Director/PDMR Shareholding

Rio Tinto PLC
09 March 2007

Rio Tinto plc

9 March 2007

SHAREHOLDINGS OF DIRECTORS AND PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY

On Thursday 8 March 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: 7 March 2007, New York:

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

Mr P.S. Chiaro            9.988              210.244
Mr B.K. Clayton           12.366             210.244


2. Date and place of transaction: 16 February 2007, New York:

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

Mr P.S. Chiaro            9.604              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 Chiaro and Mr Clayton are 62,050.276 (0.007148%) and 7,064.328
(0.000701%) respectively.

Mr Chiaro and Mr Clayton also have 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]



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