RNS Number : 1153B
Rio Tinto PLC
14 June 2016
Rio Tinto to purchase $1.747 billion debt under Any and All Offer
14 June 2016
Under Rio Tinto's plan to reduce gross debt as part of its ongoing capital management, Rio Tinto
Finance (USA) plc and Rio Tinto Finance (USA) Limited have accepted for purchase a total of $1.747 billion in debt pursuant to
their Any and All Offer, which commenced on 7 June 2016 and expired on 13 June 2016.
$943 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.500 per cent Notes due 2018 will be purchased at a
price of $1,108.33 per $1,000 principal amount of notes. $804 million in aggregate principal amount of 2.250 per cent Notes due
2018 will be purchased at a price of $1,024.36 per $1,000 principal amount of notes. The above amounts exclude $1 million of Any
and All Securities that remain subject to the guaranteed delivery procedures described in the Offer to Purchase. The Any and All
Securities purchased will be retired and cancelled and no longer remain outstanding.
The settlement date for the Any and All Offer will be 14 June 2016 (or 16 June 2016 in the case of
Any and All Securities delivered pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures).
Capitalised terms in this announcement have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Offer to
Purchase dated 7 June 2016.
The Lead Dealer Managers for the offers are Citigroup Global Markets Limited, HSBC Securities (USA)
Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc. The Co-Dealer Managers are Natixis Securities Americas
LLC, RBS Securities Inc., Santander Investment Securities Inc. and Standard Chartered Bank. Questions regarding the offers may be
directed to:
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Citigroup Global Markets Limited
Toll Free: +1 (800) 558 3745
Collect: +1 (212) 723 6106
London: +44 (0) 20 7986 8969
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HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.
Toll Free: +1 (888) HSBC-4LM
Collect: +1 (212) 525-5552
London: +44 (0) 20 7992 6237
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J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
Toll Free: +1 (866) 834 4666
Collect: +1 (212) 834 3424
London: +44 (0) 20 7134 2468
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Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA),
Inc.
Toll Free: +1 (877) 744-4532
Collect: +1 (212) 405-7481
London: +44 (0) 20 7577 4048/4218
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Copies of the Offer to Purchase and the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery (in relation to the Any and
All Offer) may be obtained from the Depositary and Information Agent, Global Bondholder Services Corporation at +1 (866) 470 3800
(toll-free) or +1 (212) 430 3774 (collect) or in writing at 65 Broadway, Suite 404, New York, New York 10006.
NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER
This announcement must be read in conjunction with the Offer to Purchase. 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 Rio Tinto Finance (USA) plc, Rio Tinto Finance (USA) Limited,
the Guarantors, the Dealer Managers, the Depositary and Information Agent to inform themselves about and to observe any such
restrictions.
Contacts
media.enquiries@riotinto.com
www.riotinto.com
Follow @RioTinto on Twitter
Media Relations, EMEA/Americas
Illtud Harri
T +44 20 7781 1152
M +44 7920 503 600
David Outhwaite
T +44 20 7781 1623
M +44 7787 597 493
David Luff
T +44 20 7781 1177
M +44 7780 226 422
Investor Relations, EMEA/Americas
John Smelt
T +44 20 7781 1654
M +44 7879 642 675
David Ovington
T +44 20 7781 2051
M +44 7920 010 978
Grant Donald
T +44 20 7781 1262
M +44 7920 587 805
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Media Relations, Australia/Asia
Ben Mitchell
T +61 3 9283 3620
M +61 419 850 212
Bruce Tobin
T +61 3 9283 3612
M +61 419 103 454
Matthew Klar
T +61 7 3625 4244
M +61 457 525 578
Investor Relations, Australia/Asia
Natalie Worley
T +61 3 9283 3063
M +61 409 210 462
Rachel Storrs
T +61 3 9283 3628
M +61 417 401 018
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Rio Tinto plc
6 St James's Square
London SW1Y 4AD
United Kingdom
T +44 20 7781 2000
Registered in England
No. 719885
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Rio Tinto Limited
120 Collins Street
Melbourne 3000
Australia
T +61 3 9283 3333
Registered in Australia
ABN 96 004 458 404
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