2007 Annual report, 2008 AGM

Rio Tinto PLC
14 March 2008



2007 Annual report and 2008 Annual general meeting



14 March 2008



Rio Tinto has today posted the following documents on its web site at http://
www.riotinto.com/investors/reports.asp :



  • 2007 Annual report;
  • 2007 Full financial statements;
  • 2007 Summary financial statements; and
  • 2008 Notices of Annual general meetings



Rio Tinto plc has also today submitted these documents to the UK Listing
Authority and they will shortly be available for inspection at the Document
Viewing Facility which is situated at:



The Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade,

Canary Wharf, London, E14 5HS.



Rio Tinto plc will hold its 2008 Annual general meeting in London on 17 April
2008 and Rio Tinto Limited will hold its 2008 Annual general meeting in
Brisbane, on 24 April 2008.



Rio Tinto will announce when its 2007 Annual report on Form 20-F has been filed
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.



American Depositary Receipt holders can view Rio Tinto's 2007 Annual report and
Full financial statements, Rio Tinto plc's 2008 Notice of meeting and, when
filed, the 2007 Annual report on Form 20-F on the Rio Tinto web site at http://
www.riotinto.com/investors/ADRs.



Hardcopies of these documents can be obtained free of charge on request from the
company secretaries, whose contact details are as follows:


The Company Secretary                               The Company Secretary
Rio Tinto plc                                       Rio Tinto Limited
5 Aldermanbury Square                               120 Collins Street
London EC2V 7HR                                     Melbourne, 3000
United Kingdom                                      Australia



This announcement is made in line with the UK Listing Authority's Listing Rules,
LR 9.6.3(1)



About Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto is a leading international mining group headquartered in the UK,
combining Rio Tinto plc, a London and NYSE listed company, and Rio Tinto
Limited, which is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.



Rio Tinto's business is finding, mining, and processing mineral resources. Major
products are aluminium, copper, diamonds, energy (coal and uranium), gold,
industrial minerals (borax, titanium dioxide, salt, talc) and iron ore.
Activities span the world but are strongly represented in Australia and North
America with significant businesses in South America, Asia, Europe and southern
Africa.



For further information, please contact:

Investor Relations, London              Investor Relations, Australia
Nigel Jones                             Dave Skinner
Office: [phone]            Office:  [phone]
Mobile: [phone]            Mobile: [phone]



David Ovington                          Simon Ellinor
Office:  [phone]           Office:+ 61 (0) 7 3867 1068
Mobile: [phone]
Investor Relations, North America
Jason Combes
Office:  [phone]
Mobile: [phone]


Media Relations, London                 Media Relations, Australia
Christina Mills                         Ian Head
Office: [phone]            Office:  [phone]
Mobile: [phone]            Mobile: [phone]


Nick Cobban                            Amanda Buckley
Office:  [phone]          Office:  [phone]
Mobile: [phone]           Mobile: [phone]

Media Relations, US
Nancy Ives
Mobile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]


Websites: www.riotinto.com








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