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Rio Tinto PLC 30 April 2001 DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS 1) NAME OF COMPANY RIO TINTO PLC 2) NAME OF DIRECTOR MR J C A LESLIE 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of an non-beneficial interest AS IN 2 ABOVE 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. (If notified) MR J C A LESLIE 39,523 RIO TINTO TRUSTEES LTD 2,241 *HSBC TRUSTEE (C.I.) LTD 257,211 5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s) N/A 6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary SHARES APPROPRIATED UNDER THE RIO TINTO PROFIT SHARING SCHEME 1987 7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired 581 8) (MINIMAL%) of issued Class 9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed - 10) ( N/A %) of issued Class 11) Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 10p 12) Price per share £13.75 13) Date of transaction 27.04.01 14) Date company informed 27.04.01 15) Total holding following this notification 298,975 16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 0.028% IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING BOXES 17) Date of grant 18) Period during which or date on which exercisable 19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option 20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number. 21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise 22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification 23) Any additional information *INTEREST IN THESE SHARES AS A POTENTIAL BENEFICIARY OF THE RIO TINTO EMPLOYEE SHARE OWNERSHIP TRUST - SEE LETTER BELOW 24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries M J WHYTE 020 7753 2317 25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification B G GALE ASSISTANT SECRETARY Date of Notification 30 APRIL 2001 DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS 1) NAME OF COMPANY RIO TINTO PLC 2) NAME OF DIRECTOR MR C R H BULL 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of an non-beneficial interest AS IN 2 ABOVE 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. (If notified) MR C R H BULL 57,205 MRS R A BULL 3,000 RIO TINTO TRUSTEES LTD 2,241 PEP 337 *HSBC TRUSTEE (C.I.)LTD 257,211 5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s) N/A 6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary SHARES APPROPRIATED UNDER THE RIO TINTO PROFIT SHARING SCHEME 1987 7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired 581 8) (MINIMAL%) of issued Class 9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed - 10) ( N/A %) of issued Class 11) Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 10p 12) Price per share £13.75 13) Date of transaction 27.04.01 14) Date company informed 27.04.01 15) Total holding following this notification 319,994 16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 0.030% IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING BOXES 17) Date of grant 18) Period during which or date on which exercisable 19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option 20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number. 21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise 22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification 23) Any additional information *INTEREST IN THESE SHARES AS A POTENTIAL BENEFICIARY OF THE RIO TINTO EMPLOYEE SHARE OWNERSHIP TRUST - SEE LETTER BELOW 24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries M J WHYTE 020 7753 2317 25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification B G GALE ASSISTANT SECRETARY Date of Notification 30 APRIL 2001 DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS 1) NAME OF COMPANY RIO TINTO PLC 2) NAME OF DIRECTOR SIR ROBERT WILSON 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of an non-beneficial interest AS IN 2 ABOVE 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. (If notified) SIR ROBERT WILSON 61,598 LADY WILSON 48,199 RIO TINTO TRUSTEES LTD 2,241 PEP 352 *HSBC TRUSTEE (C.I.) LTD 257,211 5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s) N/A 6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary SHARES APPROPRIATED UNDER THE RIO TINTO PROFIT SHARING SCHEME 1987 7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired 581 8) (MINIMAL%) of issued Class 9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed - 10) ( N/A %) of issued Class 11) Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 10p 12) Price per share £13.75 13) Date of transaction 27.04.01 14) Date company informed 27.04.01 15) Total holding following this notification 369,601 16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 0.035% IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING BOXES 17) Date of grant 18) Period during which or date on which exercisable 19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option 20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number. 21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise 22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification 23) Any additional information *INTEREST IN THESE SHARES AS A POTENTIAL BENEFICIARY OF THE RIO TINTO EMPLOYEE SHARE OWNERSHIP TRUST - SEE LETTER BELOW 24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries M J WHYTE 020 7753 2317 25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification B G GALE ASSISTANT SECRETARY Date of Notification 30 APRIL 2001 DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS 1) NAME OF COMPANY RIO TINTO PLC 2) NAME OF DIRECTOR MR R ADAMS 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of an non-beneficial interest AS IN 2 ABOVE 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. (If notified) MR R ADAMS 34,029 MRS L ADAMS 16,263 RIO TINTO TRUSTEES LTD 2,241 PEP 1,068 *HSBC TRUSTEE (C.I.) LTD 257,211 5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s) N/A 6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary SHARES APPROPRIATED UNDER THE RIO TINTO PROFIT SHARING SCHEME 1987 7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired 581 8) (MINIMAL%) of issued Class 9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed - 10) ( N/A %) of issued Class 11) Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 10p 12) Price per share £13.75 13) Date of transaction 27.04.01 14) Date company informed 27.04.01 15) Total holding following this notification 310,812 16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 0.029% IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING BOXES 17) Date of grant 18) Period during which or date on which exercisable 19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option 20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number. 21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise 22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification 23) Any additional information *INTEREST IN THESE SHARES AS A POTENTIAL BENEFICIARY OF THE RIO TINTO EMPLOYEE SHARE OWNERSHIP TRUST - SEE LETTER BELOW 24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries M J WHYTE 020 7753 2317 25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification B G GALE ASSISTANT SECRETARY Date of Notification 30 APRIL 2001 Letter to Company Announcement Office We wish to advise you that the Rio Tinto Employee Share Ownership Trust (a trust for the benefit of Rio Tinto Group employees) is to sell 72,398 Rio Tinto Ordinary shares to Rio Tinto Trustees Limited at an average price of £13.75 per share. Rio Tinto Trustees Limited are the trustees for the Rio Tinto Profit Sharing Scheme 1987. Following the sale, the number of shares held by the Rio Tinto Employee Share Ownership Trust will total 257,211. This sale is reflected in the above notifications of interests of Sir Robert Wilson, Mr J C A Leslie, Mr C R H Bull and Mr R Adams, directors of Rio Tinto plc. From: Matthew Whyte (Rio Tinto)

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