FWP

Filed pursuant to Rule 433

Registration Statement No. 333-196694

June 11, 2015

Rio Tinto Finance (USA) Limited

 

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Pricing Term Sheet

June 11, 2015

 

Fixed Rate Notes
Issuer: Rio Tinto Finance (USA) Limited
Guarantors: Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited
Principal Amount: $1,200,000,000
Maturity: June 15, 2025
Coupon: 3.750% per annum
Price to Public: 99.333%
Underwriting Discount and Commissions: 0.450%
Yield to maturity: 3.831%
Spread to Benchmark Treasury: T+145 bps
Benchmark Treasury: 2.125% UST due May 15, 2025
Benchmark Treasury Price and Yield: 97-24, 2.381%
Interest Payment Dates: Semi-annually in arrears on June 15th and December 15th of each year, commencing on December 15th, 2015 (short first).
Optional Redemption: A redemption price equal to (i) if redemption occurs prior to March 15, 2025, the greater of (x) 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed and (y) as certified to the trustee by Rio Tinto Finance (USA) Limited 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 March 15, 2025, 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 16, 2015
CUSIP / ISIN: 767201 AS5 / US767201AS58
Ratings1: A3 (Moody’s) / A- (S&P)
Joint Bookrunners:

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

SG Americas Securities, LLC

HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.

Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc.

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

Co-managers:

Mizuho Securities USA Inc.

Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.

SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.

Standard Chartered Bank

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