Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 2356U
Rio Tinto PLC
12 May 2008
 



Rio Tinto plc 

Transaction in Own Shares

12 May 2008




Rio Tinto plc announces today that it has transferred to participants in its employee share schemes the following number of its ordinary shares of 10p each, which were previously held as treasury shares.


Ordinary Shares


Date of transfer:

12 May 2008

Number of ordinary shares transferred:

5,711

Highest transfer price per share:

1826.2p

Lowest transfer price per share:

1826.2p

Following the above purchase, Rio Tinto plc holds 73,884,492 ordinary shares as

treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares

held as treasury shares) is 997,985,413.






For further information, please contact:


Investor Relations

Nigel Jones            

Office: +44 (0) 20 7781 2049

Mobile: +44 (0) 7917 227 365


Secretarial Department

Matthew Whyte    

Office: +44 (0) 20 7781 1629


Website: www.riotinto.com


This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
END
 
 
POSILFVEEVIFLIT

Companies

Rio Tinto (RIO)
UK 100

Latest directors dealings