Director/PDMR Shareholding

Rio Tinto PLC
29 May 2007

Rio Tinto plc
29 May 2007


 SHARE INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY

On 29 May 2007 Rio Tinto plc was notified that, on 25 May 2007 in London, the
following Directors as listed below acquired Rio Tinto plc ordinary shares at a
price of £35.5077 per share:

Director                                               No. of shares

Sir David Clementi                                     27
Ms Vivienne Cox                                        28
Mr Richard Goodmanson                                  141

These are non-discretionary purchases.

Following this notification the total holdings of ordinary shares of 10p and the
total percentage holdings for Sir David Clementi, Ms Cox and Mr Goodmanson are
308 (0.000031%),  692 (0.000069%) and 1,628 (0.000163%) respectively.

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
                  Tel: [phone]


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