Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 9364B

Rio Tinto PLC

12 January 2015

Rio Tinto plc

12 January 2015

UK Share Plan ('UKSP')

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'). These were non-discretionary transactions.

Rio Tinto plc was notified on 12 January 2015 that on 7 January 2015 the following person discharging managerial responsibility ('PDMR') purchased Ordinary shares and was allocated the same number of Matching shares.