TAKE A LOOK-Rio Tinto defends Chinalco deal

Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc (RIO.AX) (RIO.L) defends its $19.5
billion asset and stake sale deal with China's Chinalco in
front of unhappy shareholders at its London annual meeting.

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units for sale -CFO[ID:nL0261320] BACKGROUND > Rio Tinto lines
up $8 bln rights issue -report [ID:nSP413684] > Rio shareholder
Aberdeen backs Chinalco deal [ID:nSYD503604] > Don't assume
Australia approves Chinalco-Rio
[ID:nSYD483898] > BHP browsing, new bid for Rio doubtful

[ID:nLU200121] > Chinalco passes German scrutiny over Rio
deal [ID:nSYD365797] > Chinalco says confident of Rio deal, no
plan B [ID:nPEK251990] > COLUMN-Rio admits to Plan B

[ID:nLR98770] > Australia poll points to concern on
China deals[ID:nSYD184155] > Australian foreign-investment
guidelines [ID:nSYD485946] > Q+A-Could Aussie rules block
Chinalco Rio bid? [ID:nSP337641] THE RIO-CHINALCO DEAL > Key
points of Rio Tinto-Chinalco deal [ID:nSYD405125] > Rio
sells copper, aluminium assets to Chinalco [ID:nSP61458] >
Rio sells $7.2 bln in bonds to Chinalco [ID:nLC358540]
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