Transaction in Own Shares

29th Jun 2007 17:06

Rio Tinto PLC29 June 2007 Transaction in own shares 29 June 2007 Rio Tinto plc today acquired through JPMorgan Cazenove Limited 200,000 of itsordinary shares at an average price of 3785.8266 pence per ordinary share. Thepurchased shares will all be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Rio Tinto plc holds 72,788,671 ordinary shares astreasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding sharesheld as treasury shares) is 998,992,030. 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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