Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 3467U

Rio Tinto PLC

13 May 2008

 



Rio Tinto plc

13 May 2008

SHAREHOLDINGS OF DIRECTORS AND PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY

On Tuesday, 13 May 2008 Rio Tinto plc was notified that the following Directors and/or persons discharging managerial responsibility ('PDMRs') had completed transactions under the Rio Tinto America Savings Plan, to acquire or dispose of units in the Rio Tinto plc Stock Fund.  Each unit represents one ADR and each ADR represents four Ordinary shares of 10p each in Rio Tinto plc. These are non-discretionary transactions.

Date of transaction:  1 May 2008:

 

Director/PDMR	No. of units acquired	Price per unit (US$)
Mr B.K. Clayton	0.010	477.033
Mr P.S. Chiaro	0.002	477.033

 

Date of transaction:  9 May 2008:

 

Director/PDMR	No. of units acquired	Price per unit (US$)
Mr B.K. Clayton	6.998	500.123
Mr P.S. Chiaro	0.573	500.123

Following this notification the total holdings of ordinary shares of 10p (including Stock Fund units, ADRs and ordinary shares) and the total percentage holdings for Mr Chiaro and Mr Clayton are 62,190.720 (0.006232%) and 8,385.104 (0.000840%) respectively.

Messrs Chiaro and Clayton also have an interest in 885 shares as potential beneficiaries of the Rio Tinto Employee Share Ownership Trust.

This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of DTR 3.1.4 R(1)(a) and DTR 3.1.4 R (1)(b).

Enquiries:    

Kerrene Nicholas

Secretarial Assistant

Rio Tinto plc

Tel:  [phone]

 

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