Director/PDMR Shareholding

Rio Tinto PLC
26 April 2007



Rio Tinto plc

26 April 2007

                  Rio Tinto Dividend Reinvestment Plan ('DRP')


Rio Tinto plc offers a Dividend Reinvestment Plan that gives shareholders the
opportunity to use their cash dividends to buy Rio Tinto plc shares in the
market. The Plan is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services
Authority.

On 26 April 2007, Rio Tinto plc was notified that, on 17 April 2007 in New York,
the following persons discharging managerial responsibility ('PDMRs') of the
Company completed transactions under the Rio Tinto Dividend Reinvestment Plan,
to acquire units in the Rio Tinto America Savings Plan (Rio Tinto plc Stock
Fund) at a price of $253.1522 per unit.

Each unit represents one ADR with each ADR representing four Ordinary shares of
10p each in Rio Tinto plc ordinary shares:


                            No. of units acquired     Total ordinary        Percentage of issued 
                                                       shares held*             share capital
Director/PDMR

Mr T. Albanese                     45.378               44,838.672                 0.004463%
Mr P.S. Chiaro                      5.883               62,073.808                 0.000618%
Mr B.K. Clayton                    17.736               7,243.906                  0.000721%


* Includes Stock Fund units, ADRs and ordinary shares

Messrs Albanese, Clayton and Chiaro also have an interest in 873 shares as
potential beneficiaries of the Rio Tinto Employee Share Ownership Trust.

This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of the Financial
Services Authority Disclosure and Transparency Rules 3.1.2 to 3.1.5.


Enquiries:   Laura Jackson
             Secretarial Assistant
             Rio Tinto plc
             Tel: [phone]



Rio Tinto plc

26 April 2007


SHAREHOLDINGS OF DIRECTORS AND PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY

On Thursday 26 April 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: 19 April 2007, New York:


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

Mr P.S. Chiaro            2.135              247.023
Mr B.K. Clayton           11.74              247.023



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 62,082.348 (0.00618%) and 7,290.056
(0.00073%) respectively.

Messrs Clayton and Chiaro also have an interest in 873 shares as potential
beneficiaries 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:   Laura Jackson
             Secretarial Assistant
             Rio Tinto plc
             Tel: [phone]



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