Rio Tinto Finance (USA) Limited $[ ] [ ] % Notes due [ ] $[ ] [ ] % Notes due [ ] Underwriting AgreementUnderwriting Agreement • June 21st, 2011 • Rio Tinto Finance Usa LTD • Metal mining • New York
Rio Tinto Finance (USA) Limited (ABN 84 062 129 551), a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Victoria, Australia (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell to the several Underwriters listed in Schedule 1 hereto (the “Underwriters”), for whom you are acting as representatives (the “Representatives”), $[ ] principal amount of its [ ] % Notes due [ ] (the “[ ] Notes”) and $[ ] principal amount of its [ ] % Notes due [ ] (the “[ ] Notes” and together with the [ ] Notes, the “Notes”). The Notes will be issued pursuant to an Indenture dated as of July 2, 2001 (the “Indenture”) among the Company, Rio Tinto plc, a public limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales, and Rio Tinto Limited (ABN 96 004 458 404), a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Victoria, Australia (Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited collectively the “Guarantors”) and The Bank of New York Mellon (as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, formerly The Chase Manhattan Ban
