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