Director/PDMR Shareholding

Rio Tinto PLC
14 September 2007

Rio Tinto plc

14 September 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 13 September 2007, Rio Tinto plc was notified that, on 10 September 2007 in
London, the following executive directors and persons discharging managerial
responsibility ('PDMRs') of the Company each purchased ordinary shares at a
price of £35.4946 and were allocated the same number of matching shares, free of
charge:


                             No. of shares        Total ordinary      Percentage of issued share
                               acquired            shares held                 capital
Director
G.R. Elliott                       6                         48,980           0.004914%

PDMRs
K.Johnson                          8                         18,912           0.001897%
A.Mackenzie                        6                         40,625           0.004076%



The above directors/PDMRs also have 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 the Disclosure
and Transparency Rules 3.1.2 to 3.1.4.





Enquiries:        Louise Brennan
                  Secretarial Assistant
                  Rio Tinto plc
                  Tel: [phone]




Rio Tinto plc
14 September 2007



SHAREHOLDINGS OF DIRECTORS AND PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY



On 14 September 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.




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

Mr B.K. Clayton          14 September 2007, New  13.33            288.74
                         York





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 8,096.2 (0.000812%).

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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