NEW YORK, Dec. 13, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The following statement is being issued by Levi & Korsinsky, LLP:
To: All persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired securities of Rio Tinto plc
(“Rio Tinto”) (NYSE:RIO) between March 16, 2012 and November
14, 2016. You are hereby notified that a securities class action lawsuit has been commenced in the
USDC for the Southern District of New York. To get more information go to:
http://www.zlk.com/pslra/rio-tinto-plc
or contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. either via email at jlevi@zlk.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500, toll-free: (877) 363-5972. There is no
cost or obligation to you.
The complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period defendants issued materially false and misleading
statements to investors and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Rio Tinto violated anti-corruption laws in connection with its
operations in the Simandou project; (ii) the foregoing violations would expose the Company to significant scrutiny and large fines;
and (iii) as a result of the foregoing, Rio Tinto’s public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant
times.
If you suffered a loss in Rio Tinto you have until February 10, 2017 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff.
Your ability to share in any recovery doesn’t require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
Levi & Korsinsky is a national firm with offices in New York, New Jersey, California, Connecticut, and
Washington D.C. The firm’s attorneys have extensive expertise and experience representing investors in securities litigation
involving financial fraud, and have recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders. Attorney advertising.
Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
CONTACT: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Joseph E. Levi, Esq. 30 Broad Street - 24th Floor New York, NY 10004 Tel: (212) 363-7500 Toll Free: (877) 363-5972 Fax: (212) 363-7171 www.zlk.com
