REG - Rio Tinto - Director/PDMR Shareholding

Rio TintoAnnouncement

19/07/2018 16:35

RNS Number : 2129V
Rio Tinto PLC
19 July 2018
 


Shareholdings of directors and persons discharging managerial responsibility (PDMR) / Key Management Personnel (KMP)
 
19 July 2018
 
Rio Tinto 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/KMPs 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


18.5286


18.5286


40.477892 GBP


17/07/2018




Rio Tinto plc shares


Barrios, Alfredo


18.142


18.142
 


40.477892 GBP


17/07/2018




Rio Tinto Limited shares


Farrell, Joanne


17.6092


17.6092


79.39 AUD


17/07/2018




Rio Tinto plc shares


Jacques, Jean-Sébastien


9.2643


9.2643


40.477892 GBP


17/07/2018




Rio Tinto plc shares


Kirikova, Vera


9.2643
 


9.2643


40.477892 GBP


17/07/2018




Rio Tinto plc shares
 


Lynch, Christopher


9.2643


9.2643


40.477892 GBP


17/07/2018




Rio Tinto Limited shares


McIntosh, Stephen


17.6092


17.6092


79.39 AUD


17/07/2018




Rio Tinto plc shares


Trott, Simon


23.3203


23.3203
 


40.477892 GBP


17/07/2018



 
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


9


9


40.477892
GBP


17/07/2018




Rio Tinto plc shares


Kirikova, Vera
 


9


9


40.477892
GBP


17/07/2018




Rio Tinto plc shares


Lynch, Christopher


10


10


40.477892
GBP


17/07/2018



 
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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