Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 3238K

Rio Tinto PLC

15 April 2015

 



 

Shareholdings of persons discharging managerial responsibility (PDMR) / Key Management Personnel (KMP) 

Dividend Reinvestment

 

15 April 2015

Rio Tinto plc notifies the London Stock Exchange (LSE) of PDMR/KMP interests in securities of Rio Tinto plc, in compliance with the UK Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1. As part of its dual listed company structure, Rio Tinto voluntarily notifies the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) of such dealings. Rio Tinto also notifies both ASX and LSE of all dealings by PDMR/KMP in Rio Tinto Limited securities.

Rio Tinto Employee Vested Share Account (VSA) dividend reinvestment plan

Rio Tinto plc ordinary shares of 10p each (shares) and Rio Tinto Limited ordinary shares (shares) held in a VSA are subject to a dividend reinvestment plan whereby cash dividends are used to buy Rio Tinto plc or Rio Tinto Limited shares in the market.  

Rio Tinto plc was notified on 15 April 2015 that on 10 April 2015 the following PDMR/KMP acquired shares in Rio Tinto plc under a dividend reinvestment plan, on shares held in a VSA. These were non-discretionary transactions.

Security	Name of PDMR/KMP	Number of Shares Acquired	Price per Share GBP
Rio Tinto plc shares	Barrios, Alfredo	69.93961	28.60083
Rio Tinto plc shares	Jacques, Jean-Sébastien	289.47659	28.60083
Rio Tinto plc shares	Valentine, Debra	111.8272	28.60083

Rio Tinto Limited was notified on 15 April 2015 that on 13 April 2015 the following PDMR/KMP acquired shares in Rio Tinto Limited under a dividend reinvestment plan, on shares held in a VSA. This was a non-discretionary transactions.

Security	Name of PDMR/KMP	Number of Shares Acquired	Price per Share AUD
Rio Tinto Limited shares	Davies, Alan	32.6399	56.43

UK Share Plan (UKSP) 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 shares out of monthly deductions from salary and are allocated an equivalent number of shares free of charge (UKSP matching shares).  Qualifying UK employees are also awarded Free shares once a year. Rio Tinto plc shares held in the UKSP are subject to a dividend reinvestment plan whereby cash dividends are used to buy Rio Tinto plc shares in the market.

Rio Tinto plc was notified on 15 April 2015 that on 10 April 2015 the following PDMR/KMP acquired shares in Rio Tinto plc under a dividend reinvestment plan, on shares held in a UKSP. These were non-discretionary transactions.

Security	Name of PDMR/KMP	Number of Shares Acquired	Price per Share GBP
Rio Tinto plc shares	Bague, Hugo	17	28.60083
Rio Tinto plc shares	Harding, Andrew	10	28.60083
Rio Tinto plc shares	Jacques, Jean-Sébastien	18	28.60083
Rio Tinto plc shares	Lynch, Christopher	3	28.60083

Global Employee Share Plan (GESP) dividend reinvestment plan

Under the GESP employees are able to purchase on a quarterly basis Rio Tinto plc shares, Rio Tinto ADRs or Rio Tinto Limited shares, out of monthly deductions from salary and are allocated an equivalent number of shares or ADRs free of charge (GESP matching shares), which are conditional upon satisfying the terms of the GESP.

Rio Tinto plc shares and ADRs, and Rio Tinto Limited shares, held in the GESP, are subject to a dividend reinvestment plan whereby cash dividends are used to buy Rio Tinto plc shares and ADRs and Rio Tinto Limited shares in the market under the terms of the GESP. 

Rio Tinto plc was notified on 15 April 2015 that on 10 April 2015 the following PDMR/KMP acquired Rio Tinto plc shares under a dividend reinvestment plan, on shares held in the GESP. These were non-discretionary transactions.

Security	Name of PDMR/KMP	Number of Shares Acquired	Price per Share GBP
Rio Tinto plc shares	Bague, Hugo	3.6033	28.60083
Rio Tinto plc shares	Barrios, Alfredo	0.8866	28.60083
Rio Tinto plc shares	Jacques, Jean-Sébastien	2.7058	28.60083

Rio Tinto Limited was notified on 15 April 2015 that on 13 April 2015 the following PDMR/KMP acquired Rio Tinto Limited shares under a dividend reinvestment plan, on shares held in the GESP. These were non-discretionary transactions.

Security	Name of PDMR/KMP	Number of Shares / ADRs Acquired	Price per Share AUD
Rio Tinto Limited shares	Davies, Alan	5.0964	56.43
Rio Tinto Limited shares	Lilleyman, Gregory	4.9898	56.43

Rio Tinto plc was notified on 15 April 2015 that on 14 April 2015 the following PDMR/KMP acquired Rio Tinto plc ADRs under a dividend reinvestment plan, on ADRs held in the GESP. This was a non-discretionary transaction.

Security	Name of PDMR/KMP	Number of ADRs Acquired	Price per Unit USD
Rio Tinto plc ADRs	Valentine, Debra	5.5924	42.96

Rio Tinto Limited dividend reinvestment plan

Rio Tinto Limited offers a dividend reinvestment plan that gives shareholders the opportunity to use their cash dividends to buy Rio Tinto Limited shares in the market.

Rio Tinto Limited was notified on 15 April 2015 that on 13 April 2015 the following PDMR/KMP acquired shares in Rio Tinto Limited under the Rio Tinto Limited dividend reinvestment plan.  This was a non-discretionary transaction.

Security	Name of PDMR/KMP	Number of Shares Acquired	Price per Share AUD
Rio Tinto Limited shares	Lilleyman, Gregory	937	56.6577

This announcement is made in compliance with the UK Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.

   

Vaughn Walton Assistant Company Secretary	Tim Paine Joint Company Secretary
Rio Tinto plc 2 Eastbourne Terrace London W2 6LG United Kingdom T [phone] Registered in England No. 719885	Rio Tinto Limited 120 Collins Street Melbourne 3000 Australia T [phone] Registered in Australia ABN 96 004 458 404

 

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