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Rio Tinto PLC 8 April 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 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 attached schedule (below) 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. - 6) Percentage of issued Class - 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed - 8) Percentage of issued Class - 9) Class of security Ordinary shares of 10p 10) Date of transaction Unknown 11) Date company informed 8 April 2005 12) Total holding following this notification 52,882,175 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.946% 14) Any additional information - 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries Julie Mead 020 7753 2116 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification M J Whyte Date of Notification 8 April 2005 Letter to Rio Tinto plc dated 6 April 2005 from Capital Group Companies, Inc. 198/90/1 This Notice is given by The Capital Group Companies, Inc. on behalf of its affiliates, including Capital Research and Management Company, Capital International, Inc., Capital International S.A., Capital International Limited, and Capital Guardian Trust Company, pursuant to Section 198 of the Companies Act 1985. The interest in the relevant share capital indicated below arises by virtue of holdings attributed to the Companies (see Schedule A, below). These holdings form part of funds managed on behalf of investment clients by the Companies. Share capital to which this relates: Ordinary Shares (1,069,179,510 shares outstanding) Number of shares in which the Companies have an interest: 52,882,175 Name(s) of registered holder(s): See Schedule B, below As of 6 April 2005 Rio Tinto plc Number of Percent of Shares Outstanding The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ('CG') holdings 52,882,175 4.946% Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: •Capital Guardian Trust Company 3,108,761 0.291% •Capital International Limited 7,136,456 0.668% •Capital International S.A. 2,384,123 0.223% •Capital International, Inc. 1,136,263 0.106% •Capital Research and Management Company 39,116,572 3.661% Schedule A Schedule of holdings in Rio Tinto plc As of 6 April 2005 Capital Guardian Trust Company Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 29,300 Bank of New York Nominees 478,225 Chase Manhattan Bank Australia Limited 3,200 Chase Nominees Limited 563,649 BT Globenet Nominees Ltd. 59,300 Midland Bank plc 46,075 Cede & Co. 1,594,812 Deutsche Bank Mannheim 1,900 Schedule B Bankers Trust 4,900 Nortrust Nominees 205,800 MSS Nominees Limited 13,100 RBSTB Nominees Ltd. 4,100 *New Account* 10,800 Deutsche Bank AG 3,400 HSBC Bank plc 300 ROY Nominees Limited 40,500 Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 45,000 JP Morgan Chase Bank 4,400 ___________________________________________________________________________ TOTAL 3,108,761 Schedule B Capital International Limited Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 293,882 Bank of New York Nominees 1,485,311 Northern Trust 353,575 Chase Nominees Limited 1,237,499 Midland Bank plc 89,400 Bankers Trust 46,500 Barclays Bank 22,900 Citibank London 276,785 Morgan Guaranty 12,200 Nortrust Nominees 766,651 Royal Bank of Scotland 504,442 MSS Nominees Limited 64,300 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 1,109,222 National Westminster Bank 59,300 Lloyds Bank 22,700 Citibank 15,054 *New Account* 30,433 Citibank NA 23,100 Deutsche Bank AG 99,989 HSBC Bank plc 101,858 Mellon Bank N.A. 87,400 Northern Trust AVFC 103,900 KAS UK 38,635 Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 82,200 Bank One London 125,600 Clydesdale Bank plc 67,020 JP Morgan Chase Bank 16,600 ___________________________________________________________________________ TOTAL 7,136,456 Capital International S.A. Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 11,000 Bank of New York Nominees 25,528 Chase Nominees Limited 743,295 Credit Suisse London Branch 20,500 Midland Bank plc 140,800 Barclays Bank 104,900 Pictet & Cie, Geneva 18,400 Citibank London 8,900 Brown Bros. 26,800 Nortrust Nominees 11,000 Morgan Stanley 11,500 Royal Bank of Scotland 51,700 J.P. Morgan 907,700 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 17,600 National Westminster Bank 16,800 Lloyds Bank 14,100 RBSTB Nominees Ltd. 47,200 Citibank NA 9,200 Deutsche Bank AG 49,300 HSBC Bank plc 135,200 HSBC 12,700 ___________________________________________________________________________ TOTAL 2,384,123 Capital International, Inc. Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 415,700 Bank of New York Nominees 46,248 Chase Nominees Limited 228,100 Midland Bank plc 53,600 Brown Bros. 70,100 Nortrust Nominees 27,500 Royal Bank of Scotland 56,200 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 1,800 Sumitomo Trust & Banking 22,000 RBSTB Nominees Ltd. 11,600 Citibank NA 27,756 State Street Australia Limited 18,000 HSBC Bank plc 54,759 JP Morgan Chase Bank 102,900 ___________________________________________________________________________ TOTAL 1,136,263 Capital Research and Management Company Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 24,332,500 Chase Nominees Limited 13,649,972 Chase Manhattan Bank NA 32,000 JPM Nominees Ltd. 2,100 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 1,100,000 ___________________________________________________________________________ TOTAL 39,116,572 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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