Transaction in Own Shares

22nd Apr 2008 17:24

Rio Tinto PLC22 April 2008 Rio Tinto plcTransaction in Own Shares22 April 2008 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: 22 April 2008 Number of ordinary shares transferred: 611 Highest transfer price per share: 1826.2p Lowest transfer price per share: 1826.2p Following the above purchase, Rio Tinto plc holds 73,940,875 ordinary shares astreasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding sharesheld as treasury shares) is 997,929,030. For further information, please contact: Investor RelationsNigel JonesOffice: +44 (0) 20 7781 2049Mobile: +44 (0) 7917 227 365 Secretarial DepartmentMatthew WhyteOffice: +44 (0) 20 7781 1629 Website: www.riotinto.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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