Director/PDMR Shareholding

Rio Tinto PLC
13 February 2007



Rio Tinto plc



13 February 2007



SHAREHOLDINGS OF DIRECTORS AND PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY



On 12 February 2007 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.





1. Date and place of transaction: 2 February 2007, New York:


Director/PDMR             No. of units       Price per unit
                          acquired           (US$)

Mr B.K. Clayton           12.186             213.52







Following this notification the total holdings of ordinary shares of 10p
(including Stock Fund units, ADRs and ordinary shares) and the total percentage
holdings for Mr Clayton are 6,967.296 (0.000685%) respectively.

Mr Clayton also has an interest in 864 shares as a potential beneficiary of the
Rio Tinto Employee Share Ownership Trust.



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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