Notice to Australian Securities Exchange

30 November 2011

Scheme of arrangement approved by the Federal Court of

The Federal Court of Australia has this morning made orders (Court Orders) approving the scheme of arrangement between Coal & Allied Industries Limited (Coal & Allied) and Coal & Allied shareholders1 under which Hunter Valley Resources Pty Ltd (Hunter Valley Resources) (a bid vehicle jointly owned by Limited (Rio Tinto) and Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd (Mitsubishi Development)) will acquire all of the ordinary shares in Coal & Allied not held by the Rio Tinto group or Mitsubishi Development (Scheme).

The Court Orders will be lodged with Securities and Investments Commission tomorrow, making the scheme effective under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

Coal & Allied will now work with Hunter Valley Resources to implement the Scheme. A timetable of the remaining key dates in relation to the Scheme and the fully franked special dividend of $8 per Coal & Allied share announced by Coal & Allied on 28 November 2011 (Special Dividend) is set out below:

1 December 2011 Date on which the Scheme will take effect and last day for trading in Coal & Allied shares on the Australian Securities Exchange 8 December 2011 at Record date for determining Coal & Allied shareholders entitled 7:00pm ( time) to receive the Special Dividend 12 December 2011 at Record date for determining Coal & Allied shareholders entitled 7:00pm (Sydney time) to participate in the Scheme and receive the Scheme Consideration 15 December 2011 Date on which the Scheme will be implemented 16 December 2011 Expected date for payment of the Scheme Consideration and Special Dividend The above dates are indicative only and are subject to change. Coal & Allied will announce any changes to the above timetable via ASX and its website.

For further information please contact:

Greenhill Caliburn Simon Mordant / Ron Malek Joint Chief Executives Greenhill Caliburn +612 9229 1410 [email protected] / [email protected]

FTI Consulting (formerly FD) Jim Kelly Head of Asia Pacific FTI Strategic Communications +612 8298 6100 [email protected]

1 Excluding Australian Coal Holdings Pty Limited, Mitsubishi Development, Hunter Valley Resources and their respective related bodies corporate who hold Coal & Allied shares.

Coal & Allied Industries Limited ABN 67 008 416 760 GPO Box 391, Brisbane Qld 4001 Australia 123 Albert Street, Brisbane Qld 4000 Australia Ph +61 7 3625 3000 Fax +61 7 3625 3001