Director/PDMR Shareholding

Rio Tinto PLC
30 January 2007

Rio Tinto plc



30 January 2007



SHARE INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY


On 29 January 2007 Rio Tinto plc was notified that, on 26 January 2007 in
London, the following Directors as listed below acquired Rio Tinto plc ordinary
shares at a price of £27.0768 per share:




Director                                               No. of shares

Sir David Clementi                                     36
Ms Vivienne Cox                                        37
Mr Richard Goodmanson                                  183



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
183 (0.000018%), 565 (0.000055%) and 860 (0.000084%) 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:        Louise Brennan
                  Secretarial Assistant
                  Rio Tinto plc
                  Tel: [phone]




Rio Tinto plc



30 January 2007





SHARE INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY
('PDMRs')



On 29 January 2007 Rio Tinto plc was notified that, on 29 January 2007 in
London, the following PDMR as listed below acquired Rio Tinto plc ordinary
shares at a price of £9.76 per share following an exercise of options under the
Rio Tinto Share Savings Plan:




Director                                               No. of shares

Michael Merton                                         1,728






Following this notification Mr Merton's holding of Rio Tinto plc ordinary shares
of 10p is 3,465 (0.000340%).



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








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