RIO Rio Tinto Plc

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Rio Tinto PLC

21 April 2020

Shareholdings of directors and persons discharging managerial responsibility (PDMR)

21 April 2020

As part of its dual listed company structure, Rio Tinto notifies dealings in Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited securities by PDMRs 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, 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 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        Number       Matching       Price per     Date of 
                                     of shares    shares         share or      transaction 
                                     or ADRs      or matching    ADR 
                                                  ADRs 
 Rio Tinto 
  plc shares    Baatar, Bold        9.6301       9.6301         38.9404 GBP   17/04/2020 
               ------------------  -----------  -------------  ------------  ------------- 
 Rio Tinto 
  plc shares    Barrios, Alfredo    19.0252      19.0252        38.9404 GBP   17/04/2020 
               ------------------  -----------  -------------  ------------  ------------- 
 Rio Tinto 
  plc shares    Soirat, Arnaud      9.6301       9.6301         38.9404 GBP   17/04/2020 
               ------------------  -----------  -------------  ------------  ------------- 
 Rio Tinto      Stausholm, 
  plc shares     Jakob              9.6301       9.6301         38.9404 GBP   17/04/2020 
               ------------------  -----------  -------------  ------------  ------------- 
 

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 purchased Rio Tinto plc shares under the UKSP and were allocated the same number of matching shares as follows:

 
 Security       Name of PDMR      Number       Matching   Price per     Date of 
                                   of Shares    shares     Share GBP     transaction 
                                   Acquired 
 Rio Tinto 
  plc shares    Baatar, Bold      9            9          38.9404 GBP   17/04/2020 
               ----------------  -----------  ---------  ------------  ------------- 
 Rio Tinto 
  plc shares    Soirat, Arnaud    9            9          38.9404 GBP   17/04/2020 
               ----------------  -----------  ---------  ------------  ------------- 
 Rio Tinto      Stausholm, 
  plc shares     Jakob            9            9          38.9404 GBP   17/04/2020 
               ----------------  -----------  ---------  ------------  ------------- 
 

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

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

 
Steve Allen Group Company Secretary  Tim Paine 
                                      Joint Company Secretary 
Rio Tinto plc                        Rio Tinto Limited Level 7, 360 
 6 St James's Square                  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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