Holding(s) in Company

Rio Tinto PLC
03 April 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):

01/04/2008



6. Date on which issuer notified:

02/04/2008



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

Below 5% (Group)

Below 5% (LGIM)


8. Notified Details:



A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares if possible use                   Situation previous to the triggering transaction
ISIN CODE
                                      Number of shares                        Number of voting rights


Ord 10p                               Below 5%                                Below 5%




                                                 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if       Number of shares          Number of voting rights               % of voting rights
possible use ISIN CODE
                                                        Direct         Indirect               Direct       Indirect


Ord 10p                       49,923,595



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


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





Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                % of voting rights


49,923,595                             Below 5%











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) (Below 5% = Total
Position)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and
Indirect)  (Below 5% = Total Position )
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (Below 5% =
Total Position)
                   Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (45,481,275 - 4.55 % = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited      Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct)
(Direct) (LGIMHD) (38,081,360 - 3.81 % = PMC)                 (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited       Legal & General Assurance Society Limited  (LGAS & LGPL)
(PMC) (38,081,360 - 3.81 % = PMC)
                                                              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

                             997,806,391







14. Contact name:

  Matthew Whyte



15. Contact telephone number:

  [phone]








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