AGM - Results of voting

Rio Tinto PLC
29 April 2005


Results of voting at 2005 Annual General Meetings of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto
Limited

The Annual General Meetings of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited were held on
14 April 2005 and 29 April 2005 respectively.  All resolutions were passed by
poll.  The results are as set out below.

Under Rio Tinto's dual listed companies structure established in 1995, decisions
on significant matters affecting shareholders of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto
Limited in similar ways are taken through a joint electoral procedure.

The following resolutions, which were put to both Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto
Limited shareholders on a poll at the respective Annual General Meetings, were
subject to the joint electoral procedure and the aggregate of the joint polls
were as follows:


                                                    FOR                AGAINST

To elect Richard Goodmanson as a director   808,007,028              7,848,479

To elect Ashton Calvert as a director       810,455,094              5,378,565

To elect Vivienne Cox as a director         807,380,433              8,462,633

To re-elect Paul Skinner as a director      809,595,582              6,297,447

Approval of the remuneration report         744,042,401             41,517,266

Re-appointment of the auditors of Rio 
Tinto plc and auditors'                     805,684,789              3,972,062
remuneration

Receipt of reports and financial statements 792,068,537              2,587,889


The following resolutions were passed at the Rio Tinto plc meeting held on 14th
April 2005 and also at the Rio Tinto Limited meeting held on 29 April 2005.  The
results of the polls at the Rio Tinto plc meeting were as follows:

Off-market tender buy-backs and Tinto 
Holdings Australia Pty            
Limited matching buy-backs                  652,075,722                600,903

Amendments to the articles of association 
of Rio Tinto plc and the constitution of 
Rio Tinto Ltd                               651,508,247              1,030,236

Amendments to the Sharing Agreement         651,718,561                577,338


The following resolution was passed at the Rio Tinto Limited meeting held on 29
April 2005, the results of the poll were as follows:


                                                   FOR                AGAINST


Renewal of share buy-back authorities      161,980,550                375,821


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