Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 3896M

Rio Tinto PLC

15 July 2014

Rio Tinto plc

15 July 2014

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 15 July 2014 that on 7 July 2014 the following persons discharging managerial responsibility ('PDMRs') purchased Ordinary shares and were allocated the same number of Matching shares.