8th Feb 2008 18:14
Rio Tinto PLC08 February 2008 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: Rio Tinto plc 2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X ) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) Other (please specify) : ( ) ................. 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: AXA S.A., 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) : ................. 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached ifdifferent): 28/01/2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 29/01/2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% 8. Notified Details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the triggering transactionuse ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting rights 0718875 50,096,496 50,096,496 Resulting situation after the triggering transactionClass/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rightspossible use ISIN CODE Direct Indirect Direct Indirect 0718875 10,676,611 10,676,611 37,817,262 1.07 3.79 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration date Exercise/conversion No. of voting rights that % of voting rightsfinancial period/date may be acquired (if theinstrument instrument exercised/ converted) Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 48,493,873 4.86% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable : Name of Company/Fund Number of Shares % of issued share capital AXA Ireland Pension Fund 1,400 0.00014 IndirectAXA Sun Life plc 423,984 0.04250(fmly Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance Society plc) DirectAXA Rosenberg 247,067 0.02477 DirectAXA General Insurance Ltd 134,000 0.01343 DirectSun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X 1,500,000 0.15037 DirectSun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X 1,381,000 0.13844 DirectAXA UK Investment Co ICVC Global Distribution Fund 9,549 0.00096 IndirectAXA UK Investment Co ICVC Global Growth Fund 57,558 0.00577 IndirectAXA UK Investment Co ICVC Distribution Fund 140,000 0.01403 IndirectAXA UK Investment Co ICVC Extra Income Fund 5,000 0.00050 IndirectAXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Equity Income Fund 200,000 0.02005 IndirectAXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Growth Fund 55,000 0.00551 IndirectPPP Healthcare Group plc 30,888 0.00310 DirectSun Life Pensions Management Ltd 33,500 0.00336 DirectSun Life Pensions Management Ltd 125,000 0.01253 DirectSun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c 1,350,000 0.13533 DirectSun Life Assurance Society Plc 247,500 0.02481 DirectAXA Rosenberg 188,735 0.01892 DirectAXA Insurance UK 5,322 0.00053 DirectAXA UK Group Pension Scheme 263,000 0.02636 IndirectAXA General Unit Trust 165,000 0.01654 IndirectAXA Financial, Inc 8,211,030 0.82313 IndirectAXA Colonia Konzern 58,500 0.00586 DirectAXA Colonia Konzern 7,560 0.00076 IndirectSun Life International (IOM) Ltd 350,000 0.03509 DirectAXA France 350,916 0.03518 IndirectAXA Australia 41,400 0.00415 IndirectAXA Rosenberg 3,038,531 0.30460 IndirectSun Life International (IOM) Ltd 1,006 0.00010 DirectAXA Financial, Inc* 24,796,917 2.48580 IndirectSun Life Pensions Management Ltd 64,943 0.00651 DirectSun Life Pensions Management Ltd 9,990 0.00100 DirectSun Life Unit Assurance Ltd LTAV UK Equity 225,000 0.02256 DirectSun Life Unit Assurance Ltd ABL High Alpha 101,906 0.01022 DirectSun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share Tracker 167,653 0.01681 DirectSun Life Pensions Management LTAV UK Equity 1,050,000 0.10526 DirectSun Life Pensions Management ABL High Alpha 518,313 0.05196 DirectSun Life Pensions Management FTSE All Share Tracker 859,513 0.08616 DirectAXA Framlington Trustees for Roman Catholics 20,000 0.00200 IndirectAXA Framlington London Scottish Pension Fund 11,000 0.00110 IndirectAXA Framlington St James Place Exempt (Pens) Fund 75,000 0.00752 IndirectAXA Framlington St James Place Net (Life) Fund 80,000 0.00802 IndirectAXA Framlington St James Place Offshore Fund 22,000 0.00221 IndirectAXA Framlington Daimler Chrysler 25,000 0.00251 IndirectAXA Framlington Managed Balanced 66,000 0.00662 IndirectAXA Framlington UK Growth 49,365 0.00495 IndirectFramlington Onshore Private Clients 121,661 0.01220 IndirectFramlignton Onshore Private Clients 4,375 0.00044 IndirectAXA Winterthur 565,980 0.05674 DirectAXA Sun Life With Profits Passive 686,048 0.06877 DirectAXA Sun Life With Profits Passive 350,763 0.03516 Direct Total Direct 10,676,611 1.07029 Total Indirect 37,817,262 3.79104 TOTAL 48,493,873 4.86133 Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Additional information: ................. 14. Contact name: Matthew Whyte 15. Contact telephone number: +44 (0)20 7781 1629 For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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