Director/PDMR Shareholding

Rio Tinto PLC
11 May 2007

Rio Tinto plc



11 May 2007



SHAREHOLDINGS OF DIRECTORS AND PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY



On Thursday, 10 May 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: 1 May 2007, New York:


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

Mr P.S. Chiaro            0.006              243.803
Mr B.K. Clayton           0.036              243.803





2. Date and place of transaction: 5 May 2007, New York:


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

Mr B.K. Clayton           11.446             253.373
Mr P.S. Chiaro            2.082              253.373



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 62,090.70 (0.00618%) and 7,335.984
(0.00073%) respectively.

Messrs Chiaro and Clayton 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 DTR 3.1.4 R(1)
(a) and DTR 3.1.4 R (1)(b).





Enquiries:              Laura Jackson

                        Secretarial Assistant

                        Rio Tinto plc

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