Director/PDMR Shareholding

Rio Tinto PLC
19 February 2007


Rio Tinto plc


19 February 2007


SHAREHOLDINGS OF DIRECTORS AND PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY

                         Rio Tinto America Savings Plan


On 19 February 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: 16 February 2007, New York:

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

Mr B.K. Clayton           11.892             218.643


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 Clayton are 7,014.864 (0.000691%) respectively.

Mr Clayton also has 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]





Rio Tinto plc

19 February 2007


              Rio Tinto Mining Companies Comparative Plan ('MCCP')


The MCCP is a performance share plan which provides participants with the
conditional right, subject to performance conditions being met, to receive
shares in the Company of 10p each ('ordinary shares').

On 19 February 2007 Rio Tinto plc was notified that, on 16 February 2007 in
London, the following executive directors and persons discharging managerial
responsibility ('PDMRs') of the Company each received ordinary shares at a price
of £27.99:


                             No. of shares        Total ordinary      Percentage of issued share
                               acquired                                        capital
                                                   shares held
Director
Tom Albanese                     2,843                26,708                  0.004396%

PDMRs
Preston Chiaro                   1,084              62,030.684                0.006107%
Keith Johnson                    1,207                18,761                  0.001847%


The above directors/PDMRs also have an interest in 864 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 Rules 3.1.2 to 3.1.4.

               
Enquiries:     Louise Brennan
               Secretarial Assistant
               Rio Tinto plc
               Tel: [phone]




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