Director/PDMR Shareholding

Rio Tinto PLC
14 May 2007

Rio Tinto plc

14 May 2007



                     Rio Tinto Share Ownership Plan ('SOP')



The SOP is an Inland Revenue approved trust arrangement, operated through Capita
AESOP Trustees Limited, under which employees are able to purchase ordinary
shares in the Company of 10p each ('ordinary shares'), using monthly deductions
from salary, and are allocated an equivalent number of free ordinary shares ('
matching shares').



On 14 May 2007, Rio Tinto plc was notified that, on 30 April 2007 in London, the
following executive directors and persons discharging managerial responsibility
('PDMRs') of the Company each were awarded and allocated ordinary shares under
the SOP at a price of £30.8150, free of charge:


                                 No. of shares        Total ordinary     Percentage of issued share
                                    acquired                                       capital
                                                       shares held
Director
G.R. Elliott                           97                        48,636            0.0048%

PDMRs
K.Johnson                              97                        18,876            0.0019%
A.V.Lawless                            97                         8,618            0.0009%
A.Mackenzie                            97                        40,589            0.0040%
M.Merton                               97                         3,606            0.0004%
A. Vickerman                           97                         5,551            0.0005%



On 14 May 2007 Rio Tinto plc was notified that, on 10 May 2007 in London, the
following executive directors and persons discharging managerial responsibility
('PDMRs') of the Company each purchased ordinary shares at a price of £35.4739
and were allocated the same number of matching shares, free of charge:


                                 No. of shares        Total ordinary     Percentage of issued share
                                    acquired                                       capital
                                                       shares held
Director
G.R. Elliott                           8                         48,644            0.0048%

PDMRs
K.Johnson                              6                         18,882            0.0019%
A.V.Lawless                            6                          8,624            0.0009%
A.Mackenzie                            8                         40,597            0.0040%
M.Merton                               6                          3,612            0.0004%
A. Vickerman                           6                          5,557            0.0005%



The above directors/PDMRs also have an interest in 873 shares as potential
beneficiaries of the Rio Tinto Employee Share Ownership Trust.

This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of the Disclosure
and Transparency Rules 3.1.2 to 3.1.4.





Enquiries:              Laura Jackson

                        Secretarial Assistant

                        Rio Tinto plc

                        Tel: [phone]






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