Rio Tinto successfully completes $2.5 billion gross debt reduction

23 June 2017

Rio Tinto has successfully completed its bond tender and redemption exercises announced on 22 May 2017 and has reduced gross debt by a further $2.5 billion. Since the start of 2016 we have now reduced the nominal value of our outstanding bonds from approximately $21 billion to about $9.5 billion.

The Notes purchased by Rio Tinto Finance (USA) plc and Rio Tinto Finance (USA) Limited in the $1.72 billion redemption notices and the $781 million tender offers are detailed below.

Title of Security

Issuer and Offeror

CUSIP/ISIN

Principal Amount

Purchased

Consideration

Mechanism

9.000% Notes due 2019

Rio Tinto Finance (USA) Limited

767201AH9/ US767201AH93

$1,254,306,000

$1,130.596876

redemption

3.500% Notes due 2020

Rio Tinto Finance (USA) Limited

767201AK2/ US767201AK23

$464,876,000

$1,058.392792

redemption

4.125% Notes due 2021

Rio Tinto Finance (USA) Limited

767201AN6/ US767201AN61

$144,185,000

$1,080.05

tender

3.750% Notes due 2021

Rio Tinto Finance (USA) Limited

767201AQ9/ US767201AQ92

$273,929,000

$1,066.93

tender

3.500% Notes due 2022

Rio Tinto Finance (USA) plc

76720AAC0/ US76720AAC09

$231,615,000

$1,057.76

tender

2.875% Notes due 2022

Rio Tinto Finance (USA) plc

76720AAF3/ US76720AAF30

$131,089,000

$1,028.77

tender

(1) Settlement of 9.000% Notes due 2019 and 3.500% Notes due 2020 was on 21 June 2017. Settlement of 4.125% Notes due 2021, 3.750% Notes due 2021, 3.500% Notes due 2022 and 2.875% Notes due 2022 was on 7 June 2017.

(2) Per $1,000 principal amount of notes under the redemption notice.

(3) Per $1,000 principal amount of Securities validly tendered and accepted for purchase.

Capitalised terms in this announcement have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Offer to Purchase dated 22 May 2017.

The Notes purchased and redeemed have been retired and cancelled and no longer remain outstanding.

The early redemption costs are expected to reduce underlying earnings by approximately $180 million and cash flow from operating activities by approximately $260 million in the first half of 2017. These reductions will be offset by savings in future periods.

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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

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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