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RNS Number : 7461Q

Rio Tinto PLC

22 October 2019

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

22 October 2019

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

Global Employee Share Plan (myShare)

Under myShare employees are able to purchase, on a quarterly basis, Rio Tinto plc ordinary shares of 10p each ('shares'), 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 following PDMRs/KMPs acquired Rio Tinto shares or ADRs under myShare and were allocated the same number of matching share awards or matching ADR awards as follows:

 
 Security       Name of PDMR/KMP                Number       Matching        Price per   Date of 
                                                 of shares    share awards    share or    transaction 
                                                 or ADRs      or matching     ADR 
                                                              ADR awards 
 Rio Tinto                                                                   39.948453 
  plc shares    Baatar, Bold                    15.6451      15.6451          GBP        17/10/2019 
               ------------------------------  -----------  --------------  ----------  ------------- 
 Rio Tinto                                                                   39.948453 
  plc shares    Barrios, Alfredo                19.5739      19.5739          GBP        17/10/2019 
               ------------------------------  -----------  --------------  ----------  ------------- 
 Rio Tinto                                                                   39.948453 
  plc shares    Jacques, Jean-Sébastien     9.3870       9.3870          GBP        17/10/2019 
               ------------------------------  -----------  --------------  ----------  ------------- 
 Rio Tinto                                                                   39.948453 
  plc shares    Soirat, Arnaud                   9.3870       9.3870          GBP        17/10/2019 
               ------------------------------  -----------  --------------  ----------  ------------- 
 Rio Tinto      Stausholm,                                                   39.948453 
  plc shares     Jakob                           9.3870       9.3870          GBP        17/10/2019 
               ------------------------------  -----------  --------------  ----------  ------------- 
 Rio Tinto                                                                   39.948453 
  plc shares    Trott, Simon                    16.7325      16.7325          GBP        17/10/2019 
               ------------------------------  -----------  --------------  ----------  ------------- 
 

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 shares. Rio Tinto plc shares are purchased out of monthly deductions from salary, and participants are allocated an equivalent number of shares free of charge (UKSP matching shares). Qualifying UK employees are also awarded Free Shares once a year.

The following PDMRs/KMPs purchased Rio Tinto plc shares under the UKSP and were allocated the same number of matching shares as follows:

 
 Security       Name of PDMR/KMP                Number       Matching   Price per    Date of 
                                                 of Shares    shares     Share GBP    transaction 
                                                 Acquired     awarded 
 Rio Tinto                                                              39.948453 
  plc shares    Baatar, Bold                    3            3           GBP         17/10/2019 
               ------------------------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ------------- 
 Rio Tinto                                                              39.948453 
  plc shares    Jacques, Jean-Sébastien    9            9           GBP         17/10/2019 
               ------------------------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ------------- 
 Rio Tinto                                                              39.948453 
  plc shares    Soirat, Arnaud                  10           10          GBP         17/10/2019 
               ------------------------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ------------- 
 Rio Tinto      Stausholm,                                              39.948453 
  plc shares     Jakob                          10           10          GBP         17/10/2019 
               ------------------------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ------------- 
 

FCA notifications in accordance with the EU Market Abuse Regulation have been issued to the London Stock Exchange contemporaneously with this release.

LEI: 213800YOEO5OQ72G2R82

Classification: 2.2. Information disclosed under article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation

 
Steve Allen               Tim Paine 
 Group Company Secretary   Joint Company Secretary 
Rio Tinto plc             Rio Tinto Limited 
 6 St James's Square       Level 7, 360 Collins Street 
 London SW1Y 4AD           Melbourne 3000 
 United Kingdom            Australia 
 
 T +44 20 7781 2058        T +61 3 9283 3333 
 Registered in England     Registered in Australia 
 No. 719885                ABN 96 004 458 404 
 

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