About Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto is a leading international mining group headquartered
in the UK, combining Rio Tinto plc, a London listed company, and Rio
Tinto Limited, which is listed on the Australian Securities
Exchange.
Rio Tinto's business is finding, mining, and processing mineral
resources. Major products are aluminium, copper, diamonds, energy
(coal and uranium), gold, industrial minerals (borax, titanium
dioxide, salt, talc) and iron ore. Activities span the world but are
strongly represented in Australia and North America with significant
businesses in South America, Asia, Europe and southern Africa.
Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement includes “forward-looking statements” within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. All statements other than statements of historical facts
included in this announcement, including, without limitation, those
regarding Rio Tinto’s financial position, business strategy, plans
and objectives of management for future operations (including
development plans and objectives relating to Rio Tinto’s products,
production forecasts and reserve and resource positions), are
forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may
cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Rio Tinto,
or industry results, to be materially different from any future
results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements.
Such forward-looking statements are based on numerous assumptions
regarding Rio Tinto’s present and future business strategies and the
environment in which Rio Tinto will operate in the future. Among the
important factors that could cause Rio Tinto’s actual results,
performance or achievements to differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements include, among others, levels of demand
and market prices, the ability to produce and transport products
profitably, the impact of foreign currency exchange rates on market
prices and operating costs, operational problems, political
uncertainty and economic conditions in relevant areas of the world,
the actions of competitors, activities by governmental authorities
such as changes in taxation or regulation and such other risk
factors identified in Rio Tinto's most recent Annual Report on Form
20-F filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "SEC") or Form 6-Ks furnished to the SEC. Forward-looking
statements should, therefore, be construed in light of such risk
factors and undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the
date of this announcement. Rio Tinto expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking (except as required by applicable law, the
City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the “Takeover Code”), the UK
Listing Rules, the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the
Financial Services Authority and the Listing Rules of the Australian
Securities Exchange) to release publicly any updates or revisions to
any forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect any change
in Rio Tinto’s expectations with regard thereto or any change in
events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is
based.
Nothing in this announcement should be interpreted to mean that
future earnings per share of Rio Tinto plc or Rio Tinto Limited will
necessarily match or exceed its historical published earnings per
share.
Subject to the requirements of the Takeover Code, none of Rio
Tinto, any of its officers or any person named in this announcement
with their consent or any person involved in the preparation of this
announcement makes any representation or warranty (either express or
implied) or gives any assurance that the implied values, anticipated
results, performance or achievements expressed or implied in forward-looking statements contained in this announcement will be
achieved.
For further information, please contact:
Media Relations, Australia
Amanda
Buckley
Office: +61 (0) 3 9283 3627
Mobile: +61 (0) 419
801 349
Ian Head
Office: +61 (0) 3 9283 3620
Mobile: +61 (0)
408 360 101
Media Relations, London
Christina
Mills
Office: +44 (0) 20 8080 1306
Mobile: +44 (0) 7825 275
605
Nick Cobban
Office: +44 (0) 20 8080 1305
Mobile: +44
(0) 7920 041 003
Media Relations, Americas
Nancy
Ives
Mobile: +1 619 540 3751
Investor Relations, Australia
Dave
Skinner
Office: +61 (0) 3 9283 3628
Mobile: +61 (0) 408
335 309
Simon Ellinor
Office: +61 (0) 7 3867 1607
Mobile: +61
(0) 439 102 811
Investor Relations, North America
Jason
Combes
Office: +1 (0) 801 685 4535
Mobile: +1 (0) 801
558 2645
Investor Relations, London
Nigel
Jones
Office: +44 (0) 20 7781 2049
Mobile: +44
(0) 7917 227365
David Ovington
Office: +44 (0) 20 7781 2051
Mobile:
+44 (0) 7920 010 978
Email: questions@riotinto.com
A full copy of the press release is also available on
the Rio Tinto website: www.riotinto.com/media