Director/PDMR Shareholding

Rio Tinto PLC
14 August 2006


Rio Tinto plc

14 August 2006

                      Rio Tinto Share Ownership Plan ('SOP')


The SOP is an Inland Revenue approved trust arrangement, operated through Capita
AESOP Trustees Limited, under which employees are able to purchase ordinary
shares in the Company of 10p each ('ordinary shares'), using monthly deductions
from salary, and are allocated an equivalent number of free ordinary shares ('
matching shares').

On 11 August 2006 Rio Tinto plc was notified that, on 10 August 2006 in London,
the following executive directors and persons discharging managerial
responsibility ('PDMRs') of the Company each purchased ordinary shares at a
price of £28.60 and were allocated the same number of matching shares, free of
charge:


                             No. of shares        Total ordinary       Percentage of issued 
                               acquired            shares held            share capital
                                                   
Director

G.R. Elliott                      10                  47,997                0.004603

PDMRs

K.Johnson                         10                  17,500                0.001678
A.V.Lawless                       10                  8,447                 0.000810
A.Mackenzie                        8                  40,420                0.003877
M.Merton                          10                  1,689                 0.000162
A. Vickerman                      10                  5,380                 0.000516


This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of the Financial
Services Authority Disclosure Rules 3.1.2 to 3.1.4.


Enquiries:   Louise Brennan
             Secretarial Assistant
             Rio Tinto plc
             Tel: [phone]



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