Final extension of RioTinto's offer for Riversdale

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Rio Tinto PLC

03 June 2011

 



Final extension of Rio Tinto's offer for Riversdale

3 June 2011

Rio Tinto Jersey Holdings 2010 Limited (RTJ), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Rio Tinto Group, has extended its takeover offer (Offer) for Riversdale Mining Limited (Riversdale) by two weeks to end at 7.00pm (Sydney time) on 17 June 2011.

The Offer period will not be extended any further and it will end on 17 June 2011.

Further to previous announcements, Rio Tinto now holds a relevant interest in approximately 73.42 per cent of all Riversdale shares. As a result, the free-float of Riversdale shares available for trading, which are not controlled by either Rio Tinto or Tata Steel, is down to just 0.3 per cent of all shares.

The handling fee described in RTJ's Third Supplementary Bidder's Statement will continue to apply until the Offer period ends.

The following documents have been lodged with the Australian Securities Exchange:

·             a notice under section 650D of the Corporations Act extending the Offer period;

·             RTJ's Seventh Supplementary Bidder's Statement dated 3 June 2011; and

·             a letter to Riversdale shareholders.

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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