Director/PDMR Shareholding

Rio Tinto PLC 13 September 2006 Rio Tinto plc 13 September 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 13 September 2006 Rio Tinto plc was notified that, on 11 September 2006 in London, the following executive directors and persons discharging managerial responsibility ('PDMRs') of the Company each purchased ordinary shares at a price of £25.1146 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 8 48,005 0.004618% PDMRs K.Johnson 10 17,510 0.001684% A.V.Lawless 10 8,457 0.000814% A.Mackenzie 10 40,430 0.003889% M.Merton 10 1,699 0.000163% A. Vickerman 10 5,390 0.000519% The above directors/PDMRs also have an interest in 864 shares as potential beneficiaries of the Rio Tinto Employee Share Ownership Trust 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: 020 7930 2399 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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