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Rio TintoAnnouncement

30/03/2016 18:00

RNS Number : 6032T
Rio Tinto PLC
30 March 2016
Shareholdings of directors and persons discharging managerial responsibility (PDMR) / Key Management Personnel (KMP)
30 March 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.
On 30 March 2016 Rio Tinto plc was notified that on 29 March 2016 the following PDMR sold Rio Tinto plc ordinary shares of 10p each to meet a residual tax liability arising from a previous under-withholding of tax when she exercised her Performance Share Plan award on 29 February 2016 (as previously announced in RNS no. 7000Q).
Security
Name of PDMR/KMP
No: of Shares Sold
Price per Share
GBP
Rio Tinto plc
Valentine, Debra
5,392
18.748709
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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