Annual Report and Accounts

Rio Tinto PLC
05 March 2004

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5 March 2004


Dear Sirs

Rio Tinto plc - 2003 Annual report and financial statements, 2003 Annual review
and 2004 Notice of meeting

A copy of the above documents have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority,
and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's
Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:

Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS

Tel. no. (0)20 7066 1000

Yours sincerely


Matthew Whyte


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