Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3458Z

Rio Tinto PLC

17 July 2008

 



TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting 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 the acquisition 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:

Legal & General Group Plc (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) :

   Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)

   Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

15/07/2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

16/07/2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Above 5% (Group)

Above 5% (LGIM)

  8. Notified Details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights
Ord 10p	Below 5%

	Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
	49,976,878	Direct 46,038,615	Indirect 3,938,263	Direct 4,612	Indirect 0.394

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/ converted)	% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights 49,976,878	% of voting rights 5.00

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) (49,976,878 - 5.00% = Total Position)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)  (49,976,878 - 5.00% = Total Position )
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (49,976,878 - 5% = Total Position)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (46,038,615 - 4.61 % = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (38,229,298 - 3.83 % = PMC)	Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (38,229,298-3.83 % = PMC)	Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
	Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)  (LGPL)

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:

   Notification using the total voting rights figure of 

   998,064,468

14. Contact name:  Matthew Whyte

15. Contact telephone number:

  [phone]

 

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