Director/PDMR Shareholding

Rio Tinto PLC
31 October 2007

Rio Tinto plc
31 October 2007


                          SHARE INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS
               AND PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY

On 31 October 2007 Rio Tinto plc was notified that on 26 October 2007 in London,
the following Directors as listed below acquired Rio Tinto plc ordinary shares
at a price of £43.1725 per share:

Director                                                       No. of shares

Sir David Clementi                                             23
Ms Vivienne Cox                                                23
Mr Richard Goodmanson                                          115

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
454 (0.000046%),  826 (0.000083%) and 2,307 (0.000231%) respectively.

This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of DTR 3.1.4 R(1)
(a) and DTR 3.1.4 R (1)(b).

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


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