Holding(s) in Company
Rio Tinto PLC
5 August 2003
DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS
1) NAME OF COMPANY
RIO TINTO PLC
2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST
THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC
3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse 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 of shares held by each of them.
AS SCHEDULE BELOW
5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.
-
6) ( N/A %) of issued Class
7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
8) ( N/A %) of issued Class
9) Class of security
ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P
10) Date of transaction
UNKNOWN
11) Date company informed
4 AUGUST 2003
12) Total holding following this notification
53,563,737
13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
5.02%
14) Any additional information
-
15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
M J WHYTE 020 7753 2317
16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification B G GALE
Date of Notification ......5 AUGUST 2003......
Schedule of holdings in Rio Tinto plc
As of 31 July 2003
Capital Guardian Trust Company
Registered Name Local Shares
State Street Nominees Limited 370,100
Bank of New York Nominees 217,400
Chase Nominees Limited 1,395,021
BT Globenet Nominees Ltd 94,500
Midland Bank plc 337,500
Cede & Co. 1,441,040
Deutsche Bank Mannheim 1,900
Bankers Trust 138,300
Barclays Bank 42,800
Nortrust Nominees 447,500
MSS Nominees Limited 27,500
RBSTB Nominees Ltd 4,100
Deutsche Bank AG 3,100
HSBC Bank plc 300
Roy Nominees Limited 68,600
Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 80,800
TOTAL 4,670,461
Schedule B
Capital International Limited
Registered Name Local Shares
State Street Nominees Limited 321,800
Bank of New York Nominees 2,756,045
Northern Trust 763,671
Chase Nominees Limited 2,246,313
Midland Bank plc 108,600
Bankers Trust 1,264,500
Barclays Bank 33,700
Citibank London 98,000
Morgan Guaranty 141,800
Nortrust Nominees 1,611,200
Royal Bank of Scotland 12,700
MSS Nominees Limited 78,300
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 148,700
Lloyds Bank 26,600
Deutsche Bank AG 481,200
HSBC Bank plc 423,858
Mellon Bank N.A. 133,200
Northern Trust AVFC 123,400
KAS UK 26,800
Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 49,300
Bank One London 216,900
Clydesdale Bank plc 62,100
TOTAL 11,128,687
Schedule B
Capital International S.A.
Registered Name Local Shares
State Street Nominees Limited 13,000
Bank of New York Nominees 56,700
Chase Nominees Limited 1,105,400
Credit Suisse London Branch 16,000
Midland Bank plc 172,000
Barclays Bank 166,400
Citibank London 17,300
Brown Bros. 13,100
Nortrust Nominees 15,400
Morgan Stanley 17,800
Royal Bank of Scotland 751,700
MSS Nomiees Limited 8,700
J.P. Morgan 565,200
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 51,500
National Westminster Bank 74,100
Lloyds Bank 31,800
Vidacos Nominees Ltd 55,000
RBSTB Nominees Ltd 30,400
Citibank NA 8,900
Deutsche Bank AG 92,689
HSBC Bank plc 125,300
TOTAL 3,388,389
Schedule B
Capital International, Inc
Registered Name Local Shares
State Street Nominees Limited 243,800
Bank of New York Nominees 27,600
Chase Nominees Limited 218,700
Midland Bank plc 35,700
Nortrust Nominees 152,500
Royal Bank of Scotland 35,000
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 2,900
RBSTB Nominees Ltd. 8,500
Citibank NA 20,500
HSBC Bank plc 55,700
TOTAL 800,900
Capital Research and Management Company
Registered Name Local Shares
State Street Nominees Limited 15,420,000
Chase Nominee Limited 17,420,300
Chase Manhattsan Cank NA 32,000
JPM Nominees Ltd 3,000
State Street Bank & Trust Co. 700,000
TOTAL 33,575,300
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