NEW YORK, Dec. 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The following
statement is being issued by Levi & Korsinsky, LLP:
To: All persons or entities who purchased or otherwise
acquired securities of Rio Tinto plc ("Rio Tinto") (NYSE:
RIO) between March 16, 2012
and November 14, 2016. You are
hereby notified that a securities class action lawsuit has been
commenced in the USDC for the Southern District of New York. To get more information go
to: http://www.zlk.com/pslra/rio-tinto-plc or contact
Joseph E. Levi, Esq. either via
email at jlevi@zlk.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500,
toll-free: (877) 363-5972. There is no cost or obligation to
you.
The complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period
defendants issued materially false and misleading statements to
investors and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Rio Tinto violated
anti-corruption laws in connection with its operations in the
Simandou project; (ii) the foregoing violations would expose the
Company to significant scrutiny and large fines; and (iii) as a
result of the foregoing, Rio Tinto's public statements were
materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
If you suffered a loss in Rio Tinto you have until
February 10, 2017 to request that
the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in
any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead
plaintiff.
Levi & Korsinsky is a national firm with offices in
New York, New Jersey, California, Connecticut, and Washington D.C. The firm's attorneys have
extensive expertise and experience representing investors in
securities litigation involving financial fraud, and have recovered
hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders.
Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar
outcomes.
CONTACT:
Levi & Korsinsky, LLP
Joseph E. Levi, Esq.
30 Broad Street - 24th Floor
New York, NY
10004
Tel: (212) 363-7500
Toll Free: (877) 363-5972
Fax: (212) 363-7171
www.zlk.com
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