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RNS Number : 8291A
Rio Tinto PLC
30 September 2015 
 
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                      30 September 2015  
 Number of ordinary shares purchased   240,000            
 Highest price paid per share (pence)  2,230.5            
 Lowest price paid per share (pence)   2,181              
 
 
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 2015 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 
 
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