Director/PDMR Shareholding

Rio Tinto PLC
10 April 2007

Rio Tinto plc



10 April 2007



SHAREHOLDINGS OF DIRECTORS AND PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY



On Tuesday 10 April 2007 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 and place of transaction: 28 March 2007, New York:


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

Mr B.K. Clayton           12.968             223.634





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 Clayton is 7,172.160 (0.000713%) respectively.

Mr Clayton also has an interest in 864 shares as a potential beneficiary of the
Rio Tinto Employee Share Ownership Trust.

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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