Notice of change of interests in Riversdale

RNS Number : 3371C

Rio Tinto PLC

04 March 2011

 



Notice of change of interests in Riversdale

4 March 2011

Rio Tinto today announced that its relevant interest in Riversdale Mining Limited (Riversdale) had increased from 37,791,864 ordinary shares (15.97 per cent), as disclosed in its most recent substantial holding notice relating to Riversdale dated 16 February 2011, to 41,337,626 ordinary shares (17.46 per cent).

Rio Tinto also reports that since the last institutional acceptance facility (Acceptance Facility) update notice dated 1 March 2011, the aggregate of the number of Riversdale shares in:

•          respect of which acceptance instructions (in the form of acceptance forms and/or directions 
to custodians to accept Rio Tinto's offer) have been received in the Acceptance Facility as at 7.30pm, yesterday; and

•           which Rio Tinto and its associates have a relevant interest,

has changed from 16.99 per cent to 17.86 per cent.

The following table is a breakdown of the aggregate amount between those two categories.

Acceptance Facility	947,388	0.40
Relevant interest	41,337,626	17.46
TOTALS	42,285,014	17.86

A notice of change of interests of substantial holder was today submitted to the Australian Securities Exchange.  A copy of this notice is available at www.riotinto.com.

About Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto is a leading international mining group headquartered in the UK, combining Rio Tinto plc, a London and NYSE 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.

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