Rio Tinto plc
Director/PDMR Shareholding
18 March 2013
Rio Tinto Performance Share Plan ("PSP")
The PSP is a performance based share plan which provides participants with the conditional right, subject to performance conditions being met, to receive ordinary shares of 10p each ("shares").
At the time of vesting, participants in the plan can elect to receive their awards for nil consideration either as shares or as cash from the proceeds of a sale of shares.
Rio Tinto plc announces that, on 15 March 2013, Guy Elliott, a person discharging managerial responsibility ("PDMR") of the Company, received his vested award and sold the resulting shares.
Conditional Award Granted |
No of Shares Lapsed |
No of Shares Vested |
No of Shares Sold |
Sale Price per Share |
No of Shares Retained |
35,743 |
2,681 |
33,062 |
33,062 |
£33.03 |
0 |
This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of the Financial Services Authority Disclosure and Transparency Rules 3.1.2 to 3.1.4.
For further information, please contact:
Pat Sims
Office: +44 (0) 20 7781 1910
Website: www.riotinto.com