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Please read this notice carefully - it applies to all persons who view this part of the website and, depending upon who you are and where you live, it may affect your rights. This part of the site contains information on the Offers. Please note that the disclaimer set out below may be altered or updated. You should read it in full each time you visit this part of the website.

For regulatory reasons, we have to ensure you are aware of the appropriate regulations for the country which you are in. To allow you to view the documents relating to the Offers, you have to read the following then agree by pressing "I agree". If you are unable to agree you should press "I disagree" and you will not be able to view the documents relating to the rejection of the Offers.

In the United States, Rio Tinto will file a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on Schedule 14D-9 following commencement of a tender offer within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and holders of Ordinary Shares and American Depositary Shares are advised to read it when it becomes available as it will contain important information.  Copies of the Schedule 14D-9 and other related documents filed by Rio Tinto will be available free of charge on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov/.  In addition, documents filed with the SEC by Rio Tinto may be obtained free of charge by contacting Rio Tinto's media or investor relations departments or on Rio Tinto's website at http://www.riotinto.com/

Any documents filed by BHP Billiton, including any registration statement on Form F-4 (which will include a preliminary prospectus) and related exchange offer materials as well as any Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO, will also be available free of charge on the SEC's website.

Forward-looking statements

Information accessible on this website may include "forward-looking statements". All statements other than statements of historical facts included in these documents, including, without limitation, those regarding Rio Tinto's financial position, business strategy, plans and objectives of management for future operations (including development plans and objectives relating to Rio Tinto's products, production forecasts and reserve and resource positions), are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Rio Tinto, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

Such forward-looking statements are based on numerous assumptions regarding Rio Tinto's present and future business strategies and the environment in which Rio Tinto will operate in the future. Among the important factors that could cause Rio Tinto's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, among others, levels of demand and market prices, the ability to produce and transport products profitably, the impact of foreign currency exchange rates on market prices and operating costs, operational problems, political uncertainty and economic conditions in relevant areas of the world, the actions of competitors, activities by governmental authorities such as changes in taxation or regulation and such other risk factors identified in Rio Tinto's most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC or Form 6-Ks furnished to the SEC. Forward-looking statements should, therefore, be construed in light of such risk factors and undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of the respective documents. Rio Tinto expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking (except as required by applicable law, the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the "Takeover Code"), the UK Listing Rules, the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the Financial Services Authority and the Listing Rules of the Australian Securities Exchange) to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in Rio Tinto's expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. Nothing on this website should be interpreted to mean that future earnings per share of Rio Tinto plc or Rio Tinto Limited will necessarily match or exceed its historical published earnings per share. 

Basis of access to the documents relating to the Offers

Access to the electronic version of any documents relating to the Offers is being made available on its website by Rio Tinto in good faith and for information purposes only. Any person seeking access to the Rio Tinto website represents and warrants to Rio Tinto that they are doing so for information purposes only. Making the documents relating to the Offers available in electronic format does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy shares in Rio Tinto plc or Rio Tinto Limited. Further, it does not constitute a recommendation by Rio Tinto or any other party to sell or buy shares in Rio Tinto plc or Rio Tinto Limited or any other securities.
Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited shareholders should seek advice from an independent financial adviser as to the suitability of any action for the individual concerned. Any shareholder action recommended by the Boards in connection with the Offers will only be set out in documents sent to or made available to Rio Tinto's shareholders by Rio Tinto and any decision made by such shareholders should be made on the basis of information provided in those documents.

Responsibility

The Directors of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited accept responsibility for the information contained on this part of the website, except that the only responsibility accepted in respect of information relating to BHP Billiton, which has been compiled from published sources, is to ensure that such information has been correctly and fairly reproduced and presented. Subject as aforesaid, to the best of the knowledge and belief of the Directors of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained on this part of the website is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information.

Subject to the requirements of the Takeover Code, none of Rio Tinto, any of its officers or any person named in this part of the website with their consent or any person involved in the preparation of this part of the website makes any representation or warranty (either express or implied) or gives any assurance that the implied values, anticipated results, performance or achievements expressed or implied in forward-looking statements contained in this part of the website will be achieved.
Subject to any continuing obligations under applicable law, the Takeover Code, the UK Listing Rules, the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the Financial Services Authority and the Listing Rules of the Australian Securities Exchange, Rio Tinto expressly disclaims any obligation to disseminate, after the date of the posting of any document relating to the Offers on this website, any updates or revisions to any statements in the Offers to reflect any change in expectations or events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements are based.

THE DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE OFFERS MAY NOT BE DOWNLOADED BY ANY PERSON EITHER IN WHOLE OR IN PART WHERE TO DO SO WOULD OR MAY CONSTITUTE A BREACH OF ANY APPLICABLE LOCAL LAWS OR REGULATIONS.