Holding(s) in Company

Rio Tinto PLC
05 February 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: (YES)

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 INVESTMENTS 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):

01/02/2008



6. Date on which issuer notified:

04/02/2008



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                               49,933,173                              49,933,173




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

                                                                       BELOW 5%



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

                      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) (43,532,050 - 4.36% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited      Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct)
(Direct) (LGIMHD) (38,379,183-3.84%=PMC)                      (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited       Legal & General Assurance Society Limited  (LGAS & LGPL)
(PMC) (38,379,183-3.84%=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

                997,542,790



14. Contact name:

MATTHEW WHYTE

15. Contact telephone number:

00 44 207 781 1629



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