REG - Rio Tinto - Director/PDMR Shareholding

Rio TintoAnnouncement

19/04/2018 14:05

RNS Number : 5005L
Rio Tinto PLC
19 April 2018
 

Shareholdings of directors and persons discharging managerial responsibility (PDMR) / Key Management Personnel (KMP)
 
19 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.
 
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'). 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 the GESP.
 
The following PDMR/KMPs acquired Rio Tinto shares or ADRs under the GESP and were allocated the same number of matching shares or ADRs as follows:
 




Security


Name of PDMR/KMP


Number of Shares or ADRs Acquired


Matching shares or ADRs


Price per Share or ADR
 


Date of transaction




Rio Tinto plc shares


Baatar, Bold


20.0177
 


20.0177
 


37.4667 GBP


17/04/2018




Rio Tinto plc shares


Barrios, Alfredo


19.1519


19.1519
 


37.4667 GBP


17/04/2018




Rio Tinto Limited shares


Farrell, Joanne


17.9599


17.9599


77.84 AUD


17/04/2018




Rio Tinto plc shares


Jacques, Jean-Sébastien


10.0088


10.0088


37.4667 GBP


17/04/2018




Rio Tinto plc shares


Kirikova, Vera


10.0088
 


10.0088


37.4667 GBP


17/04/2018




Rio Tinto plc shares
 


Lynch, Christopher


10.0088


10.0088


37.4667 GBP


17/04/2018




Rio Tinto Limited shares


McIntosh, Stephen


17.9599


17.9599


77.84 AUD


17/04/2018




Rio Tinto plc shares


Trott, Simon


24.6298


24.6298
 


37.4667 GBP


17/04/2018




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




Security


Name of PDMR/KMP


Number of Shares Acquired


Matching shares


Price per Share GBP
 


Date of transaction




Rio Tinto plc shares


Jacques, Jean-Sébastien


10


10


37.4667


17/04/2018




Rio Tinto plc shares


Kirikova, Vera
 


10


10


37.4667


17/04/2018




Rio Tinto plc shares


Lynch, Christopher


10


10


37.4667


17/04/2018




 
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
United Kingdom
 
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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