Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 0537P

Rio Tinto PLC

26 September 2013

 



Rio Tinto plc

26 September 2013

SHAREHOLDINGS OF DIRECTORS AND PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY (PDMR)

Global Employee Share Plan ('GESP') Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRP")

Under the GESP employees are able to purchase on a quarterly basis Rio Tinto plc ADRs out of monthly deductions from salary and are allocated an equivalent number of shares free of charge ('Matching shares').

Rio Tinto plc ADRs held in the GESP are subject to a Dividend Reinvestment Plan whereby cash dividends are used to buy Rio Tinto ADRs in the market.  The Plan is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. These are non-discretionary transactions.

On 26 September 2013, Rio Tinto plc was notified that the following PDMRs acquired ADRs in Rio Tinto plc under a Dividend Reinvestment Plan, on ADRs held in the GESP:

PDMR	Date acquired	No. of units acquired	Price per unit (USD)
Chiaro, Preston	20/9/2013	0.8870	49.92997
Valentine, Debra	20/9/2013	0.9651	49.92997

Note: each unit represents one ADR and each ADR represents one Ordinary share of 10p each in Rio Tinto plc.

This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules 3.1.2 to 3.1.5.

Enquiries:       

Vaughn Walton

Assistant Company Secretary

Rio Tinto plc

Tel: [phone]

 

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