REG - Rio Tinto - Director/PDMR Shareholding
RNS Number : 5216MRio Tinto PLC21 January 2021
Notice to ASX/LSE
Shareholdings of directors and persons discharging managerial responsibility (PDMR)
21 January 2021
As part of its dual listed company structure, Rio Tinto notifies dealings in Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited securities by PDMRs 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 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 free of charge (‘matching shares’), conditional upon satisfying the terms of myShare.
The following PDMRs acquired Rio Tinto shares under myShare and were allocated the same number of matching share awards as follows:
Security
Name of PDMR
Number of shares
Matching shares
Price per share
Date of transaction
Rio Tinto plc
shares
Baatar, Bold
6.3003
6.3003
59.5208 GBP
18/01/2021
Rio Tinto plc
shares
Barrios, Alfredo
12.5084
12.5084
59.5208 GBP
18/01/2021
Rio Tinto plc
shares
Cunningham, Peter
6.3003
6.3003
59.5208 GBP
18/01/2021
Rio Tinto plc
shares
Soirat, Arnaud
6.3003
6.3003
59.5208 GBP
18/01/2021
Rio Tinto plc
shares
Stausholm, Jakob
6.3003
6.3003
59.5208 GBP
18/01/2021
Rio Tinto plc
shares
Toth, Peter
6.3003
6.3003
59.5208 GBP
18/01/2021
Rio Tinto Limited
shares
Vella, Ivan
10.1214
10.1214
118.56 AUD
18/01/2021
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 purchased Rio Tinto plc shares under the UKSP and were allocated the same
number of matching shares as follows:
Security
Name of PDMR
Number of Shares
Acquired
Matching shares
Price per Share GBP
Date of transaction
Rio Tinto plc
shares
Baatar, Bold
6
6
59.5208
18/01/2021
Rio Tinto plc
shares
Soirat, Arnaud
6
6
59.5208
18/01/2021
Rio Tinto plc
shares
Stausholm, Jakob
6
6
59.5208
18/01/2021
Rio Tinto plc
shares
Toth, Peter
6
6
59.5208
18/01/2021
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: 3.1. Information disclosed under article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation.
This announcement is authorised for release to the market by Rio Tinto's Group Company Secretary.
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 2000
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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