Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 5916R
Rio Tinto PLC
12 September 2014
 



Rio Tinto plc

 

12 September 2014

SHAREHOLDINGS OF DIRECTORS AND PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY (PDMR)

Rio Tinto Employee Vested Share Account - dividend reinvestment plan

Rio Tinto plc ordinary shares held in a Rio Tinto Employee Vested Share Account are subject to a dividend reinvestment plan whereby cash dividends are used to buy Rio Tinto plc shares in the market.  These are non-discretionary transactions.

 

On 12 September 2014, Rio Tinto plc was notified that the following PDMRs acquired ordinary shares in Rio Tinto plc under a dividend reinvestment plan, on ordinary shares held in a Rio Tinto Employee Vested Share Account:

 

PDMR

Date acquired

No. of shares acquired

Price per share

(GBP)


 



Jacques, Jean-Sébastien

11/09/2014

73.75346

32.1223

Kenyon-Slaney, Harry

11/09/2014

0.01587

32.1223

 

 

 

UK Share Plan ('UKSP') and Global Employee Share Plan ('GESP') dividend reinvestment plan

 

The UKSP is an HMRC approved Share Incentive Plan under which qualifying UK employees are able to purchase on a quarterly basis Rio Tinto plc ordinary shares of 10p each ('Ordinary shares') out of monthly deductions from salary and are allocated an equivalent number of shares free of charge ('Matching shares').  Qualifying UK employees are also awarded Free shares once a year.

 

Under the GESP employees are able to purchase on a quarterly basis Rio Tinto plc ordinary shares of 10p each ('Ordinary shares') out of monthly deductions from salary and are allocated an equivalent number of shares free of charge ('Matching shares').

 

Rio Tinto plc ordinary shares held in the UKSP and the GESP are subject to a dividend reinvestment plan whereby cash dividends are used to buy Rio Tinto plc shares in the market.  These are non-discretionary transactions.

 

On 12 September 2014, Rio Tinto plc was notified that the following PDMRs acquired ordinary shares in Rio Tinto plc under a dividend reinvestment plan, on ordinary shares held in the UKSP and GESP:

 

PDMR

Date acquired

No. of shares acquired

Price per share

(GBP)





Bague, Hugo

11/09/2014

12.4214

32.1223

Harding, Andrew

11/09/2014

7

32.1223

Jacques, Jean-Sébastien

11/09/2014

11.2878

32.1223

Kenyon-Slaney, Harry

11/09/2014

35.2116

32.1223

 

 

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: 020 7781 1345


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