Additional Listing

Rio Tinto PLC
19 October 2001

Rio Tinto plc

Application has been made to The UK Listing Authority and the London Stock
Exchange for a block listing of 500,000 Ordinary shares of 10p each under the
Rio Tinto Share Option Plan 1998, to trade on the London Stock Exchange and to
be admitted to the Official List upon issuance. The shares shall rank pari
passu with the existing issued shares of the Company.

Copies of this announcement are available from the office of Cazenove & Co.
Ltd for the period of 2 business days from the date hereof.