Energy Resources of Australia : Appendix 3X - S Kaufman

Appendix 3X

Initial Director's Interest Notice

Appendix 3X

Rule 3.19A.1

Initial Director's Interest Notice

Information or documents not available now must be given to ASX as soon as available. Information and documents given to ASX become ASX's property and may be made public.

Introduced 30/9/2001.

Name of entity ABN

Energy Resources of Australia Limited 71 008 550 865

We (the entity) give ASX the following information under listing rule 3.19A.1 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Corporations Act.

Part 1 - Director's relevant interests in securities of which the director is the registered holder

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (i) of the definition of "notifiable interest of a director" should be disclosed in this part.

Number & class of securities

2,728 Rio Tinto Limited ordinary shares ("RT Shares").

23,485

rights ("Rights") to be granted RT Shares, being:

• •2,797 Rights under the Rio Tinto Limited Bonus Deferral Plan as amended from time to time ("BDP");

• •5,575 Rights under the Rio Tinto Limited Management Share Plan as amended from time to time ("MSP")1; and

• •15,113 Rights under the Rio Tinto Performance Share Plan as amended from time to time ("PSP")1.

1In accordance with the rules of the PSP and MSP, upon vesting Ms Kaufman may receive Rights to additional RT Shares equal to the value of dividends that would have been paid to her since the date of award, on the number of RT Shares allocated following the vesting of those Rights.

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Part 2 - Director's relevant interests in securities of which the director is not the registered holder

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust

1In accordance with the rules of myShare, upon vesting of the Matching RT Share Rights, Ms Kaufman may receive additional RT Shares in lieu of dividends that would have been paid to her in the period from grant on the base number of shares the subject of the Matching RT Shares Rights that vest.

Part 3 - Director's interests in contracts

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (ii) of the definition of "notifiable interest of a director" should be disclosed in this part.

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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