Director/PDMR Shareholding

Rio Tinto PLC
18 April 2008


Rio Tinto plc

18 April 2008

SHAREHOLDINGS OF DIRECTORS AND PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY

On Wednesday, 16 April 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.
     
1.   Date of transaction: 15 April 2008:

     Director/PDMR            No. of units acquired         Price per unit (US$)

     Mr B.K. Clayton          13.314                        474.203
     Mr P.S. Chiaro           4.305                         474.203
     Mr T. Albanese           32.348                        474.203

Following this notification the total holdings of ordinary shares of 10p
(including Stock Fund units, ADRs and ordinary shares) and the total percentage
holdings for Mr Chiaro,Mr Clayton and Mr Albanese are 62,183.240 (0.006232%) and
8,328.504 (0.000835%) and 56,710.536 (0.005683%) respectively.

Messrs Chiaro, Clayton and Albanese also have an interest in 885 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
               Tel: [phone]


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