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Rio TintoAnnouncement

11/01/2016 15:00

RNS Number : 4735L
Rio Tinto PLC
11 January 2016
Shareholdings of directors and persons discharging managerial responsibility (PDMR) / Key Management Personnel (KMP)
11 January 2016
Rio Tinto plc notifies the London Stock Exchange (LSE) of PDMR/KMP 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 its dual listed company structure, Rio Tinto voluntarily notifies the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) of material dealings in Rio Tinto plc shares by PDMR/KMP and both ASX and the London Stock Exchange (LSE) of material dealings by PDMR/KMP in Rio Tinto Limited securities.
UK Share Plan (UKSP)
The UK Share Plan 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'). Qualifying UK employees are also awarded Free shares once a year. These are non-discretionary transactions.
Rio Tinto plc was notified on 8 January 2016 that on 7 January 2016 the following PDMR purchased Ordinary shares and were allocated the same number of Matching shares. These were non-discretionary transactions.
Security
Name of PDMR / KMP
Number of shares acquired 
Matching shares
Price per share GBP
Rio Tinto plc
Davies, Alan
22
22
17.5795
Rio Tinto plc
Jacques, Jean-Sbastien
21
21
17.5795
This announcement is made in compliance with the UK Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.
Vaughn Walton
Assistant Company Secretary 
Tim Paine
Joint Company Secretary
Rio Tinto plc
6 St James's Square
London SW1Y 4AD
United Kingdom
T +44 20 7781 1345
Registered in England 
No. 719885
Rio Tinto Limited
120 Collins Street
Melbourne 3000
Australia 
T +61 3 9283 3333
Registered in Australia
ABN 96 004 458 404

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