REG - Rio Tinto - Director/PDMR Shareholding

Rio TintoAnnouncement

19/07/2019 15:35

RNS Number : 1664G
Rio Tinto PLC
19 July 2019
 


Shareholdings of directors and persons discharging managerial responsibility (PDMR) / Key Management Personnel (KMP)
 
19 July 2019
 
As part of its dual listed company structure, Rio Tinto notifies dealings in Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited securities by PDMRs/KMPs to both the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE).
 
Global Employee Share Plan (myShare)
 
Under myShare 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 myShare.
 
The following PDMRs/KMPs acquired Rio Tinto shares or ADRs under myShare and were allocated the same number of matching share awards or matching ADR awards as follows:
 



Security


Name of PDMR/KMP


Number of shares or ADRs


Matching share awards or matching ADR awards


Price per share or ADR
 


Date of transaction




Rio Tinto plc shares


Baatar, Bold


15.4097


15.4097


48.670356 GBP


17/07/2019




Rio Tinto plc shares


Barrios, Alfredo


15.4469


15.4469


48.670356 GBP


17/07/2019




Rio Tinto plc shares


Jacques, Jean-Sébastien


7.7048


7.7048


48.670356 GBP


17/07/2019




Rio Tinto plc shares


Soirat, Arnaud


2.5682


2.5682


48.670356 GBP


17/07/2019




Rio Tinto plc shares


Stausholm, Jakob


7.7048


7.7048


48.670356 GBP


17/07/2019




Rio Tinto plc shares


Trott, Simon


20.0160


20.0160


48.670356 GBP


17/07/2019



 
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 PDMRs/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 awarded


Price per Share GBP
 


Date of transaction




Rio Tinto plc shares


Jacques, Jean-Sébastien


8


8


48.670356 GBP


17/07/2019




Rio Tinto plc shares


Soirat, Arnaud


2


2


48.670356 GBP


17/07/2019




Rio Tinto plc shares


Stausholm, Jakob


7


7


48.670356 GBP


17/07/2019



 
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. 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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