Director Shareholding

Rio Tinto PLC
13 February 2003

Company:  Rio Tinto plc
Registered Office:  6 St. James's Square, London SW1Y 4LD
Registered No:  719885




Our Ref:  MJW/JG/RTplc









RNS Announcement Service
The London Stock Exchange

                                                                13 February 2003







Dear Sirs



We wish to advise you that the Rio Tinto Employee Share Ownership Trust (a trust
for the benefit of Rio Tinto Group employees) has bought 80,000 Rio Tinto plc
shares as follows:-



13 February 2003                 80,000                        £11.814385



The number of Rio Tinto plc shares held by The Rio Tinto Employee Share
Ownership Trust now totals 182,136 shares.



The following directors of Rio Tinto plc, together with other Rio Tinto Group
employees are interested in these shares by virtue of their status as potential
beneficiaries of the trust:-



Sir Robert Wilson
Mr R Adams
Mr G R Elliott
Mr J C A Leslie





Any queries in respect of this announcement should be directed to Matthew Whyte
on 020 7753 2317.



Yours faithfully



B G Gale
Assistant Secretary


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