Results of voting - 2007 AGMs

Rio Tinto PLC
27 April 2007

Results of voting at 2007 annual general meetings of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto
Limited



The Annual General Meetings of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited were held on
13 April 2007 and 27 April 2007 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 results of the joint
polls were as follows:

                                                                                  FOR             AGAINST

To elect Michael Fitzpatrick as a director                                749,388,611           1,881,225
(Resolution 4)


To re-elect Ashton Calvert as a director                                  749,611,786           1,678,141
(Resolution 5)


To re-elect Guy Elliott as a director                                     749,134,585           2,163,616
(Resolution 6)


To re-elect Lord Kerr as a director                                       747,858,016           1,941,815
(Resolution 7)


To re-elect Sir Richard Sykes as a director                               746,689,745           4,459,494
(Resolution 8)


Re-appointment of the auditors of Rio Tinto plc and                       750,008,979           1,333,674
authorisation of auditors' remuneration
(Resolution 9)


Approval of remuneration report                                           683,967,755           6,296,742
(Resolution 10)


Receipt of reports and financial statements                               748,668,990           1,346,350
(Resolution 11)





The following resolution was passed at the Rio Tinto plc meeting held on 13
April 2007 and also at the Rio Tinto Limited meeting held on 27 April 2007.  The
results of the poll at the Rio Tinto Limited meeting were as follows:


                                                                                 FOR              AGAINST


Amendment to the articles of association and to the                      138,177,481               98,477
constitution
(Resolution 3)





The following resolutions were passed at the Rio Tinto Limited meeting held on
27 April 2007.  The results of the polls were as follows:


                                                                                  FOR             AGAINST


Renewal of off-market and on-market buyback authorities                   138,088,836             293,144
(Resolution 1)


Renewal of authorities to buy back shares held by Rio Tinto plc           137,840,819             528,494
(Resolution 2)







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