Medium term notes

Rio Tinto makes use of bonds to finance medium term financing requirements.   A flexible bond programme used to issue debt instruments. Volumes, currencies and maturities of outstanding bonds will depend upon Rio Tinto's financing needs.

Issuers:

• Rio Tinto Finance Limited
• Rio Tinto Finance plc

Guarantors:

Instruments issued by Rio Tinto Finance plc or Rio Tinto Finance Limited will be unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited.

Arranger:

The Royal Bank of Scotland

Dealers:

ANZ
BBVA
BARCLAYS CAPITAL
BNP PARIBAS
CITI
CR E´DIT AGRICOLE CIB
CREDIT SUISSE
DEUTSCHE BANK
HSBC
J.P. MORGAN CAZENOVE
MITSUBISHI UFJ SECURITIES
MORGAN STANLEY
NATIXIS
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS
SOCIE´TE´ GE´NE´RALE
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND

Trustee:

Deutsche Trustee Company Limited

Issue and Paying Agent:

Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch