Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 3962F

Rio Tinto PLC

19 February 2015

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

19 February 2015

Rio Tinto plc notifies the London Stock Exchange (LSE) of PDMR/KMPs 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 a dual listed company structure, Rio Tinto voluntarily notifies the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) of such dealings and both ASX and LSE of all dealings by PDMR/KMPs in Rio Tinto Limited securities.

Management Share Plan ("MSP")

The MSP is a service based award which provides the Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited participants with an award of Rio Tinto plc ordinary shares of 10p each or Rio Tinto Limited ordinary share ("shares"), which vests subject to continuous employment. At the time of vesting, participants can elect to receive their awards for nil consideration either as shares or as cash from the proceeds of a sale of shares.

On 17 February 2015 Rio Tinto Limited was notified that on 16 February 2015 the following KMP elected to receive his vested MSP award in the form of shares.

Security

Name of PDMR/KMP

Conditional Award Granted on 19.3.2012

No. of Shares Vested*

No. of Shares Retained

Rio Tinto Limited

Lilleyman, Gregory

3,351

3,613

*The number of shares vested includes additional shares calculated to reflect dividends declared during the vesting period on the original shares granted, in accordance with the MSP plan rules.

Performance Share Plan ("PSP")

The PSP is a performance based share plan which provides the Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited participants with the conditional right to receive Rio Tinto plc or Rio Tinto Limited shares, subject to performance conditions being met, under the terms of the Rio Tinto plc PSP and Rio Tinto Limited PSP respectively. At the time of vesting, participants can elect to receive their awards for nil consideration either as shares or as cash from the proceeds of a sale of shares

On 17 February 2015 Rio Tinto Limited was notified that on 17 February 2015 the following KMP elected to receive his vested PSP award as cash from the proceeds of the sale of shares.

Security

Name of PDMR/KMP

Conditional Award Granted on 6.5.2011

No. of Shares Lapsed

No. of Shares Vested

No. of Shares Sold

Price per Share

AUD

Rio Tinto Limited

Lilleyman, Gregory

5,423

1,438

3,985

$63.909081

Rio Tinto Share Option Plan ("SOP")

The SOP is a discretionary share option plan under which eligible employees are granted an option to purchase a number of Rio Tinto plc or Rio Tinto Limited shares as applicable, at a future date at a price set at the date of grant, provided certain performance conditions are met, in accordance with the terms of the SOP.

On 18 February 2015 Rio Tinto Limited was notified that on 18 February 2015 the following KMP exercised his options over shares.

Security	Name of PDMR / KMP	No. of Options Exercised	Exercise Price per Share AUD	No. of Shares Sold	Sale Price per Share AUD	No. of Shares Retained
Rio Tinto Limited	Lilleyman, Gregory	1,275	$30.933	1,275	$64.12	0
		2,186	$54.951	2,186	$64.10	0
		3,058	$33.415	3,058	$64.13	0