Regulatory News:
Rio Tinto (Paris:RTZ)
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, HONG KONG SAR, JAPAN, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, SINGAPORE, THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA OR SWITZERLAND OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.
Two copies of the documents listed below have been submitted to the Financial Services Authority and will be available for inspection at the Document Viewing Facility which is situated at:
The Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HS
Documents submitted:
- Prospectus in relation to the 21 for 40 rights issue of 524,460,478 new Rio Tinto plc shares at 1,400 pence per share and the 21 for 40 rights issue of 150,015,297 new Rio Tinto Limited shares at A$28.29 per share
- 2007 and 2008 Form 20-F for Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited
A request that the prospectus be considered valid for the making of a public offer in France will be submitted to the Financial Services Authority.
The prospectus as well as the translation into French of the summary of the prospectus can also be viewed at Rio Tinto’s website - http://www.riotinto.com/rightsissue
Websites:
www.riotinto.com
This announcement does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation to purchase, otherwise acquire, subscribe for, sell, otherwise dispose of or issue, or any solicitation of any offer to sell, otherwise dispose of, issue, purchase, otherwise acquire or subscribe for, any security.
This announcement is an advertisement and does not constitute a prospectus. Nothing in this announcement should be interpreted as a term or condition of either of the rights issues announced by Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited. Any decision to purchase, otherwise acquire, subscribe for, sell or otherwise dispose of any Rio Tinto plc provisional allotment letters, Rio Tinto plc nil paid rights, Rio Tinto plc fully paid rights, Rio Tinto plc shares, Rio Tinto Limited entitlement and acceptance forms, Rio Tinto Limited rights and Rio Tinto Limited shares must be made only on the basis of the information contained in and incorporated by reference into the prospectus.
These materials do not constitute or form a part of any offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States. The securities mentioned herein have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”). The securities mentioned herein may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and in compliance with any applicable securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States. There will be no public offer of the securities in the United States.
These materials do not contain or constitute an offer for sale or the solicitation of an offer to purchase or subscribe for securities in Canada, the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong SAR, Japan, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, the Republic of South Africa or Switzerland or any other jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the relevant laws of such jurisdiction, and no public offer of rights or shares will be made in such jurisdictions. The securities mentioned herein have not been and will not be registered under the securities laws of such jurisdictions and may not be offered or sold in such jurisdictions except pursuant to an exemption from and in compliance with any applicable securities laws.
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