Company: RTNTF
Filing Date: 2025-03-13
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0001104659-25-023282
Chunk: 81

Company: RIO TINTO LTD
Filing Date: 2025-03-13
Form: 424B5
Chunk 81
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’ interests in the global security. We and the trustee have no responsibility for any aspect of the depositary’s actions or for its records of ownership interests in the global security. We and the trustee also do not supervise the depositary in any way.

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The depositary will require that interests in a global security be purchased or sold within its system using same-day funds.

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Special Situations When Global Security Will Be Terminated. In a few special situations described later, the global security will terminate and interests in it will be exchanged for physical certificates representing debt securities. After that exchange, the choice of whether to hold debt securities directly or in street name will be up to the investor. Investors must consult their own bank or brokers to find out how to have their interests in debt securities transferred to their own name so that they will be direct holders. The rights of street name investors and direct holders in the debt securities have been previously described in the subsections entitled “ — Street Name and Other Indirect Holders ” and “— Direct Holders ”.

The special situations for termination of a global security are:

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When the depositary notifies us or Rio Tinto that it is unwilling, unable or ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act.

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When an event of default on the debt securities has occurred and has not been cured. Defaults are discussed below under “— Default and Related Matters — Events of Default ”.

The prospectus supplement may also list additional situations for terminating a global security that would apply only to the particular series of debt securities covered by the prospectus supplement. When a global security terminates, the depositary (and not we or the trustee) is responsible for deciding the names of the institutions that will be the initial direct holders. ( Section 305 of the Base Indenture )

### Overview of Remainder of this Description
The remainder of this description summarizes:

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#### Additional mechanics
relevant to the debt securities under normal circumstances, such as how to transfer ownership and where we make payments.

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Holders’ rights under several

#### special situations
, such as if we merge with another company, if we want to change a term of the debt securities or if we want to redeem the debt securities for tax reasons.

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Holders’ rights to receive

#### payment of additional amounts
due to changes in the withholding requirements of various jurisdictions.

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#### Covenants
contained in the indenture that restrict our and Rio Tinto’s ability to incur