Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 4407F

Rio Tinto PLC

12 January 2010

 



Rio Tinto plc

12 January 2010

Rio Tinto Share Ownership Plan 

Today Rio Tinto plc was notified that on 11 January 2010 the following persons discharging managerial responsibility ('PDMR') purchased ordinary shares and were allocated the same number of free or 'matching shares', under the Rio Tinto Share Ownership Plan ('SOP'). This was a non-discretionary transaction.

	No of shares acquired	Price per share GBP
G R Elliott	6 (3 purchased + 3 matching)	37.11
H Kenyon-Slaney	6 (3 purchased + 3 matching)	37.11

The SOP is an Inland Revenue approved Share Incentive Plan under which qualifying UK employees are able to purchase ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company out of monthly deductions from salary and are allocated an equivalent number of matching shares.  

This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of DTR 3.1.4 R.

Enquiries:    

Gemma Aldridge

Assistant Secretary

Rio Tinto plc 

Tel: [phone]

 

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