Company: RTNTF
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form Type: 424B2
Source: 0001104659-25-022024
Chunk: 89

Company: RIO TINTO LTD
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form: 424B2
Chunk 89
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, where such assets comprise substantially the whole of the assets of their owner, shares or stock in the owner of those assets that secures project finance borrowing to finance the costs of developing, or acquiring and developing, those assets;

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any lien over property, including improvements, which was developed, constructed or improved by us or Rio Tinto, acquired after the date of the issuance of the applicable series of debt securities,

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to secure the payment of all or any part of the cost of development or construction of or improvement on the property, or

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to secure indebtedness incurred by us or Rio Tinto for the purpose of financing all or any part of the cost of development or construction or of improvements on the property, so long as the secured indebtedness does not exceed the higher of the cost or the fair market value of that development, construction or improvement;

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any lien arising solely by operation of law over any credit balance or cash held in an account with a financial institution;

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any lien arising in transactions entered into or established for our or Rio Tinto’s benefit in connection with any of the following:

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the operation of cash management programs;

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other payment netting arrangements;

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derivatives transactions (including swaps, caps, collars, options, futures transactions, forward rate agreements and foreign exchange transactions and any other similar transaction (including any option with respect to any of the foregoing) and any combination of any of the foregoing);

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other normal banking transactions; or

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in the ordinary course of letter of credit transactions;

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any lien securing our or Rio Tinto’s indebtedness for borrowed money incurred in connection with the financing of our or Rio Tinto’s accounts receivable;

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any lien arising in the ordinary course of dealings in base and precious metals, other minerals, petroleum or any other materials;

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any lien incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business, including, but not limited to;

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any mechanics’, materialmen’s, carriers’, workmen’s, vendors’ or similar lien;

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any lien securing amounts in connection with workers’ compensation unemployment insurance and other types of social security; and

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any easements, right-of-way, restrictions and other similar charges;

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any lien securing all or part of our or Rio Tinto’s interest in any mine or mineral deposit and/or facilities and/or any agreement or instrument relating to a mine or mineral deposit that is in favor of any operator or participant in that mine, mineral deposit or facility if