Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 7796O

Rio Tinto PLC

12 March 2009

 



Rio Tinto plc

12 March 2009

Rio Tinto Share Ownership Plan ('SOP')

The SOP is an Inland Revenue approved Share Incentive Plan (SIP), operated through Capita AESOP Trustees Limited, under which employees of Rio Tinto plc (the 'Company') are able to purchase ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company ('ordinary shares'), using monthly deductions from salary, and are allocated an equivalent number of free ordinary shares ('matching shares').  

On 11 March 2009 Rio Tinto plc was notified that, on 10 March 2009 in London, the following person discharging managerial responsibility ('PDMR') of the Company purchased ordinary shares at a price of £19.5664 and was allocated the same number of matching shares, free of charge:

	No of shares acquired	Total ordinary shares held
G R Elliott	14	62,192

This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules 3.1.4.

Enquiries:    

Matthew Whyte

Assistant Secretary

Tel: [phone]

 

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