Director Shareholding

Rio Tinto PLC
13 March 2002


                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company

Rio Tinto plc

2) Name of director

Mr J C A Leslie


3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest

As in 2 above

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

N/A

5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

N/A

6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary

Grant of options under the Rio Tinto Share Option Plan
Grant of conditional share awards under the Mining Companies Comparative Plan ('
MCCP')


7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired


8) Percentage of issued class


9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed


10) Percentage of issued class


11) Class of security

12) Price per share


13) Date of transaction


14) Date company informed


15) Total holding following this notification


16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant

Rio Tinto Share Option Plan - 13 March 2002
MCCP - 13 March 2002

18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

Rio Tinto Share Option Plan - 13 March 2005 and 13 March 2012
MCCP - Conditional share awards under the MCCP are subject to performance
conditions and the performance period ends 31 December 2005.

19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option
Nil

20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

Ordinary shares of 10p

Rio Tinto Share Option Plan - 71,986

MCCP - 19,758

21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
is to be fixed at time of exercise


Rio Tinto Share Ownership Plan - £14.586

MCCP - Price fixed at time of vesting

22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following this notification

Rio Tinto Share Savings Plan - 1,943

Rio Tinto Share Option Plan - 307,900

Total options - 309,843

MCCP - 91,003

FTSE Plan - 26,123

Total conditional share awards - 117,126

23) Any additional information

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Mr M J Whyte 020 7753 2317

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

B G Gale


Date of Notification......13 March 2002...





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