Director/PDMR Shareholding

Rio Tinto PLC
21 January 2008


Rio Tinto plc

21 January 2008


SHAREHOLDINGS OF DIRECTORS AND PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY


On 21 January 2008 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.


Director/PDMR                    Date and place of transaction No. of units acquired Price per unit (US$)

Mr B.K. Clayton                  17 January 2008               8.344                 347.563


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 8,129.720 (0.000758%).

Mr Clayton also has an interest in 879 shares as potential beneficiaries of the
Rio Tinto Employee Share Ownership Trust.

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:        Louise Brennan

                  Secretarial Assistant

                  Rio Tinto plc

                  Tel: [phone]


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