Rio Tinto PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (1454D)

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RNS Number : 1454D

Rio Tinto PLC

24 April 2017

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

24 April 2017

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 or    of transaction 
                                                 or ADRs      or ADRs    ADR 
                                                 Acquired 
-------------  ------------------------------  -----------  ---------  ----------  ---------------- 
 Rio Tinto                                                              30.430212 
  plc shares    Baatar, Bold                    16.431       16.431      GBP        18/04/2017 
-------------  ------------------------------  -----------  ---------  ----------  ---------------- 
 Rio Tinto                                                              30.430212 
  plc shares    Barrios, Alfredo                25.4454      25.4454     GBP        18/04/2017 
-------------  ------------------------------  -----------  ---------  ----------  ---------------- 
 Rio Tinto 
  Limited 
  shares        Farrell, Joanne                 24.033       24.033     58.17 AUD   18/04/2017 
-------------  ------------------------------  -----------  ---------  ----------  ---------------- 
 Rio Tinto                                                              30.430212 
  plc shares    Jacques, Jean-Sébastien    12.3232      12.3232     GBP        18/04/2017 
-------------  ------------------------------  -----------  ---------  ----------  ---------------- 
 Rio Tinto                                                              30.430212 
  plc shares    Kirikova, Vera                  15.6094      15.6094     GBP        18/04/2017 
-------------  ------------------------------  -----------  ---------  ----------  ---------------- 
 Rio Tinto 
  Limited 
  shares        McIntosh, Stephen               24.033       24.033     58.17 AUD   18/04/2017 
-------------  ------------------------------  -----------  ---------  ----------  ---------------- 
 

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      Jacques,                                        30.430212 
  plc shares     Jean-Sébastien    12           12          GBP         18/04/2017 
-------------  ----------------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ------------- 
 Rio Tinto      Kirikova,                                       30.430212 
  plc shares     Vera                   4            4           GBP         18/04/2017 
-------------  ----------------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ------------- 
 

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.

 
Steve Allen Company Secretary  Tim Paine 
                                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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