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Rio Tinto PLC 19 December 2007 TR-1: NOTIFICATION 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 state Yes/No): ( ) 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 the 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.): See question 9. 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 03/12/2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 04/12/2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares Situation previous to if possible using the the Triggering ISIN CODE transaction Number of shares Number of voting Rights 0718875 50,080,650 50,080,650 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights if possible using the ISIN CODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect 0718875 10,937,715 10,937,715 38,765,256 1.10 3.89 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting % of voting financial Period/ Date rights that may be rights instrument acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 49,702,971 4.98% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Name of the Company / Fund Number of Shares % of issued share capital AXA Ireland Pension Fund 1,400 0.00014 Indirect AXA Sun Life plc 404,784 0.04059 (fmly Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance Society plc) Direct AXA Rosenberg 346,947 0.03479 Direct AXA General Insurance Ltd 134,000 0.01344 Direct Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X 1,500,000 0.15042 Direct Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X 1,381,000 0.13849 Direct AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 16,351 0.00164 Global Distribution Fund Indirect AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 107,532 0.01078 Global Growth Fund Indirect AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 140,000 0.01404 Distribution Fund Indirect AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 5,000 0.00050 Extra Income Fund Indirect AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 200,000 0.02006 UK Equity Income Fund Indirect AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 55,000 0.00552 UK Growth Fund Indirect PPP Healthcare Group plc 30,888 0.00310 Direct Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 34,000 0.00341 Direct Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 110,000 0.01103 Direct Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c 1,350,000 0.13538 Direct Sun Life Assurance Society plc 266,700 0.02674 Direct AXA Rosenberg 265,891 0.02666 Direct AXA Insurance UK 5,322 0.00053 Direct AXA UK Group Pension Scheme 264,500 0.02652 indirect AXA General Unit Trust 173,000 0.01735 Indirect AXA Financial, Inc 9,022,477 0.90478 Indirect AXA Colonia Konzern 53,100 0.00532 Direct AXA Colonia Konzern 8,023 0.00080 Indirect Sun Life international (iOM) Ltd 350,000 0.03510 Direct AXA France 295,772 0.02966 Indirect AXA Australia 37,200 0.00373 Indirect AXA Rosenberg 4,433,782 0.44462 Indirect Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd 1,000 0.00010 Direct AXA Financial, Inc * 23,576,635 2.36428 Indirect Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 67,377 0.00676 Direct Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 14,565 0.00146 Direct Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd 225,000 0.02256 LTAV UK Equity Direct Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd 103,602 0.01039 ABL High Alpha Direct Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd 168,776 0.01692 FTSE All Share Tracker Direct Sun Life Pensions Management 1,090,000 0.10931 LTAV UK Equity Direct Sun Life Pensions Management 521,114 0.05226 ABL High Alpha Direct Sun Life Pensions Management 866,255 0.08687 FTSE All Share Tracker Direct AXA Framlington 20,000 0.00201 Trustees for Roman Catholics Indirect AXA Framlington 11,000 0.00110 London Scottish Pension Fund Indirect AXA Framlington 75,000 0.00752 St James Place Exempt (Pens) Fund Indirect AXA Framlington 80,000 0.00802 St James Place Net (Life) Fund Indirect AXA Framlington 22,000 0.00221 St James Place Offshore Fund Indirect AXA Framlington 25,000 0.00251 Daimler Chrysler Indirect AXA Framlington 66,000 0.00662 Managed Balanced Indirect Framlington onshore private clients 125,109 0.01255 Indirect Framlington onshore private clients 4,475 0.00045 Indirect AXA Winterthur 562,503 0.05641 Direct Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive 668,892 0.06708 Direct Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive 415,999 0.04172 Direct Total Direct 10,937,715 1.09684 Total Indirect 38,765,256 3.88741 TOTAL 49,702,971 4.98425 Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 13. Additional information: 14. Contact name: Miss L Brennan 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7781 1622 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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