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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001003297-17-000158
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170522
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170522
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170522

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:		17860359

	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:		17860360

	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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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:14.0pt;">SECURITIES AND
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OF</font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:12.0pt;">THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934</font></b></p>

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  file number: 001-34121</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:18.0pt;">Rio Tinto plc</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:18.0pt;">Rio Tinto Limited</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:14.0pt;">ABN 96 004 458 404</font></b></p>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Translation
  of registrant&#8217;s name into English)</font></p>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Translation
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:12.0pt;">Level 33, 120 Collins Street</font></b></p>
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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:12.0pt;">Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or
Form 40-F:</font></p>

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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:12.0pt;">Form 20-F _</font><u><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:12.0pt;">X</font></u><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:12.0pt;">_&#160; Form 40-F </font><u><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:12.0pt;">___
</font></u></p>

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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:12.0pt;">Indicate by check mark if the
registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T
Rule 101(b)(1): ___</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:12.0pt;">Indicate by check mark if the
registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T
Rule 101(b)(7): ___</font></p>

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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:12.0pt;">Indicate by check mark whether by
furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also
thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to </font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:12.0pt;">Rule 12g3-2(b) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</font></p>

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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:12.0pt;">Yes ___&#160; No _</font><u><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:12.0pt;">X</font></u><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:12.0pt;">_</font></p>

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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:12.0pt;">If &quot;Yes&quot; is marked,
indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:12.0pt;">with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________</font></p>

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  May 2017</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=#313131 face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:12.0pt;">Rio Tinto launches new debt reduction programme</font></p>
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<h1 style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b>
<font face=arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:13.0pt;">Rio Tinto launches new debt reduction programme for up to $2.5
billion</font></b></h1>

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<h2 style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b>
<font face=arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:11.0pt;">22 May
2017</font></b></h2>

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<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Rio Tinto will use its strong liquidity position to further
reduce gross debt, today launching a bond purchase plan for up to $2.5 billion.&#160;&#160;
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<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Under the plan, Rio Tinto has issued a redemption notice
for approximately $1.72 billion of its 2019 and 2020 US dollar-denominated notes
and commenced cash tender offers to purchase up to approximately $781 million of
its five 2021, 2022 and 2025 US dollar-denominated notes.</font></p>

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<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Today&#8217;s announcement is part of the Rio Tinto Group&#8217;s
ongoing capital management plan and follows the successful completion of a
series of $7.5 billion US dollar-denominated note redemptions and repurchases
in 2016.&#160; </font></p>

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<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font>
<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Redemption of Bonds</font></b></p>

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<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Rio Tinto today issued a notice of
redemption for all of its 9.000 per cent notes due 1 May 2019 and for all of
its 3.500 per cent notes due 2 November 2020 issued by Rio Tinto Finance (USA)
Limited.&#160; These notes are guaranteed by Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited.&#160; Approximately
$1.719 billion in aggregate principal amount is outstanding. The redemption
date is 21 June 2017.&#160; For additional information, note holders may call the
trustee and paying agent, The Bank of New York Mellon, at +1-212-815-5811.</font></p>

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<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.</font><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font>
<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Cash Tender Offers</font></b></p>

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<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Rio Tinto Finance (USA) plc and Rio Tinto Finance (USA)
Limited (each a &#8220;</font><b><font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Company</font></b><font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#8221; and together, the &#8220;</font><b><font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Companies</font></b><font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#8221;) are
making cash tender offers to purchase up to approximately $781 million of the
outstanding securities listed in the table below (the &#8220;</font><b><font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Securities</font></b><font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#8221;),
each guaranteed by Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited (the &#8220;</font><b><font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Securities</font></b><font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#8221;).
The terms and conditions of the offers are described in the offer to purchase
(the &#8220;</font><b><font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Offer to Purchase</font></b><font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#8221;), dated 22 May 2017. Capitalized terms not
otherwise defined in this announcement have the same meaning as assigned to
them in the Offer to Purchase.</font></p>

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   <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font style="line-height:120%;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt;">Fixed
	<br>
	Spread <br>
	(bps)</font></b></font></p>
   </td>
 <td valign=bottom width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
   <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;"><font style="line-height:120%;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></font></p>
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 <td valign=bottom width=12% style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
   <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font style="line-height:120%;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt;">Reference U.S.
	<br>
	Treasury
   Security</font></b></font></p>
   </td>
 <td valign=bottom width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
   <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;"><font style="line-height:120%;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></font></p>
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   <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font style="line-height:120%;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt;">Bloomberg
	<br>
	Reference <br>
	Page</font></b></font></p>
   </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
   <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;"><font style="line-height:120%;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></font></p>
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	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
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	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
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	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=9% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=6% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=12% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=9% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr>
  <td valign=top width=11% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">4.125% Notes
	<br>
	due 2021</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=12% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">Rio Tinto Finance (USA)
  Limited</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=12% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">767201AN6/ US767201AN61</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=8% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">1</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=12% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">U.S.$579,979,000</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=9% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">U.S.$30</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=6% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">30</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=12% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">1.875% U.S. Treasury Notes due
	<br>
	April
  30, 2022</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=9% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">PX1</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr>
  <td valign=top width=11% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">3.750% Notes
	<br>
	due 2021</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=12% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">Rio Tinto Finance (USA)
  Limited</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=12% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">767201AQ9/ US767201AQ92</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=8% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">2</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=12% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">U.S.$627,029,000</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=9% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">U.S.$30</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=6% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">40</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=12% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">1.875% U.S. Treasury Notes due
	<br>
	April
  30, 2022</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=9% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">PX1</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr>
  <td valign=top width=11% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">3.500% Notes
	<br>
	due 2022</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=12% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">Rio Tinto Finance (USA)
  plc</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=12% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">76720AAC0/ US76720AAC09</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=8% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">3</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=12% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">U.S.$460,276,000</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=9% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">U.S.$30</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=6% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">45</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=12% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">1.875% U.S. Treasury Notes due
	<br>
	April
  30, 2022</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=9% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">PX1</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr>
  <td valign=top width=11% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">2.875% Notes
	<br>
	due 2022</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=12% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">Rio Tinto Finance (USA)
  plc</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=12% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">76720AAF3/ US76720AAF30</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=8% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">4</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=12% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">U.S.$513,642,000</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=9% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">U.S.$30</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=6% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">55</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=12% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">1.875% U.S. Treasury Notes due
	<br>
	April
  30, 2022 </font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=9% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">PX1</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr>
  <td valign=top width=11% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">3.750% Notes
	<br>
	due 2025</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=12% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">Rio Tinto Finance (USA)
  Limited</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=12% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">767201AS5/</font></p>
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">US767201AS58</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=8% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">5</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=12% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">U.S.$1,200,000,000</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=9% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">U.S.$30</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=6% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">70</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=12% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">2.375% U.S. Treasury Notes due
	<br>
	May
  15, 2027</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=9% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">PX1</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=1% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:2.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:2.0pt;text-align:center;">
	<font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt; line-height:120%">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table></div>

<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:2.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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 <tr>
  <td valign=bottom width=21% style="border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
  <p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt;">Note:</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=bottom width=79% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
  <p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td colspan=2 valign=bottom width=100% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
  <p style="line-height:normal;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:21.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-21.25pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt;">(1)</font><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
  </font><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-GB style="font-size:7.5pt;">Per U.S.$1,000
  principal amount of Securities accepted for purchase. </font></p>
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<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">The offer for the
Securities (the &#8220;</font><b><font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">Offer</font></b><font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#8221;) will expire at 11:59pm, New York City time on </font>
<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">19 June </font>
<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">2017, unless extended (the &#8220;</font><b><font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">Expiration Date</font></b><font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#8221;). However, in
order to be eligible to receive the Total
Consideration (as defined below), which includes the $30 early tender payment
referred to below, holders must tender by 5pm, New York City time on 5 June 2017
(the &#8220;</font><b><font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">Early Tender Deadline</font></b><font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#8221;).</font></p>

<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;">
<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">The consideration (&#8220;</font><b><font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">Total Consideration</font></b><font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#8221;)
for the Securities validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to
the Early Tender Deadline and accepted for purchase by the relevant Company
will be determined by the Dealer Managers based on a spread over the reference
US Treasury Security, as set forth in the table above, in accordance with
standard market practice as of 11am, New York City time, on 6 June 2017. </font></p>

<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;">
<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">The consideration for each $1,000 principal
amount of each series of Securities validly tendered after the Early Tender Deadline
but on or prior to the Expiration Date and accepted for purchase by the
relevant Company is equal to the Total Consideration for such series minus $30.
</font></p>

<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;">
<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">Holders whose Securities are accepted for
purchase will also receive Accrued Interest on the relevant settlement date for
the Offer.</font></p>

<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;">
<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">The aggregate amount of each series of
Securities that is purchased will be subject to the Maximum Tender Amount of $780,818,000,
with the Acceptance Priority Level 1 being the highest and Acceptance Priority
Level 5 being the lowest, provided that any Securities tendered at or prior to
the Early Tender Deadline will be accepted for purchase in priority to any
Securities tendered after the Early Tender Deadline, even if such Securities
tendered following the Early Tender Deadline have a higher Acceptance Priority
Level than Securities tendered on or prior to the Early Tender Deadline.&#160; If
the Offer is oversubscribed, then the Securities will be subject to proration
as described in the Offer to Purchase.&#160; </font></p>

<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;">
<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Companies may elect after the Early Tender
Deadline and at or prior to the Expiration Date to accept the Securities
validly tendered at or prior to the Early Tender Deadline. If the Companies
exercise this right, the Securities tendered prior to the Early Tender Deadline
and accepted for purchase will be settled promptly thereafter, expected to be
on or about 7 June 2017. If this right is not exercised, all Securities
tendered in the Offer and accepted for purchase will be settled promptly after
the Expiration Date, expected to be on or about 20 June 2017.</font></p>

<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;"><b>
<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">Offers</font></b></p>

<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;">
<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">The offers are subject to the satisfaction of
certain conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase. If any of the conditions
are not satisfied or waived by the Companies, the Companies will not be
obligated to accept for purchase, purchase or pay for validly tendered
Securities, in each case subject to applicable laws, and may terminate the
offers. The offers are not conditioned on the tender of a minimum principal
amount of Securities.</font></p>

<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;">
<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Following consummation of the offers, the Securities that
are purchased in the offers will be retired and cancelled and no longer remain
outstanding.</font></p>

<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;">
<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">The above dates and times are subject, where applicable,
to the right of the Companies to extend, re-open, amend, and/or terminate the
offers, subject to applicable laws. Holders of Securities are advised to check
with any bank, securities broker or other intermediary through which they hold
Securities when such intermediary would require to receive instructions to
participate in, or withdraw their instruction to participate in, the offers
before the deadlines set out above.</font></p>

<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;">
<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Holders of Securities are advised to read carefully the
Offer to Purchase for full details of and information on the procedures for
participating in the offers. Holders of Securities may access the Offer to
Purchase at <font color="#0000FF">http://www.gbsc-usa.com/RioTinto</font>. </font></p>
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<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Dealer Managers
for the Offer are Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley &amp; Co. LLC and RBS
Securities Inc. </font></p>

<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;">
<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Questions regarding the offers may be directed to:</font></p>

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	<font face=arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mizuho Securities USA LLC</font></b><font face=arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">     <br>
  Toll Free: +1 (866) 271 7403<br>
  Collect: +1 (212) 205 7736<br>
  London: +44 (0)20 7090 6442</font></font></p>
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	<font face=arial,sans-serif style="line-height:120%;"><b>
	<font face=arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">Morgan Stanley &amp; Co. LLC</font></b><font face=arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">       <br>
  Toll Free: +1 (800) 624 1808<br>
  Collect: +1 (212) 761 1057<br>
  London: +44 (0)20 7677 0473</font></font></p>
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	<font face=arial,sans-serif style="line-height:120%;"><b>
	<font face=arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">RBS Securities Inc.</font></b><font face=arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">      <br>
  Toll Free: +1 (866) 884 2071</font></font></p>
  <p align=left style="line-height:120%;margin-bottom:7.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;">
	<font face=arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal; line-height:120%">Collect: +1 (203) 897 2963<br>
  London: +44 (0)20 7678 5282</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;">
<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">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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  Tinto plc</font></b></h3>
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	<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-AU style="font-size:10.0pt;">6 St James&#8217;s Square</font></p>
  <p style="line-height:12.0pt;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;">
	<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">London SW1Y 4AD</font></p>
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	<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">United Kingdom</font></p>
  <p style="line-height:12.0pt;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;">
	<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p style="line-height:12.0pt;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;">
	<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">T +44 20 7781 2000<br>
  Registered in England </font></p>
  <p style="line-height:12.0pt;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;">
	<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">No. 719885</font></p>
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	<font face=arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">Rio
  Tinto Limited</font></b></h3>
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	<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">120 Collins Street</font></p>
  <p style="line-height:12.0pt;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;">
	<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">Melbourne 3000</font></p>
  <p style="line-height:12.0pt;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;">
	<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">Australia </font></p>
  <p style="line-height:12.0pt;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;">
	<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p style="line-height:12.0pt;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;">
	<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">T +61 3 9283 3333</font></p>
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	<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registered in
  Australia</font></p>
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	<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">ABN 96 004 458 404</font></p>
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<b><font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">NOTICE AND
DISCLAIMER</font></b></p>

<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;">
<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">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>

<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;"><b>
<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">OFFER AND DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTIONS</font></b></p>

<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;">
<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">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>

<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;"><b>
<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">United Kingdom</font></b></p>

<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;">
<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">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
&#8220;Relevant Persons&#8221;). This announcement, the Offer to Purchase and any other
documents or materials relating to the Offers are&#160; 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>

<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;"><b>
<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">Belgium</font></b></p>

<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;">
<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">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 (&#8220;Authorite des
services et marches financiers/Autoriteit financiele diensten en markten&#8221;) 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 &#8220;Belgian Takeover Law&#8221;) 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 &#8220;qualified investors&#8221; 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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<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font color=#313131 face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">France</font></b></p>

<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;"><font color=#313131 face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">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 color=#313131 face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">personnes fournissant le service
d&#8217;investissement de gestion de portfeuille pour compte de tiers</font></i><font color=#313131 face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">) and/or
(ii) qualified investors (</font><i><font color=#313131 face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">investisseurs qualifi&#233;s</font></i><font color=#313131 face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">), 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&#233;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&#233; des march&#233;s financiers.</font></p>

<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;"><b>
<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">Italy</font></b></p>

<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;">
<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">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&#224; e la Borsa (&#8220;</font><b><font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">CONSOB</font></b><font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#8221;) pursuant to Italian laws and regulations. </font></p>

<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;">
<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">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 &#8220;</font><b><font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Financial
Services Act</font></b><font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#8221;) and article 35-bis, paragraph 4 of CONSOB Regulation No. 11971
of 14 May 1999, as amended (the &#8220;</font><b><font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Issuers&#8217; Regulation</font></b><font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#8221;). The Offers are
also being carried out in compliance with article 35-bis, paragraph 7 of the
Issuers' Regulation.&#160; </font></p>

<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;">
<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">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>

<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;">
<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each intermediary must comply with the applicable laws
and regulations concerning information duties vis-&#224;-vis its clients in
connection with the Securities or the Offers.</font></p>

<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;"><b>
<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-GB style="font-size:10.0pt;">General</font></b></p>

<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;">
<font face=Arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">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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