Director/PDMR Shareholding

Rio Tinto PLC
11 September 2007


Rio Tinto plc

11 September 2007


               Rio Tlnto 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 10 September 2007, Rio Tinto plc was notified that, on 6 September
2007 in London, the following directors of the Company each acquired ordinary
shares under the Rio Tinto Dividend Reinvestment Plan at a price of £36.52 per
share:

                    No of shares      Total ordinary      Percentage of issued
                     acquired         shares held           share capital

Director

Guy Elliott             314              48,980               0.004914%
Paul Skinner             39               5,696               0.000571%
Sir Richard Sykes        18               2,614               0.000262%


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






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