Holding(s) in Company

Rio Tinto PLC
07 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 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


See attached



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


Unknown



6. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed company
should 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 company
should 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 making
this notification


Mr MJ Whyte



Date of notification


7 August 2007



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Direct Holders:


AXA Sun Life plc                                                                        432,884
AXA Rosenberg                                                                           944,300
AXA General Insurance Limited                                                           163,430
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X                                                     1,881,000
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                                                                15,800
PPP Healthcare Group plc                                                                 45,315
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                                                        295,204
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/C                                                  1,350,000
Sun Life Assurance Society Plc                                                          228,600
AXA Insurance UK                                                                          5,730
AXA Colonia Konzern                                                                      88,500
Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd                                                        476,000
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd LTAV UK Equity                                              260,145
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd ABL High Alpha                                               99,187
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share Tracker                                      177,665
Sun Life Pensions Management LTAV UK Equity                                           1,189,254
Sun Life Pensions Management ABL High Alpha                                             453,043
Sun Life Pensions Management FTSE All Share Tracker                                     894,471
AXA Winterthur                                                                          541,408
ASL With Profit Transition Fund                                                       1,471,107
SLAS With Profit Transition                                                           1,459,744
Total                                                                                13,456,987





Indirect Holders:


AXA Ireland Pension Fund                                                                  8,800
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Global Distribution Fund                                       15,800
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Global Growth Fund                                             85,200
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Growth Fund                                                 70,000
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Distribution Fund                                             180,000
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Equity Income Fund                                         325,000
AXA UK Group Pension Scheme                                                             264,500
AXA General Unit Trust                                                                  205,000
AXA Financial, Inc.                                                                  29,582,844
AXA Colonia Konzern                                                                       3,983
AXA France                                                                              267,659
AXA Australia                                                                            22,700
AXA Rosenberg                                                                         5,005,431
AXA Framlington Trustees for Roman Catholics                                             70,000
AXA Framlington London Scottish Pension Fund                                             30,000
AXA Framlington St James Place Exempt (Pens) Fund                                       115,000
AXA Framlington St James Place Net (Life) Fund                                          129,000
AXA Framlington St James Place Offshore Fund                                             35,000
AXA Framlington Daimler Chrysler                                                         50,209
AXA Framlington Income & Capital                                                         40,000
AXA Framlington Managed Balanced                                                        100,000
Framlington onshore private clients                                                     128,119

Total                                                                                36,734,245




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