Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 2191O

Rio Tinto PLC

06 October 2021

 

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

Dividend Reinvestment

As part of its dual listed company structure, Rio Tinto notifies dealings in Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited securities by PDMR/KMP to both the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE).

Vested Share Account (VSA)

Rio Tinto Limited ordinary shares ('Shares') held in a VSA are subject to dividend reinvestment whereby cash dividends are used to buy Shares in the market. 

On 24 September 2021 the following PDMR/KMP acquired shares in Rio Tinto Limited by way of reinvestment of dividends received on shares held in a VSA.

Security	Name of PDMR/KMP	Number of Shares Acquired	Price per Share AUD
Rio Tinto Limited shares	Kaufman, Sinead	1,201.09371	99.13

Global Employee Share Plan (myShare)

Under myShare employees are able to purchase, on a quarterly basis, Rio Tinto plc ordinary shares of 10p each, Rio Tinto plc ADRs or Rio Tinto Limited ordinary shares ('Shares'). Shares are purchased out of monthly deductions from salary and participants are allocated an equivalent number of shares or ADRs free of charge ('matching shares' and 'matching ADRs'), conditional upon satisfying the terms of myShare. The matching shares or matching ADRs are subject to a three year holding period, and vest after this period.

Rio Tinto Shares held in myShare are subject to dividend reinvestment whereby cash dividends are used to buy Shares in the market under the terms of myShare. 

On 24 September 2021 the following PDMR/KMP acquired Rio Tinto Limited shares by way of reinvestment of dividends received on shares held in myShare.

Security	Name of PDMR/KMP	Number of Shares Acquired	Price per Share AUD
Rio Tinto Limited shares	Kaufman, Sinead	49.0907	99.13
Rio Tinto Limited shares	Trott, Simon	55.6877	99.13
Rio Tinto Limited shares	Vella, Ivan	15.898	99.13

Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited dividend reinvestment plans

Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited offer a dividend reinvestment plan that gives shareholders the opportunity to use their cash dividends to buy Rio Tinto plc or Rio Tinto Limited shares respectively, in the market.

On 5 October 2021 the following PDMR/KMP acquired ordinary shares in Rio Tinto Limited under a dividend reinvestment plan.

Security	Name of PDMR/KMP	Number of Shares Acquired	Price per Share AUD
Rio Tinto Limited shares	Vella, Ivan	642	98.895441

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Contacts

Please direct all enquiries to [e-mail]

Media Relations, UK Illtud Harri M [phone] David Outhwaite M [phone] Media Relations, Americas Matthew Klar T [phone] Investor Relations, UK Menno Sanderse M: [phone] David Ovington M [phone] Clare Peever M [phone]	Media Relations, Australia Jonathan Rose M [phone] Matt Chambers M [phone] Jesse Riseborough M [phone] Investor Relations, Australia Natalie Worley M [phone] Amar Jambaa M [phone]
Rio Tinto plc 6 St James's Square London SW1Y 4AD United Kingdom T [phone] Registered in England No. 719885	Rio Tinto Limited Level 7, 360 Collins Street Melbourne 3000 Australia T [phone] Registered in Australia ABN 96 004 458 404

This announcement is authorised for release to the market by Steve Allen, Rio Tinto's Group Company Secretary.

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