Rio Tinto PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (6451E)

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RNS Number : 6451E

Rio Tinto PLC

19 October 2018

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

19 October 2018

Rio Tinto 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 the ASX and the LSE of material dealings by PDMR/KMPs 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'). Shares are purchased out of monthly deductions from salary, and participants 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/KMPs 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 
                                                     of Shares    shares     Share or    transaction 
                                                     or ADRs      or ADRs    ADR 
                                                     Acquired 
 Rio Tinto                                                                  38.21327 
  plc shares        Baatar, Bold                    19.6266      19.6266     GBP        17/10/2018 
                   ------------------------------  -----------  ---------  ----------  ------------- 
 Rio Tinto                                                                  38.21327 
  plc shares        Barrios, Alfredo                19.8857      19.8857     GBP        17/10/2018 
                   ------------------------------  -----------  ---------  ----------  ------------- 
 Rio Tinto 
  Limited shares    Farrell, Joanne                 17.7953      17.7953    78.56 AUD   17/10/2018 
                   ------------------------------  -----------  ---------  ----------  ------------- 
 Rio Tinto                                                                  38.21327 
  plc shares        Jacques, Jean-Sébastien    9.8133       9.8133      GBP        17/10/2018 
                   ------------------------------  -----------  ---------  ----------  ------------- 
 Rio Tinto                                                                  38.21327 
  plc shares        Kirikova, Vera                  9.8133       9.8133      GBP        17/10/2018 
                   ------------------------------  -----------  ---------  ----------  ------------- 
 Rio Tinto 
  Limited shares    McIntosh, Stephen               17.7953      17.7953    78.56 AUD   17/10/2018 
                   ------------------------------  -----------  ---------  ----------  ------------- 
 Rio Tinto                                                                  38.21327 
  plc shares        Trott, Simon                    24.868       24.868      GBP        17/10/2018 
                   ------------------------------  -----------  ---------  ----------  ------------- 
 

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. Rio Tinto plc shares are purchased out of monthly deductions from salary, and participants 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/KMPs purchased Rio Tinto plc shares under the UKSP and were allocated the same number of matching shares as follows:

 
 Security       Name of PDMR/KMP                Number       Matching   Price per    Date of 
                                                 of Shares    shares     Share GBP    transaction 
                                                 Acquired 
 Rio Tinto                                                              38.21327 
  plc shares    Jacques, Jean-Sébastien    10           10          GBP         17/10/2018 
               ------------------------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ------------- 
 Rio Tinto                                                              38.21327 
  plc shares    Kirikova, Vera                  10           10          GBP         17/10/2018 
               ------------------------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ------------- 
 

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

LEI: 213800YOEO5OQ72G2R82

Classification: 2.2. Inside information disclosed under article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation

 
Steve Allen Group Company Secretary  Tim Paine 
                                      Joint Company Secretary 
Rio Tinto plc                        Rio Tinto Limited Level 7, 360 
 6 St James's Square                  Collins Street 
 London SW1Y 4AD                      Melbourne 3000 
 United Kingdom                       Australia 
 
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