Filed pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Statement No. 333-175037
June 14, 2013
Rio Tinto Finance (USA) plc
Pricing Term Sheet
June 14, 2013
| Fixed Rate Notes | ||
| Issuer: | Rio Tinto Finance (USA) plc | |
| Guarantors: | Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited | |
| Principal Amount: | $1,000,000,000 | |
| Maturity: | June 17, 2016 | |
| Coupon: | 1.375% per annum | |
| Price to Public: | 99.708% | |
| Underwriting Discount and Commissions: | 0.250% | |
| Yield to maturity: | 1.475% | |
| Spread to Benchmark Treasury: | T+100 bps | |
| Benchmark Treasury: | 0.250% due May 15, 2016 | |
| Benchmark Treasury Price and Yield: | 99-11 1/4, 0.475% | |
| Interest Payment Dates: | Semi-annually in arrears on June 17th and December 17th of each year, commencing on December 17th, 2013 | |
| Optional Redemption: | The greater of (x) 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed and (y) as certified to the trustee by the Issuer or Rio Tinto, the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments discounted to the date of redemption on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus a spread of 15 basis points. | |
| Settlement: | T+3; June 19, 2013 | |
| CUSIP / ISIN: | 76720AAL0 / US76720AAL08 | |
| Ratings1: | A3/A- | |
| Joint Bookrunners: | BNP Paribas Securities Corp. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | |
| Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC RBS Securities Inc | ||
| Co-managers: | Bank of China Limited, London Branch Santander Investment Securities Inc. Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. |
The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange 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 Securities and Exchange Commission for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website 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 BNP Paribas Securities Corp. toll-free at 1-800-854-5674, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC collect at 1-212-834-4533 or Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC toll-free at 1-866-718-1649.
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) plc
Pricing Term Sheet
June 14, 2013
| Fixed Rate Notes | ||
| Issuer: | Rio Tinto Finance (USA) plc | |
| Guarantors: | Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited | |
| Principal Amount: | $1,250,000,000 | |
| Maturity: | December 14, 2018 | |
| Coupon: | 2.250% per annum | |
| Price to Public: | 99.086% | |
| Underwriting Discount and Commissions: | 0.350% | |
| Yield to maturity: | 2.429% | |
| Spread to Benchmark Treasury: | T+140 bps | |
| Benchmark Treasury: | 1.000% due May 31, 2018 | |
| Benchmark Treasury Price and Yield: | 99-27+, 1.029% | |
| Interest Payment Dates: | Semi-annually in arrears on June 14th and December 14th of each year, commencing on December 14th, 2013 | |
| Optional Redemption: | A redemption price equal to (i) if redemption occurs prior to November 14, 2018, the greater of (x) 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed and (y) as certified to the trustee by the Issuer or Rio Tinto, the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments discounted to the date of redemption on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus a spread of 25 basis points or (ii) if redemption occurs on or after November 14, 2018, 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, together, in each case, with accrued interest on the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed to the date of redemption. | |
| Settlement: | T+3; June 19, 2013 | |
| CUSIP / ISIN: | 76720AAM8 / US76720AAM80 | |
| Ratings1: | A3/A- | |
| Joint Bookrunners: | BNP Paribas Securities Corp. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | |
| Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC RBS Securities Inc | ||
| Co-managers: | Bank of China Limited, London Branch | |
| Santander Investment Securities Inc. | ||
| Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. |
The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange 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 Securities and Exchange Commission for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website 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 BNP Paribas Securities Corp. toll-free at 1-800-854-5674, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC collect at 1-212-834-4533 or Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC toll-free at 1-866-718-1649.
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. |
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Rio Tinto Finance (USA) plc
Pricing Term Sheet
June 14, 2013
| Floating Rate Notes | ||
| Issuer: | Rio Tinto Finance (USA) plc | |
| Guarantors: | Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited | |
| Principal Amount: | $250,000,000 | |
| Maturity: | June 19, 2015 | |
| Price to Public: | 100.000% | |
| Underwriting Discount and Commissions: | 0.200% | |
| Spread to LIBOR: | +55 bps | |
| Designated LIBOR Page: | Reuters Page LIBOR 01 | |
| Interest Rate Basis: | 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR | |
| Initial Interest Rate: | 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR plus 55 basis points, as determined on the second London and New York City business day prior to June 19, 2013 | |
| Interest Payment Dates: | Quarterly in arrears on March 19th, June 19th, September 19th and December 19th of each year, commencing on September 19th, 2013 | |
| Interest Reset Dates: | March 19th, June 19th, September 19th and December 19th | |
| Day Count Fraction: | Actual/360 | |
| Business Day Convention: | Modified following | |
| Optional Redemption: | None. | |
| Settlement: | T+3; June 19, 2013 | |
| CUSIP / ISIN: | 76720AAH9 / US76720AAH95 | |
| Ratings1: | A3/A- | |
| Joint Bookrunners: | BNP Paribas Securities Corp. J. P. Morgan Securities LLC Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | |
| Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | ||
| RBS Securities Inc | ||
| Co-managers: | Bank of China Limited, London Branch | |
| Santander Investment Securities Inc. | ||
| Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. |
The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange 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 Securities and Exchange Commission for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website 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 BNP Paribas Securities Corp. toll-free at 1-800-854-5674, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC collect at 1-212-834-4533 or Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC toll-free at 1-866-718-1649.
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. |
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Rio Tinto Finance (USA) plc
Pricing Term Sheet
June 14, 2013
| Floating Rate Notes | ||
| Issuer: | Rio Tinto Finance (USA) plc | |
| Guarantors: | Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited | |
| Principal Amount: | $500,000,000 | |
| Maturity: | June 17, 2016 | |
| Price to Public: | 100.000% | |
| Underwriting Discount and Commissions: | 0.250% | |
| Spread to LIBOR: | +84 bps | |
| Designated LIBOR Page: | Reuters Page LIBOR 01 | |
| Interest Rate Basis: | 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR | |
| Initial Interest Rate: | 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR plus 84 basis points, as determined on the second London and New York City business day prior to June 19, 2013 | |
| Interest Payment Dates: | Quarterly in arrears on March 17th, June 17th, September 17th and December 17th of each year, commencing on September 17th | |
| Interest Reset Dates: | March 17th, June 17th, September 17th and December 17th | |
| Day Count Fraction: | Actual/360 | |
| Business Day Convention: | Modified following | |
| Optional Redemption: | None. | |
| Settlement: | T+3; June 19, 2013 | |
| CUSIP / ISIN: | 76720AAJ5 / US76720AAJ51 | |
| Ratings1: | A3/A- | |
| Joint Bookrunners: | BNP Paribas Securities Corp. J. P. Morgan Securities LLC Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | |
| Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | ||
| RBS Securities Inc | ||
| Co-managers: | Bank of China Limited, London Branch | |
| Santander Investment Securities Inc. | ||
| Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. |
The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange 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 Securities and Exchange Commission for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website 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 BNP Paribas Securities Corp. toll-free at 1-800-854-5674, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC collect at 1-212-834-4533 or Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC toll-free at 1-866-718-1649.
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. |
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