Rio Tinto PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (9803M)

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RNS Number : 9803M

Rio Tinto PLC

19 October 2016

Shareholdings of directors and persons discharging managerial responsibility (PDMR) / Key Management Personnel (KMP)

19 October 2016

Rio Tinto plc notifies the London Stock Exchange (LSE) of PDMR/KMP interests in securities of Rio Tinto plc, in compliance with the EU Market Abuse Regulation. As part of its dual listed company structure, Rio Tinto voluntarily notifies the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) of material dealings in Rio Tinto plc shares by PDMR/KMP and both ASX and the London Stock Exchange (LSE) of material dealings by PDMR/KMP in Rio Tinto Limited securities.

Global Employee Share Plan (GESP)

Under the GESP employees are able to purchase on a quarterly basis Rio Tinto plc ordinary shares of 10p each ('shares'), Rio Tinto plc ADRs or Rio Tinto Limited ordinary shares ('shares') out of monthly deductions from salary and are allocated an equivalent number of shares or ADRs free of charge ('matching shares' and 'matching ADRs') conditional upon satisfying the terms of the GESP.

The following PDMR/KMP acquired Rio Tinto shares or ADRs under the GESP and were allocated the same number of matching shares or ADRs as follows:

 
 Security       Name of PDMR/KMP                Number       Matching   Price per     Date 
                                                 of Shares    shares     Share /ADR    of transaction 
                                                 or ADRs      / ADRs 
                                                 Acquired 
 Rio Tinto                                                              26.11748 
  plc shares    Bague, Hugo                     28.7163      28.7163     GBP          17/10/2016 
               ------------------------------  -----------  ---------  ------------  ---------------- 
 Rio Tinto                                                              26.11748 
  plc shares    Barrios, Alfredo                28.639       28.639      GBP          17/10/2016 
               ------------------------------  -----------  ---------  ------------  ---------------- 
 Rio Tinto                                                              26.11748 
  plc shares    Davies, Alan                    14.3581      14.3581     GBP          17/10/2016 
               ------------------------------  -----------  ---------  ------------  ---------------- 
 Rio Tinto 
  Limited 
  shares        Farrell, Joanne                 27.5251      27.5251    50.79 AUD     17/10/2016 
               ------------------------------  -----------  ---------  ------------  ---------------- 
 Rio Tinto                                                              26.11748 
  plc shares    Jacques, Jean-Sébastien    14.3581      14.3581     GBP          17/10/2016 
               ------------------------------  -----------  ---------  ------------  ---------------- 
 Rio Tinto 
  Limited 
  shares        McIntosh, Stephen               27.5251      27.5251    50.79 AUD     17/10/2016 
               ------------------------------  -----------  ---------  ------------  ---------------- 
 Rio Tinto                                                              31.8406 
  plc ADRs      Valentine, Debra                39.1952      39.1952     USD          17/10/2016 
               ------------------------------  -----------  ---------  ------------  ---------------- 
 

These were non-discretionary transactions.

UK Share Plan (UKSP)

The UKSP is an HMRC approved Share Incentive Plan under which qualifying UK employees are able to purchase on a quarterly basis Rio Tinto plc shares out of monthly deductions from salary and are allocated an equivalent number of shares free of charge (UKSP matching shares). Qualifying UK employees are also awarded Free Shares once a year.

The following PDMR/KMP purchased Rio Tinto plc shares under the UKSP and were allocated the same number of matching shares as follows.

 
 Security       Name of                 Number       Matching   Price        Date of 
                 PDMR/KMP                of Shares    shares     per Share    transaction 
                                         Acquired 
 Rio Tinto      Davies,                                         26.11748 
  plc shares     Alan                   14           14          GBP         17/10/2016 
               ----------------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ------------- 
 Rio Tinto      Jacques,                                        26.11748 
  plc shares     Jean-Sébastien    14           14          GBP         17/10/2016 
               ----------------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ------------- 
 

These were non-discretionary transactions.

FCA notifications in accordance with the EU Market Abuse Regime have been issued to the London Stock Exchange contemporaneously with this release.

 
Victoria Hames Acting Company  Tim Paine 
 Secretary                      Joint Company Secretary 
Rio Tinto plc                  Rio Tinto Limited 
 6 St James's Square            120 Collins Street 
 London SW1Y 4AD                Melbourne 3000 
 United Kingdom                 Australia 
 
 T [phone]             T [phone] 
 Registered in England          Registered in Australia 
 No. 719885                     ABN 96 004 458 404 
 

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