Transaction in Own Shares

4th Sep 2006 16:19

Rio Tinto PLC04 September 2006 Rio Tinto plc Transaction in Own Shares 4 September 2006 Rio Tinto plc announces today that it has transferred to participants in itsemployee share schemes the following number of its ordinary shares of 10p each,which were previously held as treasury shares. Ordinary Shares Date of transfer: 4 September 2006 Number of ordinary shares transferred: 3,856 Highest transfer price per share: 1458.6p Lowest transfer price per share: 1458.6p Following the above purchase, Rio Tinto plc holds 30,858,247 ordinary shares astreasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding sharesheld as treasury shares) is 1,041,426,856. For further information, please contact: Investor RelationsNigel JonesOffice: +44 (0) 20 7753 2401Mobile: +44 (0) 7917 227 365 Secretarial DepartmentMatthew WhyteOffice: +44 (0) 20 7753 2317 Website: www.riotinto.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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