Transaction in Own Shares

23rd Mar 2007 17:05

Rio Tinto PLC23 March 2007 Rio Tinto plcTransaction in Own Shares23 March 2007 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: 23 March 2007 Number of ordinary shares transferred: 7,911 Highest transfer price per share: 1263p Lowest transfer price per share: 1263p Following the above purchase, Rio Tinto plc holds 65,554,408 ordinary shares astreasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding sharesheld as treasury shares) is 1,006,189,328. 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 Exchange

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