Filed pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Statement No. 333-175037
September 14, 2011
Rio Tinto Finance (USA) Limited
Pricing Term Sheet
September 14, 2011
| 2016 Notes | ||
| Issuer: | Rio Tinto Finance (USA) Limited | |
| Guarantors: | Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited | |
| Principal Amount: | $500,000,000 | |
| Maturity: | September 20, 2016 | |
| Coupon: | 2.250% | |
| Price to Public: | 99.400% | |
| Underwriting Discount and Commissions: | 0.350% | |
| Yield to maturity: | 2.378% | |
| Spread to Benchmark Treasury: | 148 bps | |
| Benchmark Treasury: | 1.000% 08/2016 | |
| Benchmark Treasury Price and Yield: | 100-15 3/4 / 0.898% | |
| Interest Payment Dates: | March 20 and September 20, commencing March 20, 2012 | |
| Make-whole call: | At any time at a discount rate of Treasury plus 25 basis points | |
| Settlement: | T+3; September 19, 2011 | |
| CUSIP / ISIN: | 767201 AP1 / US 767201 AP10 | |
| Ratings1: | A3/A-/A- | |
| Joint Bookrunners: | Barclays Capital Inc., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., SG Americas Securities, LLC | |
| Co-managers: | ANZ Securities, Inc., Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc., Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA) Inc., Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., UBS Securities LLC | |
The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the Commission for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the Commission for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the Commission Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling Barclays Capital Inc. at 1-888-603-5847 or by emailing barclaysprospectus@broadridge.com, by calling BNP Paribas Securities Corp. at 1-800-854-5674, by calling Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC at 1-866-718-1649, by calling Citigroup Global Markets Inc. at 1-877-858-5407, by calling HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. at 1-866-811-8049, or by calling SG Americas Securities, LLC at 1-855-881-2108.
Any disclaimer or other notice that may appear below is not applicable to this communication and should be disregarded. Such disclaimer or notice was automatically generated as a result of this communication being sent by Bloomberg or another email system.
| 1 | A rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold the securities, and may be subject to revision, suspension or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating agencies. |
Rio Tinto Finance (USA) Limited
Pricing Term Sheet
September 14, 2011
| 2021 Notes | ||
| Issuer: | Rio Tinto Finance (USA) Limited | |
| Guarantors: | Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited | |
| Principal Amount: | $1,150,000,000 | |
| Maturity: | September 20, 2021 | |
| Coupon: | 3.750% | |
| Price to Public: | 99.744% | |
| Underwriting Discount and Commissions: | 0.450% | |
| Yield to maturity: | 3.781% | |
| Spread to Benchmark Treasury: | 178 bps | |
| Benchmark Treasury: | 2.125% 08/2021 | |
| Benchmark Treasury Price and Yield: | 101-03+ / 2.001% | |
| Interest Payment Dates: | March 20 and September 20, commencing March 20, 2012 | |
| Make-whole call: | At any time at a discount rate of Treasury plus 30 basis points | |
| Settlement: | T+3; September 19, 2011 | |
| CUSIP / ISIN: | 767201 AQ9 / US 767201 AQ92 | |
| Ratings1: | A3/A-/A- | |
| Joint Bookrunners: | Barclays Capital Inc., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., SG Americas Securities, LLC | |
| Co-managers: | ANZ Securities, Inc., Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc., Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA) Inc., Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., UBS Securities LLC | |
The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the Commission for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the Commission for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the Commission Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling Barclays Capital Inc. at 1-888-603-5847 or by emailing barclaysprospectus@broadridge.com, by calling BNP Paribas Securities Corp. at 1-800-854-5674, by calling Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC at 1-866-718-1649, by calling Citigroup Global Markets Inc. at 1-877-858-5407, by calling HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. at 1-866-811-8049, or by calling SG Americas Securities, LLC at 1-855-881-2108.
Any disclaimer or other notice that may appear below is not applicable to this communication and should be disregarded. Such disclaimer or notice was automatically generated as a result of this communication being sent by Bloomberg or another email system.
| 1 | A rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold the securities, and may be subject to revision, suspension or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating agencies. |
Rio Tinto Finance (USA) Limited
Pricing Term Sheet
September 14, 2011
| 2040 Notes | ||
| Issuer: | Rio Tinto Finance (USA) Limited | |
| Guarantors: | Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited | |
| Further Issue: | The notes offered hereby constitute a further issuance of the $500,000,000 principal amount of the 5.200% notes due 2040 that were issued on November 2, 2010 and the $300,000,000 principal amount of the 5.200% notes due 2040 that were issued on May 20, 2011 (collectively, the “2040 notes”). The notes will form a single series with the 2040 notes and will have the same terms other than the initial offering price. Immediately upon settlement, the notes will have the same CUSIP number and will trade interchangeably with the 2040 notes. Upon completion of this offering, $1,150,000,000 of the 5.200% notes due 2040 will be outstanding. | |
| Principal Amount: | $350,000,000 | |
| Maturity: | November 2, 2040 | |
| Coupon: | 5.200% | |
| Price to Public: | 102.285% | |
| Accrued Interest: | 137 days ($104.264) | |
| Underwriting Discount and Commissions: | 0.875% | |
| Yield to maturity: | 5.049% | |
| Spread to Benchmark Treasury: | 178 bps | |
| Benchmark Treasury: | 4.375% 05/2041 | |
| Benchmark Treasury Price and Yield: | 120-29 / 3.269% | |
| Interest Payment Dates: | May 2 and November 2 of each year | |
| Make-whole call: | At any time at a discount rate of Treasury plus 20 basis points | |
| Settlement: | T+3; September 19, 2011 | |
| CUSIP / ISIN: | 767201 AL0 / US 767201 AL06 | |
| Ratings1: | A3/A-/A- | |
| Joint Bookrunners: | Barclays Capital Inc., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., SG Americas Securities, LLC | |
| Co-managers: | ANZ Securities, Inc., Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc., Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA) Inc., Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., UBS Securities LLC | |
The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the Commission for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the Commission for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the Commission Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling Barclays Capital Inc. at 1-888-603-5847 or by emailing barclaysprospectus@broadridge.com, by calling BNP Paribas Securities Corp. at 1-800-854-5674, by calling Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC at 1-866-718-1649, by calling Citigroup Global Markets Inc. at 1-877-858-5407, by calling HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. at 1-866-811-8049, or by calling SG Americas Securities, LLC at 1-855-881-2108.
| 1 | A rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold the securities, and may be subject to revision, suspension or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating agencies. |
Any disclaimer or other notice that may appear below is not applicable to this communication and should be disregarded. Such disclaimer or notice was automatically generated as a result of this communication being sent by Bloomberg or another email system.