Director/PDMR Shareholding

Rio Tinto PLC
25 April 2008

Rio Tinto plc



25 April 2008



SHAREHOLDINGS OF DIRECTORS AND PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY



On Thursday, 24 April 2008 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 of transaction: 24 April 2008:


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

Mr B.K. Clayton                 7.142                 490.003
Mr P.S. Chiaro                  1.295                 490.003



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 62,188.420 (0.006232%) and 8,357.072
(0.000837%) respectively.

Messrs Chiaro and Clayton also have an interest in 885 shares as potential
beneficiaries of the Rio Tinto Employee Share Ownership Trust.

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





Enquiries:        Kerrene Nicholas

                  Secretarial Assistant

                  Rio Tinto plc

                  Tel: [phone]






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