Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 6238R

Rio Tinto PLC

01 May 2009

 



Rio Tinto plc

1 May 2009

SHAREHOLDINGS OF DIRECTORS AND PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Rio Tinto plc was notified that yesterday the following persons discharging managerial responsibility were awarded Free shares under the Rio Tinto Share Ownership Plan ('sop'). This was a non-discretionary transaction.

Directors	No. of shares acquired	Price per share (GBP)
Tom Albanese	53	27.85
Guy Elliott	53	27.85

The SOP is an Inland Revenue approved Share incentive Plan, operated through Capita AESOP Trustees Limited, under which employees are awarded Free shares once a year. The Free shares are ordinary shares in the Company of 10p each.

This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of DTR 3.1.4 R.

Enquiries:

Matthew Whyte

Assistant Secretary

Tel:    [phone]

 

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