Rio Tinto PLC — M&A Activity 2008

SC14D9C 1 u55335sch14d.htm Prepared and filed by Bowne

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14D-9/C

SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(4) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Rio Tinto plc Rio Tinto Limited (Name of Subject Company)

Rio Tinto plc Rio Tinto Limited (Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)

Ordinary Shares of Rio Tinto plc American Depositary Shares, each representing four Ordinary Shares of Rio Tinto plc Ordinary Shares of Rio Tinto Limited

(Title of Class of Securities)

Ordinary Shares of Rio Tinto plc (ISIN GB 0007188757) American Depositary Shares of Rio Tinto plc (CUSIP US767204100) Ordinary Shares of Rio Tinto Limited (ISIN AU000000RIO1)

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

Ben Mathews Rio Tinto plc 5 Aldermanbury Square London EC2V 7HR United Kingdom Tel: 011 44 20 7930 2399

Copy to:

Thomas B. Shropshire, Jr. Linklaters LLP One Silk Street London EC2Y 8HQ United Kingdom Tel: 011 44 20 7456 2000

(Name, Address, and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications On Behalf of the Person(s) Filing Statement)

Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer

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