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RNS Number : 3760G
Rio Tinto PLC
03 March 2015 
 
The following amendment has been made to the 'Transaction In Own Shares'
announcement released on 27 February 2015 at 16.51 GMT under RNS No 1525G. 
 
Date of purchased corrected to 27 February 2015, from 26 February 2015. 
 
All other details remain unchanged. 
 
The full amended text is shown below. 
 
Rio Tinto (Rio) - Transaction in Own Shares by Rio Tinto plc 
 
Further to the announcement on 12 February 2015 regarding the Rio Tinto
Group's capital management programme, Rio Tinto Limited purchased the
following number of ordinary shares of 10 pence each in Rio Tinto plc: 
 
 Date of purchase                      27 February 2015  
 Number of ordinary shares purchased   145,000           
 Highest price paid per share (pence)  3,202.00          
 Lowest price paid per share (pence)   3,154.50          
 
 
Rio Tinto plc subsequently purchased those shares from Rio Tinto Limited
off-market as part of internal capital management for an aggregate
consideration of £1, pursuant to the share purchase authority granted by Rio
Tinto plc shareholders at the 2014 Rio Tinto plc Annual General Meeting. 
 
The shares purchased will be cancelled. 
 
This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of Listing Rule
12.4.6. 
 
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