SUPPORT AGREEMENT between RIO TINTO PLC - and - RIO TINTO CANADA HOLDING INC. - and - ALCAN INC.Support Agreement • July 24th, 2007 • Rio Tinto PLC • Metal mining
WHEREAS Rio Tinto desires to cause its wholly-owned subsidiary, Offeror, to acquire all of the Common Shares (as hereinafter defined) on the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein;
RIO TINTORio Tinto PLC • July 24th, 2007 • Metal mining • England
FACILITY AGREEMENTAgreement • July 24th, 2007 • Rio Tinto PLC • Metal mining
Undertakings and Confirmations made by Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Canada Holding Inc.Rio Tinto PLC • July 24th, 2007 • Metal mining
WHEREAS the Acquirer has expressed an intention to pursue a transaction (the “Proposed Transaction”), the completion of which would result in the acquisition of common shares of Alcan in a number sufficient to cause the Acquirer to become a Prospective Acquirer as defined under the Continuity Agreement;
Rio Tinto plc 6 St. James’s Square London SW1Y4LDRio Tinto PLC • July 24th, 2007 • Metal mining • Quebec
This letter agreement is entered into in furtherance of the confidentiality agreement dated 11 April 2007 between Alcan Inc. (the “Company”) and Rio Tinto plc (the “Recipient”) (the “NDA”) related to a possible transaction in which the Recipient and/or one or more companies in the Recipient’s Group would acquire all of the outstanding common shares of the Company (the “Transaction”) and in consideration of the Company making available to the Recipient certain Confidential Information (as defined in the NDA). In connection therewith, the Recipient and the Company agree as set out below.
AMENDMENT TO SUPPORT AGREEMENTSupport Agreement • July 24th, 2007 • Rio Tinto PLC • Metal mining • Quebec
The undersigned refer to the Support Agreement dated July 12, 2007 and hereby agree that the Support Agreement is hereby amended with effect from July 12, 2007 to correct certain inadvertent clerical errors and/or to reflect the true intention of the parties as follows:
