Company: RTNTF
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form Type: 8-A12B
Source: 0001104659-25-023810
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Company: RIO TINTO LTD
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form: 8-A12B
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Notes”), which are to be registered hereunder, to a prospectus dated May 5, 2023 (the “Prospectus”) filed under Rule 424(b) and forming a part of the Registrants’ Registration Statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-271670).The registrants incorporate by reference the Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus to the
extent set forth below.

Item 1.Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered

Reference is made to the information set forth
under the headings “Description of Guaranteed Notes” in the Prospectus Supplement and under “Description of Guaranteed
Debt Securities” and “Taxation” in the Prospectus.

Item 2. Exhibits

The Notes are expected to be listed on the New
York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”), the exchange on which certain other securities of the registrants are currently listed.
Accordingly, copies of the following exhibits shall be filed with each copy of this Registration Statement filed with the Commission or
with the NYSE, subject to Rule 12b-32 regarding the incorporation of exhibits by reference.

Pursuant to the Instructions as to Exhibits with
respect to Form 8-A, the following exhibits are being filed with the Commission in connection with this Registration Statement:

| 1.1 | Indenture, dated as of July 2, 2001, as amended and restated as of March 16, 2012, among Rio                                             
 Tinto Finance (USA) Limited, Rio Tinto Finance (USA) plc, Rio Tinto plc, Rio Tinto Limited and The Bank of New York Mellon (incorporated 
 by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form F-3 filed on March 16,               
 2012 (SEC File No. 333-175037)).                                                                                                         |

| 1.2 | First Supplemental Indenture, dated May 8, 2017, among Rio Tinto Finance (USA) Limited, Rio Tinto                                
 Finance (USA) plc, Rio Tinto plc, Rio Tinto Limited and The Bank of New York Mellon (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to 
 the Registration Statement on Form F-3 filed on May 8, 2017 (SEC File No. 333-217778)).                                          |

| 1.3 | Second Supplemental Indenture, dated May 6, 202