Rio Tinto plc
24 January 2011
Rio Tinto Share Savings Plan ("SSP")
The SSP is a savings-related share option plan which is open to employees in the UK and elsewhere. Under the plan, participants can save up to £250 per month, or equivalent in local currency, for a maximum of five years. At the end of the savings period participants may exercise an option over shares granted at a discount of up to 20 per cent to the market value at the time of grant. The number of options to which participants are entitled is determined by the exercise price, the savings amount and the length of the savings contract.
Rio Tinto plc announces that, on 14 January 2011, the following PDMRs of the Company exercised options over ordinary shares, as detailed in the table below:
No of Shares Acquired |
Price per Share |
|
Bret Clayton |
367 |
£16.935 |
Debra Valentine |
367 |
£16.935 |
This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of the Financial Services Authority Disclosure and Transparency Rules 3.1.2 to 3.1.4.
For further information, please contact:
Pat Sims
Office: +44 (0) 20 7781 1910
Website: www.riotinto.com