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REG - Rio Tinto - Rio Tinto 2014 preliminary final report <Origin Href="QuoteRef">RIO.L</Origin> - Part 3

- Part 3: For the preceding part double click  ID:nRSL7193Eb 

of other comprehensive losses of equity accounted units, net of tax                    -           (1)      
 Tax relating to components of other comprehensive income                                     215         (641)    
                                                                                              (520)       1,618    
                                                                                                                   
 Items that have been/may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:                                          
 Currency translation adjustment                                                              (2,004)     (2,657)  
 Currency translation on companies disposed of, transferred to the income statement           53          81       
 Fair value movements:                                                                                             
 - Cash flow hedge (losses)/gains                                                             (48)        195      
 - Cash flow hedge losses/(gains) transferred to the income statement                         55          (92)     
 - Losses on revaluation of available for sale securities                                     (36)        (101)    
 - Gains on revaluation of available for sale securities transferred to the income statement  6           146      
 Share of other comprehensive loss of equity accounted units, net of tax                      (44)        (44)     
 Tax relating to components of other comprehensive income                                     (9)         (56)     
                                                                                              (2,027)     (2,528)  
 Other comprehensive loss for the year, net of tax                                            (2,547)     (910)    
 Total comprehensive income for the year                                                      3,952       169      
 - attributable to owners of Rio Tinto                                                        4,322       3,261    
 - attributable to non-controlling interests                                                  (370)       (3,092)  
                                                                                                                   
 
 
(a) The most significant components of the actuarial (losses)/gains are (i) the impact of changes in the financial
assumptions and (ii) the actual return on invested pension assets relative to the assumed return. In relation to the
financial assumptions, the average discount rate used for valuing the pension and other post-employment benefit obligations
fell during 2014 reflecting the lower yield on corporate bonds. 
 
Group cash flow statement 
 
Years ended 31 December 
 
                                                                         2014        2013      
                                                                         US$m        US$m      
 Cash flows from consolidated operations (a)                             18,896      19,531    
 Dividends from equity accounted units                                   298         600       
 Cash flows from operations                                              19,194      20,131    
                                                                                               
 Net interest paid                                                       (981)       (1,164)   
 Dividends paid to holders of non-controlling interests in subsidiaries  (309)       (191)     
 Tax paid                                                                (3,618)     (3,698)   
 Net cash generated from operating activities                            14,286      15,078    
                                                                                               
 Cash flows from investing activities                                                          
 Acquisitions of subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates             -           4         
 Disposals of subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates (b)            887         1,896     
 Purchase of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets         (8,162)     (13,001)  
 Sales of financial assets                                               172         224       
 Purchases of financial assets                                           (24)        (75)      
 Other funding of equity accounted units                                 (117)       (88)      
 Other investing cash flows (c)                                          741         94        
 Cash used in investing activities                                       (6,503)     (10,946)  
                                                                                               
 Cash flows before financing activities                                  7,783       4,132     
                                                                                               
 Cash flows from financing activities                                                          
 Equity dividends paid to owners of Rio Tinto                            (3,710)     (3,322)   
 Proceeds from additional borrowings                                     442         3,954     
 Repayment of borrowings                                                 (3,476)     (1,832)   
 Proceeds from issue of equity to non-controlling interests (d)          1,291       159       
 Other financing cash flows                                              17          107       
 Net cash flow from financing activities                                 (5,436)     (934)     
 Effects of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents                  (156)       (261)     
 Net increase in cash and cash equivalents                               2,191       2,937     
 Opening cash and cash equivalents less overdrafts                       10,209      7,272     
 Closing cash and cash equivalents less overdrafts (e)                   12,400      10,209    
 
 
Group cash flow statement (continued) 
 
                                                                                                              
 (a) Cash flows from consolidated operations                                                                  
 Profit for the year from continuing operations                                             6,499     1,079   
 Adjustments for:                                                                                             
 - Taxation                                                                                 3,053     2,426   
 - Finance items                                                                            3,008     4,407   
 - Share of profit after tax of equity accounted units                                      (625)     (698)   
 - Impairment charges net of reversals after tax of investments in equity  accounted units  (589)     216     
 - Net losses/(gains) on disposal and consolidation of interests in businesses              563       (787)   
 - Impairment charges less reversals                                                        1,062     7,315   
 - Depreciation and amortisation                                                            4,860     4,791   
 - Provisions (including exchange differences on provisions)                                712       1,449   
 Utilisation of provisions                                                                  (973)     (871)   
 Utilisation of provision for post-retirement benefits                                      (296)     (635)   
 Change in inventories                                                                      937       (330)   
 Change in trade and other receivables                                                      962       84      
 Change in trade and other payables                                                         (380)     803     
 Other items                                                                                103       282     
                                                                                            18,896    19,531  
                                                                                                              
 
 
(b) Disposals of subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates related primarily to the disposal of the Clermont Joint
Venture. 
 
(c) Other investing cash flows in 2014 mainly relate to the disposal of the Group's St James's Square properties. 
 
(d) The most significant movement relates to Turquoise Hill Resources' rights issue at the beginning of 2014, which
increased non-controlling interests by US$1,158 million. Refer to the 'Statement of changes in equity' on page 36, and to
'Acquisitions and disposals' on page 40. 
 
(e) Closing cash and cash equivalents less overdrafts at 31 December 2014 differ from cash and cash equivalents on the
balance sheet as they include overdrafts of US$23 million (31 December 2013: US$7 million) reported within 'Borrowings and
other financial liabilities'. 
 
Group balance sheet 
 
At 31 December 
 
                                                                                         2014         2013      
                                                                                         US$m         US$m      
 Non-current assets                                                                                             
 Goodwill                                                                                1,228        1,349     
 Intangible assets                                                                       5,880        5,421     
 Property, plant and equipment                                                           68,693       70,827    
 Investments in equity accounted units                                                   4,868        3,957     
 Inventories                                                                             397          511       
 Deferred tax assets                                                                     3,540        3,555     
 Trade and other receivables                                                             1,304        2,140     
 Other financial assets (including tax recoverable and loans to equity accounted units)  792          983       
                                                                                         86,702       88,743    
 Current assets                                                                                                 
 Inventories                                                                             4,350        5,737     
 Trade and other receivables                                                             3,623        4,667     
 Other financial assets (including tax recoverable and loans to equity accounted units)  417          710       
 Cash and cash equivalents                                                               12,423       10,216    
                                                                                         20,813       21,330    
 Assets of disposal groups held for sale (a)                                             312          952       
 Total assets                                                                            107,827      111,025   
 Current liabilities                                                                                            
 Borrowings and other financial liabilities                                              (2,684)      (3,926)   
 Trade and other payables                                                                (7,437)      (8,400)   
 Tax payable                                                                             (800)        (1,126)   
 Provisions including post retirement benefits                                           (1,299)      (1,738)   
                                                                                         (12,220)     (15,190)  
 Non-current liabilities                                                                                        
 Borrowings and other financial liabilities                                              (22,535)     (24,625)  
 Trade and other payables                                                                (871)        (576)     
 Tax payable                                                                             (370)        (468)     
 Deferred tax liabilities                                                                (3,574)      (4,140)   
 Provisions including post retirement benefits                                           (13,303)     (12,343)  
                                                                                         (40,653)     (42,152)  
 Liabilities of disposal groups held for sale (a)                                        (360)        (181)     
 Total liabilities                                                                       (53,233)     (57,523)  
 Net assets                                                                              54,594       53,502    
                                                                                                                
 Capital and reserves                                                                                           
 Share capital (b)                                                                                              
 - Rio Tinto plc                                                                         230          230       
 - Rio Tinto Limited                                                                     4,535        4,911     
 Share premium account                                                                   4,288        4,269     
 Other reserves                                                                          11,122       12,871    
 Retained earnings                                                                       26,110       23,605    
 Equity attributable to owners of Rio Tinto                                              46,285       45,886    
 Attributable to non-controlling interests                                               8,309        7,616     
 Total equity                                                                            54,594       53,502    
                                                                                                                
 
 
Group balance sheet (continued) 
 
(a) Assets and liabilities held for sale as at 31 December 2014 comprise Rio Tinto's interests in the Blair Athol coal
project and South Gobi Resources Limited. 
 
(b) At 31 December 2014, Rio Tinto plc had 1,414.1 million ordinary shares on issue and held by the public, and Rio Tinto
Limited had 435.8 million shares on issue and held by the public. No shares in Rio Tinto Limited were held by Rio Tinto plc
at 31 December 2014 (31 December 2013: nil). As required to be disclosed under the ASX Listing Rules, the net tangible
assets per share amounted to US$21.18 (31 December 2013: US$21.16). 
 
Group statement of changes in equity 
 
Year ended 31 December 2014 
 
                                                                                Attributable to owners of Rio Tinto                       
                                                                                Share capital                        Share     Other      Retained   Total    Non-controlling  Total    
                                                                                US$m                                 premium   reserves   earnings   US$m     interests        equity   
                                                                                                                     US$m      US$m       US$m                US$m             US$m     
 Opening balance                                                                5,141                                4,269     12,871     23,605     45,886   7,616            53,502   
 Total comprehensive income                                                     -                                    -         (1,689)    6,011      4,322    (370)            3,952    
 for the year (a)                                                                                                                                                                       
 Currency translation arising on Rio Tinto Limited's share capital              (376)                                -         -          -          (376)    -                (376)    
 Dividends                                                                      -                                    -         -          (3,710)    (3,710)  (304)            (4,014)  
 Own shares purchased from Rio Tinto shareholders to satisfy share options      -                                    -         (129)      (31)       (160)    -                (160)    
 Treasury shares reissued and other movements                                   -                                    19        -          3          22       -                22       
 Newly consolidated operations                                                  -                                    -         -          -          -        6                6        
 Change in equity held by Rio Tinto                                             -                                    -         -          36         36       (29)             7        
 Equity issued to holders of non-controlling interests (b)                      -                                    -         -          -          -        1,291            1,291    
 Companies no longer consolidated                                               -                                    -         -          -          -        (18)             (18)     
 Employee share options and other IFRS 2 charges taken to the income statement  -                                    -         69         196        265      117              382      
 Closing balance                                                                4,765                                4,288     11,122     26,110     46,285   8,309            54,594   
                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 
                                                                                  Year to 31 December  Year to 31 D

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