1st Aug 2006 15:03
Rio Tinto PLC01 August 2006 Rio Tinto plcTransaction in Own Shares1 August 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: 1 August 2006 Number of ordinary shares transferred: 24,905 Highest transfer price per share: 808.8p Lowest transfer price per share: 820p Following the above purchase, Rio Tinto plc holds 28,138,892 ordinary shares astreasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding sharesheld as treasury shares) is 1,044,140,201. 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 ExchangeRelated Shares:
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