SHAREHOLDINGS OF DIRECTORS AND PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY

On 23 December 2014 Rio Tinto plc was notified that the following non-executive director had acquired Rio Tinto plc ordinary shares on 23 December 2014. This was a non-discretionary transaction.

	No. of shares acquired	Price per share

Paul Tellier	230	£28.57395

This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.

Enquiries:

Vaughn Walton

Assistant Company Secretary

Rio Tinto plc

Tel: 020 7781 1345

Website: www.riotinto.com

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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