Transaction in Own Shares

30th Dec 2009 14:04



Rio Tinto plc 

Transaction in Own Shares

30 December 2009

Rio Tinto plc announces that it transferred to participants in its employee share schemes the following number of its ordinary shares of 10p each, which were previously held as treasury shares.

Ordinary Shares

Date of transfer:	29 December 2009
Number of ordinary shares transferred:	5,335
Highest transfer price per share:	£22.397
Lowest transfer price per share:	£7.975

Following the above purchase, Rio Tinto plc holds 5,051,392 ordinary shares astreasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding sharesheld as treasury shares) is 1,523,952,479.

For further information, please contact:

Secretarial Department

Pat Sims

Office: +44 (0) 20 7781 1910

Website: www.riotinto.com

ENDPOSILFISFILIVIA

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