Director/PDMR Shareholding

Rio Tinto PLC
03 September 2007

Rio Tinto plc
3 September 2007


                          SHARE INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS
               AND PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY


On 3 September 2007 Rio Tinto plc was notified that on 31 August 2007 in London,
the following Directors as listed below acquired Rio Tinto plc ordinary shares
at a price of £33.7972 per share:

Director                                               No. of shares

Sir David Clementi                                     29
Ms Vivienne Cox                                        29
Mr Richard Goodmanson                                  148


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
395 (0.000040%),  780 (0.000078%) and 2,075 (0.000208%) 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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