Act</FONT></B><FONT size=2 face="Arial">&#148;) and article 35-bis, paragraph 4 of CONSOB Regulation No. 11971 of 14 May 1999, as amended (the &#147;</FONT><B><FONT size=2 face="Arial">Issuers&#146; Regulation</FONT></B><FONT size=2 face="Arial">&#148;). The Offers are also being carried out in compliance with article 35-bis, paragraph 7 of the Issuers' Regulation.</FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">A holder of Securities located in the Republic of Italy can tender Securities through authorized persons (such as investment firms, banks or financial intermediaries permitted to conduct such activities in the Republic of Italy in accordance with the Financial Services Act, CONSOB Regulation No. 16190 of 29 October 2007, as amended from time to time, and Legislative Decree No. 385 of September 1, 1993, as amended) and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations or with requirements imposed by CONSOB or any other Italian authority.</FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">Each intermediary must comply with the applicable laws and regulations concerning information duties vis-&agrave;-vis its clients in connection with the Securities or the Offers.</FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">Neither this announcement nor the Offer to Purchase constitutes an offer to buy or a solicitation of an offer to sell Securities, and tenders of Securities in the Offers will not be accepted from Holders, in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. In those jurisdictions where the securities, blue sky or other laws require an Offer to be made by a licensed broker or dealer and a Dealer Manager or its affiliate is such a licensed broker or dealer in such jurisdictions, the Offer shall be deemed to be made on behalf of the relevant Company by such Dealer Manager or such affiliate, as the case may be, and no Offer is made in any such jurisdiction where the relevant Dealer Manager or its affiliate is not so licensed.</FONT></P>
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<B><FONT size=3 face="Arial">Rio Tinto agrees Heads of Agreement to sell its stake in the Simandou project to Chinalco </FONT></B></P>
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<B><FONT size=2 face="Arial">28 October 2016</FONT></B></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">Rio Tinto and Chinalco have signed a non-binding agreement to sell Rio Tinto&#146;s entire stake in the Simandou project in Guinea to Chinalco. The Heads of Agreement sets out the proposed principal terms of the sale with the aim of signing a binding agreement within six months.</FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="Arial">Rio Tinto will receive payments of &#36;1.1-1.3 billion based on the timing of the development of the project. The initial payment for shares will commence at the time of first commercial production, on a per tonne basis.</FONT></P>
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