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Rio TintoAnnouncement

21/01/2016 17:30

RNS Number : 6420M
Rio Tinto PLC
21 January 2016
Shareholdings of persons discharging managerial responsibility (PDMR) / Key Management Personnel (KMP)
21 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.
Global Employee Share Plan (GESP) 
Under the GESP 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') out of monthly deductions from salary and are allocated an equivalent number of shares or ADRs free of charge ('matching shares' and 'matching ADRs')conditional upon satisfying the terms of the GESP.
Rio Tinto plc was notified on 21 January 2016 that on 18 January 2016 the following PDMR/KMP acquired Rio Tinto plc shares under the GESP 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 shares
Bague, Hugo
45.4867
45.4867
16.4883
Rio Tinto plc shares
Barrios, Alfredo
37.8438
37.8438
16.4883
Rio Tinto plc shares
Davies, Alan
22.7433
22.7433
16.4883
Rio Tinto plc shares
Jacques, Jean-Sbastien
22.7433
22.7433
16.4883
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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