Press Release

DBRS Releases Report on Rio Tinto Group

Natural Resources
November 19, 2007

DBRS has today released a report on Rio Tinto Plc, Rio Tinto Limited and Rio Tinto Canada Inc. (collectively Rio) that provides further detail on the recent downgrade of its ratings to A (low) from AA (low), following Rio’s successful acquisition of Alcan Inc. in an all-cash friendly takeover.

To obtain the full report or the November 1, 2007, press release, please click on the link below or contact us at info@dbrs.com.