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Rio Tinto PLC 08 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: ( 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: 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 transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 28/01/2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 29/01/2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% 8. Notified Details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the triggering transaction use ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting rights 0718875 50,096,496 50,096,496 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 0718875 10,676,611 10,676,611 37,817,262 1.07 3.79 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration date Exercise/conversion No. of voting rights that % of voting rights financial period/date may be acquired (if the instrument instrument exercised/ converted) Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 48,493,873 4.86% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable : Name of Company/Fund Number of Shares % of issued share capital AXA Ireland Pension Fund 1,400 0.00014 Indirect AXA Sun Life plc 423,984 0.04250 (fmly Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance Society plc) Direct AXA Rosenberg 247,067 0.02477 Direct AXA General Insurance Ltd 134,000 0.01343 Direct Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X 1,500,000 0.15037 Direct Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X 1,381,000 0.13844 Direct AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Global Distribution Fund 9,549 0.00096 Indirect AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Global Growth Fund 57,558 0.00577 Indirect AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Distribution Fund 140,000 0.01403 Indirect AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Extra Income Fund 5,000 0.00050 Indirect AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Equity Income Fund 200,000 0.02005 Indirect AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Growth Fund 55,000 0.00551 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 125,000 0.01253 Direct Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c 1,350,000 0.13533 Direct Sun Life Assurance Society Plc 247,500 0.02481 Direct AXA Rosenberg 188,735 0.01892 Direct AXA Insurance UK 5,322 0.00053 Direct AXA UK Group Pension Scheme 263,000 0.02636 Indirect AXA General Unit Trust 165,000 0.01654 Indirect AXA Financial, Inc 8,211,030 0.82313 Indirect AXA Colonia Konzern 58,500 0.00586 Direct AXA Colonia Konzern 7,560 0.00076 Indirect Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd 350,000 0.03509 Direct AXA France 350,916 0.03518 Indirect AXA Australia 41,400 0.00415 Indirect AXA Rosenberg 3,038,531 0.30460 Indirect Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd 1,006 0.00010 Direct AXA Financial, Inc* 24,796,917 2.48580 Indirect Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 64,943 0.00651 Direct Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 9,990 0.00100 Direct Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd LTAV UK Equity 225,000 0.02256 Direct Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd ABL High Alpha 101,906 0.01022 Direct Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share Tracker 167,653 0.01681 Direct Sun Life Pensions Management LTAV UK Equity 1,050,000 0.10526 Direct Sun Life Pensions Management ABL High Alpha 518,313 0.05196 Direct Sun Life Pensions Management FTSE All Share Tracker 859,513 0.08616 Direct AXA Framlington Trustees for Roman Catholics 20,000 0.00200 Indirect AXA Framlington London Scottish Pension Fund 11,000 0.00110 Indirect AXA Framlington St James Place Exempt (Pens) Fund 75,000 0.00752 Indirect AXA Framlington St James Place Net (Life) Fund 80,000 0.00802 Indirect AXA Framlington St James Place Offshore Fund 22,000 0.00221 Indirect AXA Framlington Daimler Chrysler 25,000 0.00251 Indirect AXA Framlington Managed Balanced 66,000 0.00662 Indirect AXA Framlington UK Growth 49,365 0.00495 Indirect Framlington Onshore Private Clients 121,661 0.01220 Indirect Framlignton Onshore Private Clients 4,375 0.00044 Indirect AXA Winterthur 565,980 0.05674 Direct AXA Sun Life With Profits Passive 686,048 0.06877 Direct AXA Sun Life With Profits Passive 350,763 0.03516 Direct Total Direct 10,676,611 1.07029 Total Indirect 37,817,262 3.79104 TOTAL 48,493,873 4.86133 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: ................. 14. Contact name: Matthew Whyte 15. Contact telephone number: +44 (0)20 7781 1629 For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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