Director/PDMR Shareholding

Rio Tinto PLC
27 September 2006

Rio Tinto plc



27 September 2006



SHAREHOLDINGS OF DIRECTORS AND PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY ('
PDMRs')





Rio Tinto plc was notified today that, on 27 September, Mr A Vickerman, a person
discharging managerial responsibility ('PDMR'), exercised options under the Rio
Tinto Share Option Plan over 14,251 Ordinary shares of 10p each, at a price of
£12.63 per share.  He subsequently sold 14,251 shares arising from these
exercises at a price of £24.84 per share.



As a result, Mr Vickerman's beneficial interests in the ordinary share capital
of Rio Tinto plc are 5,390 shares, representing 0.000503% of the ordinary shares
in issue.



Mr Vickerman also has an interest in 864 shares as a potential beneficiary of
the Rio Tinto Employee Share Ownership Trust.







This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of DR 3.1.4 R(1)
(a) and DR 3.1.4 R (1)(b).





Enquiries:              Louise Brennan

                        Secretarial Assistant

                        Rio Tinto plc

                        Tel: [phone]






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