LONDON--International mining group Rio Tinto PLC (RIO.LN) said Friday it has priced 3.0 billion U.S. dollars of fixed rate bonds with a weighted average coupon of 2.67% and a weighted average maturity of 12.9 years. MAIN FACTS: -Offering comprises $1.25 billion of five-year, $1.0 billion of 10-year and $750 million of 30-year SEC-registered debt securities. -Bonds will be issued by Rio Tinto Finance (USA) PLC and will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Rio Tinto PLC and Rio Tinto Ltd. (RIO.AU). -Five-year notes pay a coupon of 1.625% and will mature on Aug. 21, 2017. -10-year notes pay a coupon of 2.875% and will mature on Aug. 21, 2022. -30-year notes pay a coupon of 4.125% and will mature on Aug. 21, 2042. -HSBC Securities (U.S.A) Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, RBS Securities Inc., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, SG Americas Securities, LLC and Standard Chartered Bank acted as Joint Bookrunners. -PLC shares closed Thursday in London at 3051 pence valuing the company at 43.05 billion pounds. -Write to Ian Walker at ian.walker@dowjones.com Subscribe to WSJ: http://online.wsj.com?mod=djnwires
