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Rio Tinto PLC07 August 2007 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Rio Tinto plc 2. Name of shareholder with a major interest AXA S.A., and its Group Companies 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 As in (2) above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them See attached 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired Unknown 6. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed companyshould not be taken into account when calculating percentage) Unknown 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed N/A 8. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed companyshould not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A 9. Class of security Ordinary shares of 10p 10. Date of transaction As at 30 July 2007 11. Date company informed 6 August 2007 12. Total holding following this notification 50,191,232 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 5.04% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Miss L Jackson - 020 7753 2430 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Mr MJ Whyte Date of notification 7 August 2007 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. Direct Holders: AXA Sun Life plc 432,884AXA Rosenberg 944,300AXA General Insurance Limited 163,430Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X 1,881,000AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 15,800PPP Healthcare Group plc 45,315Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 295,204Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/C 1,350,000Sun Life Assurance Society Plc 228,600AXA Insurance UK 5,730AXA Colonia Konzern 88,500Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd 476,000Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd LTAV UK Equity 260,145Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd ABL High Alpha 99,187Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share Tracker 177,665Sun Life Pensions Management LTAV UK Equity 1,189,254Sun Life Pensions Management ABL High Alpha 453,043Sun Life Pensions Management FTSE All Share Tracker 894,471AXA Winterthur 541,408ASL With Profit Transition Fund 1,471,107SLAS With Profit Transition 1,459,744Total 13,456,987 Indirect Holders: AXA Ireland Pension Fund 8,800AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Global Distribution Fund 15,800AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Global Growth Fund 85,200AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Growth Fund 70,000AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Distribution Fund 180,000AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Equity Income Fund 325,000AXA UK Group Pension Scheme 264,500AXA General Unit Trust 205,000AXA Financial, Inc. 29,582,844AXA Colonia Konzern 3,983AXA France 267,659AXA Australia 22,700AXA Rosenberg 5,005,431AXA Framlington Trustees for Roman Catholics 70,000AXA Framlington London Scottish Pension Fund 30,000AXA Framlington St James Place Exempt (Pens) Fund 115,000AXA Framlington St James Place Net (Life) Fund 129,000AXA Framlington St James Place Offshore Fund 35,000AXA Framlington Daimler Chrysler 50,209AXA Framlington Income & Capital 40,000AXA Framlington Managed Balanced 100,000Framlington onshore private clients 128,119 Total 36,734,245 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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