Rio Tinto completes acquisition of Arcadium Lithium
Summary
Complementary technologies and geographies offer compelling value driven by accelerating volume growth in a rising market, projecting significantly higher EBITDA and operating cash flow in the coming years. Rio Tinto will fund the acquisition by drawing on its existing bridge loan facility, which it plans to replace with long-term debt financing. In some cases, these forward looking statements can be identified by the use of forward looking terminology, including the terms "believes", "estimates", "will look to", "shall look to", "would look to", "plans", "prepares", "anticipates", "expects", "is expected to", "is subject to", "budget", "scheduled", "forecasts", "synergy", "strategy", "goal", "cost-saving", "projects" "intends", "may", "will", "shall", or "should" or their negatives or other variations or comparable terminology. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to future events and circumstances and should be considered in light of various important factors, such as those set forth in Rio Tintos filings with the SEC, including Rio Tintos Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, which was filed with the SEC on February 23, 2024, and Rio Tintos Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, which was filed with the SEC on February 20, 2025. Specifically, statements of estimated cost savings and synergies relate to future actions and circumstances which, by their nature involve, risks, uncertainties and contingencies.