Director/PDMR Shareholding

Rio Tinto PLC
29 March 2007

Rio Tinto plc



29 March 2007





SHARE INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY





On 29 March 2007 Rio Tinto plc was notified that, on 27 March 2007 in London,
the following Directors as listed below acquired Rio Tinto plc ordinary shares
at a price of £28.7972 per share:




Director                                               No. of shares

Sir David Clementi                                     34
Ms Vivienne Cox                                        34
Mr Richard Goodmanson                                  172





These are non-discretionary purchases.



Following this notification the total holdings of ordinary shares of 10p and the
total percentage holdings for Sir David Clementi, Ms Cox and Mr Goodmanson are
250 (0.000025%),  632 (0.000063%) and 1,325 (0.000132%) respectively.



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:              Laura Jackson

                        Secretarial Assistant

                        Rio Tinto plc

                        Tel: [phone]






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