Rio Tinto PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (5005L)

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RNS Number : 5005L

Rio Tinto PLC

19 April 2018

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

19 April 2018

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 the ASX and the 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'). 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        Date of 
                                                     of Shares    shares     per Share    transaction 
                                                     or ADRs      or ADRs    or ADR 
                                                     Acquired 
-----------------  ------------------------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ------------- 
 Rio Tinto                                                                  37.4667 
  plc shares        Baatar, Bold                    20.0177      20.0177     GBP         17/04/2018 
-----------------  ------------------------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ------------- 
 Rio Tinto                                                                  37.4667 
  plc shares        Barrios, Alfredo                19.1519      19.1519     GBP         17/04/2018 
-----------------  ------------------------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ------------- 
 Rio Tinto                                                                  77.84 
  Limited shares    Farrell, Joanne                 17.9599      17.9599     AUD         17/04/2018 
-----------------  ------------------------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ------------- 
 Rio Tinto                                                                  37.4667 
  plc shares        Jacques, Jean-Sébastien    10.0088      10.0088     GBP         17/04/2018 
-----------------  ------------------------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ------------- 
 Rio Tinto                                                                  37.4667 
  plc shares        Kirikova, Vera                  10.0088      10.0088     GBP         17/04/2018 
-----------------  ------------------------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ------------- 
 Rio Tinto                                                                  37.4667 
  plc shares        Lynch, Christopher              10.0088      10.0088     GBP         17/04/2018 
-----------------  ------------------------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ------------- 
 Rio Tinto                                                                  77.84 
  Limited shares    McIntosh, Stephen               17.9599      17.9599     AUD         17/04/2018 
-----------------  ------------------------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ------------- 
 Rio Tinto                                                                  37.4667 
  plc shares        Trott, Simon                    24.6298      24.6298     GBP         17/04/2018 
-----------------  ------------------------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ------------- 
 

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                 Number       Matching   Price        Date of 
                 PDMR/KMP                of Shares    shares     per Share    transaction 
                                         Acquired                GBP 
-------------  ----------------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ------------- 
 Rio Tinto      Jacques, 
  plc shares     Jean-Sébastien    10           10         37.4667      17/04/2018 
-------------  ----------------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ------------- 
 Rio Tinto      Kirikova, 
  plc shares     Vera                   10           10         37.4667      17/04/2018 
-------------  ----------------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ------------- 
 Rio Tinto      Lynch, 
  plc shares     Christopher            10           10         37.4667      17/04/2018 
-------------  ----------------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ------------- 
 

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  Tim Paine 
 Secretary                  Joint Company Secretary 
Rio Tinto plc              Rio Tinto Limited Level 
 6 St James's Square        7, 360 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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