REG - Rio Tinto - Director/PDMR Shareholding

Rio TintoAnnouncement

18/04/2018 12:05

RNS Number : 3370L
Rio Tinto PLC
18 April 2018
 

Shareholdings of persons discharging managerial responsibility (PDMR) / Key Management Personnel (KMP)
 
Dividend Reinvestment
 
18 April 2018
 
Rio Tinto plc notifies the London Stock Exchange (LSE) of PDMR/KMP interests in securities of Rio Tinto plc, in compliance with the EU Market Abuse Regulation. 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 the ASX and the LSE of material dealings by PDMR/KMP in Rio Tinto Limited securities.
 
Rio Tinto Employee Vested Share Account (VSA) dividend reinvestment plan
 
Rio Tinto plc ordinary shares of 10p each ('shares') and Rio Tinto Limited ordinary shares ('shares') held in a VSA are subject to a dividend reinvestment plan whereby cash dividends are used to buy Rio Tinto plc or Rio Tinto Limited shares in the market.  
 
On 18 April 2018 the following PDMRs/KMP acquired shares in Rio Tinto plc under a dividend reinvestment plan, on shares held in a VSA.
 




Security


Name of PDMR/KMP


Number of Shares Acquired


Price per Share
GBP




Rio Tinto plc shares


Baatar, Bold


447.33995


37.405268




Rio Tinto plc shares


Barrios, Alfredo


259.54849


37.405268




Rio Tinto plc shares


Jacques, Jean-Sébastien


1,438.34769


37.405268




Rio Tinto plc shares


Kirikova, Vera


81.92779


37.405268




Rio Tinto plc shares


Lynch, Christopher


1,743.03713


37.405268




Rio Tinto plc shares


McIntosh, Stephen


27.81937


37.405268




Rio Tinto plc shares


Niven, Simone


78.31546


37.405268




 
On 18 April 2018 the following PDMRs/KMP acquired shares in Rio Tinto Limited under a dividend reinvestment plan, on shares held in a VSA.
 




Security


Name of PDMR/KMP


Number of Shares Acquired


Price per Share
AUD




Rio Tinto Limited shares


Farrell, Joanne


194.42015


78.21




Rio Tinto Limited shares


McIntosh, Stephen


274.37731


78.21




Rio Tinto Limited shares


Salisbury, Christopher


89.97967


78.21




Rio Tinto Limited shares


Soirat, Arnaud


485.30891


78.21




Rio Tinto Limited shares


Trott, Simon


125.29152


78.21




 
UK Share Plan (UKSP) dividend reinvestment plan
 
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.
 
Rio Tinto plc shares held in the UKSP are subject to a dividend reinvestment plan whereby cash dividends are used to buy Rio Tinto plc shares in the market.
 
On 18 April 2018 the following PDMRs/KMP acquired shares in Rio Tinto plc under a dividend reinvestment plan, on shares held in a UKSP.
 




Security


Name of PDMR/KMP


Number of Shares Acquired


Price per Share
GBP




Rio Tinto plc shares


Jacques, Jean-Sébastien


52


37.405268




Rio Tinto plc shares


Kirikova, Vera


10


37.405268




Rio Tinto plc shares


Lynch, Christopher


20


37.405268




Rio Tinto plc shares


McIntosh, Stephen


26


37.405268




Rio Tinto plc shares


Niven, Simone


25


37.405268




Rio Tinto plc shares


Soirat, Arnaud


2


37.405268




 
Global Employee Share Plan (GESP) dividend reinvestment plan
 
Under the GESP employees are able to purchase, on a quarterly basis, Rio Tinto plc ordinary shares, Rio Tinto plc ADRs or Rio Tinto Limited ordinary shares. Shares are purchased out of monthly deductions from salary, and participants are allocated an equivalent number of shares or ADRs free of charge, conditional upon satisfying the terms of the GESP.
 
Rio Tinto plc shares and ADRs, and Rio Tinto Limited shares held in the GESP are subject to a dividend reinvestment plan whereby cash dividends are used to buy Rio Tinto plc shares and ADRs and Rio Tinto Limited shares in the market under the terms of the GESP. 
 
On 18 April 2018 the following PDMRs/KMP acquired Rio Tinto plc shares under a dividend reinvestment plan, on shares held in the GESP.
 




Security


Name of PDMR/KMP


Number of Shares Acquired


Price per Share
GBP




Rio Tinto plc shares


Baatar, Bold


5.5366


37.405268




Rio Tinto plc shares


Barrios, Alfredo


13.4598


37.405268




Rio Tinto plc shares


Jacques, Jean-Sébastien


12.4701


37.405268




Rio Tinto plc shares


Kirikova, Vera


5.8184


37.405268




Rio Tinto plc shares


Lynch, Christopher


0.7948


37.405268




 
On 18 April 2018 the following PDMRs/KMP acquired Rio Tinto Limited shares under a dividend reinvestment plan, on shares held in the GESP.
 




Security


Name of PDMR/KMP


Number of Shares Acquired


Price per Share
AUD




Rio Tinto Limited shares


Farrell, Joanne


15.6763


78.21




Rio Tinto Limited shares


McIntosh, Stephen


19.6378


78.21




Rio Tinto Limited shares


Trott, Simon


22.332


78.21




 
Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited dividend reinvestment plans
 
Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited offer a dividend reinvestment plan that gives shareholders the opportunity to use their cash dividends to buy Rio Tinto plc or Rio Tinto Limited shares respectively, in the market.
 
On 18 April 2018 the following PDMRs/KMP acquired ordinary shares in Rio Tinto plc under a dividend reinvestment plan.
 




Security


Name of PDMR/KMP


Number of Shares Acquired


Price per Share
GBP




Rio Tinto plc shares


Farrell, Joanne


102


37.405268




 
On 18 April 2018 the following PDMRs/KMP acquired ordinary shares in Rio Tinto Limited under a dividend reinvestment plan.
 




Security


Name of PDMR/KMP


Number of Shares Acquired


Price per Share
AUD




Rio Tinto Limited shares


Farrell, Joanne


719


78.21




 
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. Inside information disclosed under article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation
 




Steve Allen
Group Company Secretary                                
 


Tim Paine
Joint Company Secretary




Rio Tinto plc
6 St James's Square
London
SW1Y 4AD
 
T +44 20 7781 2058
Registered in England
No. 719885


Rio Tinto Limited
Level 7, 360 Collins Street
Melbourne 3000
Australia
 
T +61 3 9283 3333
Registered in Australia
ABN 96 004 458 404




 



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