Holding(s) in Company

Rio Tinto PLC
20 December 2007






             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF LISTED COMPANY

Rio Tinto plc


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

AXA S.A., and its Group Companies


3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is 
     regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above;
     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 18 December 2007


11)  Date listed company informed

19 December 2007


12)  Total holding following this notification

49,914,081
          
     
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
     (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken
     into account when calculating percentage)

5.01%


14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Miss L Brennan - 020 7781 1622

16)  Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company
     responsible for making this notification

Mr M J Whyte

     Date of Notification   20 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.):

 

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

18/12/2007
 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

19/12/2007
 

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                49,847,451             49,847,451

 

                     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              10,852,445        10,852,445   39,061,636    1.09      3.92
 

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 

49,914,081                    5.01%



 

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                                     423,984          0.04252
(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                      33,500          0.00336
     Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                     135,000          0.01354
     Direct     
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c               1,350,000          0.13538
     Direct     
Sun Life Assurance Society plc                       247,500          0.02482
     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                               165,000          0.01655
     Indirect     
AXA Financial, Inc                                 8,811,314          0.88359
     Indirect     
AXA Colonia Konzern                                   58,500          0.00587
     Direct     
AXA Colonia Konzern                                    7,560          0.00076
     Indirect     
Sun Life international (IOM) Ltd                     350,000          0.03510
     Direct     
AXA France                                           309,346          0.03102
     Indirect     
AXA Australia                                         41,400          0.00415
     Indirect     
AXA Rosenberg                                      4,415,408          0.44277
     Indirect     
Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd                       1,000          0.00010
     Direct     
AXA Financial, Inc *                              24,068,582          2.41357
     Indirect     
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                      68,477          0.00687
     Direct     
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                      15,265          0.00153
     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                       1,050,000          0.10529
LTAV UK Equity
     Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management                         521,114          0.05226
ABL High Alpha
     Direct     
Sun Life Pensions Management                         859,513          0.08619
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
AXA Framlington                                       26,357          0.00264
UK Growth
     Indirect
Framlington onshore private clients                  123,511          0.01239
     Indirect     
Framlington onshore private clients                    4,375          0.00044
     Indirect
AXA Winterthur                                       563,081          0.05647
         Direct     
AXA Sun Life With Profits Passive                    668,892          0.06708
     Direct     
AXA Sun Life With Profits Passive                    345,193          0.03462
     Direct     

     Total Direct                                 10,852,445          1.08827
     Total Indirect                               39,061,636          3.91706 
    
     TOTAL                                        49,914,081          5.00533     
 


Proxy Voting

10.  Name of proxy holder:


11.  Number of Voting right Proxy Holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:


13. Additional Imformation:


14. Contact Name               Terry Marsh

15. Contact telephone number   020 7003 2637



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