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R. Leigh Clifford , CEO/Director

www.riotinto.com

Industry: Metals and Mining

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Overview

An international mining group, combining Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited. The Company's principal product and global support groups are Iron Ore, Energy, Industrial Minerals, Aluminium, Copper, Diamonds, Exploration and Technology.

Portfolio Articles

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Nov 26 2008
Iron Meh
Credit crunch and commodity slump stop a megadeal.
Nov 25 2008
Metal Gets Heavy
Rio Tinto rejects $147 billion offer.
Feb 06 2008
A Rival Bidder for Rio Tinto?
Blackstone is said to be organizing a breakup effort.
Dec 10 2007
Digging In for a Mining Deal
BHP woos Rio Tinto shareholders with a $30 billion buyback.
Nov 12 2007

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News Feeds

Mining industry falters as recession spreads AP
Dec 31 2008
Rio Tinto unit pulls investment from Saudi project AP
Dec 17 2008
Rio Tinto drops equity stake in Saudi project AP
Dec 17 2008
Indonesian lawmakers pass new mining law AP
Dec 17 2008
Rio Tinto says fundraising report is "speculation" Reuters
Dec 14 2008
71 to lose jobs in SE Neb. when Alcan plant closes AP
Dec 12 2008
Rio Tinto to cut 14,000 jobs to cope with slump AP
Dec 10 2008
Moody's could downgrade Rio Tinto Group AP
Dec 10 2008
Rio Tinto to cut 14,000 jobs Reuters
Dec 10 2008

Portfolio Blogs

A Chinese Bid for Rio Tinto?
Dec 04 2007
Extra Credit, Thursday Edition
Nov 29 2007
Rio Tinto Won't be Independent for Long
Nov 08 2007

Press Releases

Beacon Equity Issues Technical Trade Alerts on Steel & Iron Stocks: MEA, SID, CPSL, RTP, MT, PKX Jan-07-2009, 09:20AM EST
XplosiveStocks.com: BIDU, APOL, DRYS, NIHD, RTP, MA Hot Stocks on the Move Jan-02-2009, 02:08PM EST
Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Rio Tinto, Plc, Amgen, Inc., Garmin Ltd., Regency Centers Corporation and The Medicines Company Dec-19-2008, 06:00AM EST
Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Garmin Ltd., General Motors, Regency Centers, Amgen and Rio Tinto Dec-18-2008, 06:00AM EST
Rio Tinto commits to reduce net debt by $10 billion by end of 2009 Dec-10-2008, 07:51AM EST

News From Around the Web

News

Chinese bid for Rio's assets (Brisbane Times, Australia)

Jan 09 2009
Rio cuts Qld coking coal output (The Australian)

Jan 09 2009
China, private equity close in on Rio units -sources (Reuters)

Jan 09 2009
Rio Tinto's stake in Grange reduced (SkyNews, New Zealand)

Jan 08 2009
Rio Tinto, L&T Among Bidders For Paradip Port Terminals-Report (Morningstar)

Jan 08 2009
Rio Tinto to cut coking coal output, BHP undecided (Reuters)

Jan 08 2009
Shares tank on resource falls (AdelaideNow, Australia)

Jan 08 2009
Rio Tinto To Cut Kestrel Mine Coking Coal Output By 15% (Wall Street Journal)

Jan 08 2009
Guinea turmoil prompts mining concerns (Financial Times)

Jan 08 2009
Steel Makers to Push for Iron Ore Price Drop (AllAfrica.com)

Jan 08 2009

Blogs

Now Rio announces coking coal output cuts while BHP still undecided (MineWeb)

Jan 09 2009
China, private equity close in on Rio units (MineWeb)

Jan 09 2009
Rio restarts Pilbara iron ore operations (MineWeb)

Jan 05 2009

Employees

Number of Employees: 51,677

Revenue per Employee: $678,110

Financials

Quarterly

Annual

Income Statement	11/2008	04/2008	09/2007	06/2007
Sales	NA	NA	NA	NA
Gross Operating Profit	13.6 Bil.	8.82 Bil.	6.03 Bil.	5.92 Bil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA)	13.6 Bil.	8.82 Bil.	6.03 Bil.	5.92 Bil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT)	13.6 Bil.	8.82 Bil.	6.03 Bil.	5.92 Bil.
Total Net Income	3.46 Bil.	2.03 Bil.	1.63 Bil.	1.82 Bil.
Basic EPS, Total	10.77	6.35	5.03	5.52
Diluted EPS, Total	10.77	6.32	5.01	5.47

BALANCE STATEMENT	11/2008	04/2008	09/2007	06/2007
Cash and Equivalents	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Assets	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Liabilities	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Capitalization	NA	NA	NA	NA

Cash Flow	11/2008	04/2008	09/2007	06/2007
Net Cash From Continuing Operations	NA	NA	NA	NA
Net Cash From Investing Activities	NA	NA	NA	NA
Net Cash From Financing Activities	NA	NA	NA	NA
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents	NA	NA	NA	NA

Income Statement	2008	2007	2006	2005
Sales	6.69 Bil.	7.23 Bil.	8.36 Bil.	6.45 Bil.
Gross Operating Profit	23.01 Bil.	15.24 Bil.	10.68 Bil.	5.34 Bil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA)	10.58 Bil.	9.9 Bil.	9.48 Bil.	4.06 Bil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT)	10.37 Bil.	10.4 Bil.	7.48 Bil.	3.46 Bil.
Total Net Income	7.31 Bil.	7.44 Bil.	5.22 Bil.	2.81 Bil.
Basic EPS, Total	22.75	22.31	15.29	8.16
Diluted EPS, Total	22.65	22.22	15.24	8.16

BALANCE STATEMENT	2008	2007	2006	2005
Cash and Equivalents	1.64 Bil.	736 Mil.	2.38 Bil.	390 Mil.
Total Assets	21.84 Bil.	6.88 Bil.	7.48 Bil.	5.05 Bil.
Total Liabilities	19.67 Bil.	5.78 Bil.	4.79 Bil.	3.4 Bil.
Total Capitalization	63.28 Bil.	20.24 Bil.	17.73 Bil.	15.92 Bil.

Cash Flow	2008	2007	2006	2005
Net Cash From Continuing Operations	8.49 Bil.	7.8 Bil.	6.94 Bil.	3.37 Bil.
Net Cash From Investing Activities	-42.74 Bil.	-4.09 Bil.	-2.48 Bil.	-574 Mil.
Net Cash From Financing Activities	35.1 Bil.	-5.39 Bil.	-2.41 Bil.	-2.62 Bil.
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents	819 Mil.	-1.64 Bil.	2.04 Bil.	178 Mil.