Sale of Eurallumina interest

17th Aug 2006 14:30

Rio Tinto PLC17 August 2006 Sale of Eurallumina interest Rio Tinto Aluminium announced today that it had sold its 56.2 per cent share inthe Eurallumina SpA refinery in Sardinia, Italy, to RUSAL. The sale is conditional on customary joint venture partner rights. The sale price is confidential under the terms of the sales agreement, but it isnot material as a percentage of the Rio Tinto Group's net assets. For further information, please contact: LONDON AUSTRALIA Media Relations Media RelationsNick Cobban Ian HeadOffice: +44 (0) 20 7753 2305 Office: +61 (0) 3 9283 3620Mobile: +44 (0) 7920 041 003 Mobile: +61 (0) 408 360 101 Investor Relations Investor RelationsNigel Jones Dave SkinnerOffice: +44 (0) 20 7753 2401 Office: +61 (0) 3 9283 3628Mobile: +44 (0) 7917 227 365 Mobile: +61 (0) 408 335 309 David Ovington Susie CreswellOffice: +44 (0) 20 7753 2326 Office: +61 (0) 3 9283 3639Mobile: +44 (0) 7920 010 978 Mobile: +61 (0) 418 933 792 Website: www.riotinto.com High resolution photographs available at: www.newscast.co.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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