Rio Tinto to reduce gross debt by $3B

Company News

by David Chau


Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX:RIO) has announced it will reduce its gross debt by a further $3 billion.

The company says it will achieve that by accepting for purchase around $1.25 billion worth of debt under its Maximum tender Offer, as well as $1.75 billion under its ‘Any and All Offer’.

The mining company also says that both offers commenced on 7 June 2016, and are part of its ongoing capital management.

Rio Tinto reported a net loss of $2.35 billion at 31 December 2015.

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