Director/PDMR Shareholding

Rio Tinto PLC
24 April 2007

Rio Tinto plc

24 April 2007

                  Rio Tinto Dividend Reinvestment Plan ('DRP')

Rio Tinto plc offers a Dividend Reinvestment Plan that gives shareholders the
opportunity to use their cash dividends to buy Rio Tinto plc shares in the
market.  The Plan is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services
Authority.

On 24 April 2007, Rio Tinto plc was notified that, on 20 April 2007 in London,
the following executive directors of the Company each acquired ordinary shares
under the Rio Tinto Dividend Reinvestment Plan at a price of £30.8068 per share:

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

Guy Elliott                470             48,539                   0.004829%
Michael Merton             18              3,509                    0.000349%
Paul Skinner               59              5,657                    0.000563%
Sir Richard Sykes          27              2,596                    0.000258%

This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of the Financial
Services Authority Disclosure and Transparency Rules 3.1.2 to 3.1.5.


Enquiries:        Laura Jackson
                  Secretarial Assistant
                  Rio Tinto plc
                  Tel: [phone]


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