Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 3556R

Rio Tinto PLC

24 October 2013

Rio Tinto plc

24 October 2013

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 ('Ordinary shares') or American Depositary Receipts ('ADRs') out of monthly deductions from salary and are allocated an equivalent number of shares free of charge ('Matching shares' or 'Matching ADRs').

Rio Tinto plc was notified on 23 October 2013 that on 15 October 2013 the following PDMRs purchased Ordinary shares and were allocated the same number of Matching shares.

	No of Shares Acquired	Matching Shares	Price per Share

Hugo Bague	11.8408	11.8408	£31.67
Jacynthe Côté	24.6166	24.6166	£31.67
Guy Elliott	11.8408	11.8408	£31.67
Jean-Sebastien Jacques	11.8408	11.8408	£31.67
Harry Kenyon-Slaney	11.8408	11.8408	£31.67

Rio Tinto plc was notified 23 October 2013 that on 15 October 2013 the following PDMRs purchased ADRs and were allocated the same number of Matching ADRs.