Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 8004C

Rio Tinto PLC

21 January 2015

 



Rio Tinto plc

Director/PDMR Shareholding

21 January 2015

Rio Tinto Share Savings Plan ("SSP")

The SSP is an HM Revenue and Customs approved 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 was notified on 21 January 2015 that on 14 January 2015 the following person discharging managerial responsibility (PDMR) of the Company, exercised options over ordinary shares, as detailed below:

PDMR	Date of Grant	No of Shares Acquired	Price per Share
Kenyon-Slaney, Harry	20 October 2009	434	£21.480

This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.

For further information, please contact:

Vaughn Walton

Assistant Company Secretary

Rio Tinto plc

Tel: [phone]

Website: www.riotinto.com

 

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