Rio Tinto completes off-market buy-back

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by Anna Napoli

Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) has successfully completed its off-market buy-back.

The mining giant achieved its share purchase target of 41.2 million Rio shares for a total consideration of close to $2.9 billion.

The buy-back price was $69.69 per share which represented a discount of 14 per cent to the market price.

The buy-back is part of a US$3.2 billion share buy-back programme returning the post-tax proceeds from the sale of coal assets in 2018 to Rio shareholders.

Shares in Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) closed 0.31 per cent lower to $81.23
 

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