Transaction in Own Shares

8th Dec 2006 17:22

Rio Tinto PLC08 December 2006 Transaction in own shares 8 December 2006 Rio Tinto plc today acquired through JPMorgan Cazenove Limited 550,000 of itsordinary shares at an average price of 2748.2738 pence per ordinary share. Thepurchased shares will all be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Rio Tinto plc holds 45,887,208 ordinary shares astreasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding sharesheld as treasury shares) is 1,025,600,995. For further information, please contact: Investor Relations Nigel Jones Office: +44 (0) 20 7753 2401 Mobile: +44 (0) 7917 227 365 Secretarial Department Matthew Whyte Office: +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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