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Rio TintoAnnouncement

26/02/2015 18:20

RNS Number : 0280G
Rio Tinto PLC
26 February 2015





TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST 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 tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):
See item 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
23 February 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:
24 February 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: 
Above 4%


8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE
Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number
of
Shares
Number
of
Voting
Rights
Number
of shares
Number of voting
rights
% of voting rights 
Direct
Direct
Indirect 
Direct
Indirect
Ordinary
(GB0007188757)
54,908,400
54,908,400


55,262,900

3.9078%

ADRs
(US7672041008)
1,384,640
1,384,640


1,384,618

0.0979%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Expiration
date 
Exercise/
Conversion Period 
Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
% of voting
rights
N/A





C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Exercise price
Expiration date 
Exercise/
Conversion period 
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
% of voting rights 
N/A



Nominal
Delta



Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
56,647,518
4.0057%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 

Number of shares
Percentage of outstanding



The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings
56,647,518
4.006%
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:


Capital Guardian Trust Company
3,578,146
0.253%
Capital International Limited
476,652
0.034%
Capital International Srl
146,620
0.010%
Capital International, Inc.
57,380
0.004%
Capital Research and Management Company
52,388,720
3.705%

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:

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



13. Additional information:


14. Contact name:
Vaughn Walton
15. Contact telephone number:
020 7781 1345

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