Director Shareholding

Rio Tinto PLC
22 January 2003


                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

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 a
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)



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



7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired



8) Percentage of issued class



9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed



10) Percentage of issued class



11) Class of security



12) Price per share



13) Date of transaction


14) Date company informed


15) Total holding following this notification


16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant


Options granted on 4 October 2001 were cancelled by Mr J C A Leslie on 16
September 2002.


18) Period during which or date on which exercisable
n/a
19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option
Nil

20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number


1037 options over Ordinary shares of 10p cancelled

21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
is to be fixed at time of exercise


£9.76

22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following this notification


309,775
23) Any additional information


24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Matthew Whyte 020 7753 2317

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

Barry Gale


Date of Notification... 22 January 2003 ......



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