Cancellation of MTN

Rio Tinto PLC 12 July 2006 Repurchase of medium term notes Rio Tinto announces that Rio Tinto Canada Inc. has repurchased for cancellation the entire issue of its JPY 4,000,000,000 Medium Term Notes due 11 July 2007 (XS0150454188) for settlement on 11 July 2006. Following such cancellation there will be no outstanding Notes of this issue. For further information, please contact: AUSTRALIA LONDON Media Relations Media Relations Ian Head Nick Cobban Office: +61 (0) 3 9283 3620 Office: +44 (0) 20 7753 2305 Mobile: +61 (0) 408 360 101 Mobile: +44 (0) 7920 041 003 Investor Relations Investor Relations Dave Skinner Nigel Jones Office: +61 (0) 3 9283 3628 Office: +44 (0) 20 7753 2401 Mobile: +61 (0) 408 335 309 Mobile: +44 (0) 7917 227 365 Susie Creswell David Ovington Office: +61 (0) 3 9283 3639 Office: +44 (0) 20 7753 2326 Mobile: +61 (0) 418 933 792 Mobile: +44 (0) 7920 010 978 Website: www.riotinto.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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