Additional Listing

Rio Tinto plc

23 January 2015

ADDITIONAL LISTING

Application has been made to The UK Listing Authority and The London Stock Exchange for 253 Ordinary shares of 10 pence issued under quarterly share awards under the Company's Global Employee Share Plan to trade on The London Stock Exchange and to be admitted to The Official List. The shares shall rank equally with the existing issued shares of the Company and it is expected that admission will take place at 8.00 a.m. on 28 January 2015.

For further information, please contact:

Vaughn Walton

Assistant Company Secretary

Rio Tinto plc

Tel: 020 7781 1345

Website: www.riotinto.com