Director Shareholding

Rio Tinto PLC
21 March 2003


                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

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 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)

Sir Robert Wilson             87,705

Lady Wilson                   48,199
Rio Tinto Trustees Ltd         1,963
PEP                              352


Sir Robert Wilson also has an interest in 21,827 shares as a potential
beneficiary of the Rio Tinto Employee Share Ownership Trust.

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

Exercise of options under the Rio Tinto Share Option Plan and sale of resulting
shares

7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired

129,636

8) Percentage of issued class

0.01%

9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed

129,636

10) Percentage of issued class

0.01%

11) Class of security

Ordinary shares of 10p each

12) Price per share

Exercise price - 808.8p
Sale price - 1297.2141p
13) Date of transaction

21 March 2003

14) Date company informed

21 March 2003

15) Total holding following this notification

138,219

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.01%

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


24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Mr M J Whyte 020 7753 2317

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

B G Gale


Date of Notification... 21 March 2003......


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