Director/PDMR Shareholding

Rio Tinto PLC
26 March 2008

Rio Tinto plc

26 March 2008





SHAREHOLDINGS OF DIRECTORS AND PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY



On 24 March 2008 Rio Tinto plc was notified that the following Directors and/or
persons discharging managerial responsibility ('PDMRs') had completed
transactions under the Rio Tinto America Savings Plan, to acquire or dispose of
units in the Rio Tinto plc Stock Fund.  Each unit represents one ADR and each
ADR represents four Ordinary shares of 10p each in Rio Tinto plc.  These are
non-discretionary transactions.




Director/PDMR                    Date and place of transaction  No. of units acquired    Price per unit (US$)
Mr P. Chiaro                            17 January 2008                1.662             347.563
Mr P. Chiaro                            4 February 2008                1.316             438.71533
Mr P. Chiaro                            5 February 2008                0.001             425.783
Mr P. Chiaro                           21 February 2008                1.261             457.893
Mr P. Chiaro                             12 March 2008                 1.306             441.76991
Mr P. Chiaro                             24 March 2008                 1.606             395.143





Following this notification the total holdings of ordinary shares of 10p
(including Stock Fund units, ADRs and ordinary shares) and the total percentage
holding for Mr Chiaro is 62,160.236 (0.006230%).

Mr Chiaro also has an interest in 879 shares as potential beneficiaries of the
Rio Tinto Employee Share Ownership Trust.

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





Enquiries:        Kerrene Nicholas

                  Secretarial Assistant

                  Rio Tinto plc

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