Director/PDMR Shareholding

Rio Tinto PLC
22 January 2007


Rio Tinto plc


22 January 2007


SHAREHOLDINGS OF DIRECTORS AND PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY


On Friday 19 January 2007 Rio Tinto plc was notified that the following
Directors and/or persons discharging managerial responsibility ('PDMRs') had
completed transactions under the Rio Tinto America Savings Plan, to acquire or
dispose of units in the Rio Tinto plc Stock Fund.  Each unit represents one ADR
and each ADR represents four Ordinary shares of 10p each in Rio Tinto plc.
These are non-discretionary transactions.


1. Date and place of transaction: 18 January 2007, New York:


Director/PDMR             No. of units       Price per unit
                          acquired           (US$)

Mr P. Chiaro              2.603              201.667
Mr B.K. Clayton           12.892             201.667


Following this notification the total holdings of ordinary shares of 10p
(including Stock Fund units, ADRs and ordinary shares) and the total percentage
holdings for Mr Chiaro and Mr Clayton are 63,069.844 (0.006183%) and 6,918.552
(0.000678%) respectively.

Mr Chiaro and Mr Clayton also have an interest in 864 shares as a potential
beneficiary of the Rio Tinto Employee Share Ownership Trust.


This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of DR 3.1.4 R(1)
(a) and DR 3.1.4 R (1)(b).


Enquiries:        Louise Brennan
                  Secretarial Assistant
                  Rio Tinto plc

                  Tel: [phone]


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