Result of AGM

Rio Tinto PLC
22 April 2004



Results of Voting at 2004 Annual General Meetings of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto
Limited



The Annual General Meetings of Rio Tinto plc and of Rio Tinto Limited were held
on 7 April 2004 and 22 April 2004 respectively.  All resolutions were passed by
poll.  The results are as set out below.



Under Rio Tinto's dual listed companies structure established in 1995, decisions
on significant matters affecting shareholders of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto
Limited in similar ways are taken through a joint electoral procedure.



The following resolutions, which were put to both Rio Tinto Limited and Rio
Tinto plc shareholders on a poll at the respective Annual General Meetings, were
subject to the joint electoral procedure and the aggregate of the joint polls
were as follows:




                                                                               FOR                AGAINST


Adoption of Executive Incentive Plans                                   676,897,815             44,198,638
(Mining Companies Comparative Plan 2004 and Share Option Plan
2004)
(Resolution 2)


To elect Sir John Kerr as a director                                    749,903,063             14,345,742
(Resolution 4)


To re-elect Mr Leigh Clifford as a director                             754,028,494             10,337,410
(Resolution 5)


To re-elect Mr Guy Elliott as a director                                754,011,504             10,340,742
(Resolution 6)


To re-elect Sir Richard Sykes as a director                             753,458,649             10,890,384
(Resolution 7)


To re-elect Sir Richard Giordano as a director (Resolution 8)           738,101,185             19,563,823

Approval of remuneration report                                         736,284,714             18,190,150
(Resolution 9)


Re-appointment of the auditors of Rio Tinto plc and auditors            702,305,177             31,333,899
remuneration
(Resolution 10)


Receipt of reports and financial statements                             750,347,080              1,415,932
(Resolution 11)







The following resolutions were passed at the Rio Tinto Limited meeting held on
22 April 2004, the results of the polls were as follows:


                                                                                FOR                AGAINST


Renewal of share buy-back authorities                                   160,223,955                178,691
(Resolution 1)


Approval of awards to directors under Executive Incentive and           149,039,683             12,148,746
Share Savings Plans
(Resolution 3)







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