18.01.2013 18:08:00
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Rio Tinto Finance (USA) plc -- Moody's says Rio Tinto's announcement of $14 billion impairment has no current impact on ratings.
New York, January 18, 2013 -- Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") said today that the Rio Tinto Group's ("Rio Tinto") announcement that it will recognize an after tax non-cash impairment charge of approximately $14 billion in fiscal 2012 will not affect the company's ratings, including its A3 senior unsecured debt rating and its Prime-2 short term rating at this time. Rio Tinto's rating outlook is stable.