Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 3940T

Rio Tinto PLC

05 December 2011

 



Rio Tinto plc

Director/PDMR Shareholding

5 December 2011

On 5 December 2011 Rio Tinto plc was notified of the following dealings by Bret Clayton, a person discharging managerial responsibility ("PDMR") of the Company.

Rio Tinto 2009 Bonus Deferral Plan ("BDP")

In 2009, the Remuneration committee made the decision to defer the cash bonuses for senior executives.  All bonus deferrals were in Rio Tinto shares valued on the date of grant. 

On 2 December 2011, Bret Clayton elected to receive his vested award under the BDP and sold the resulting shares.

No of Shares Granted	Dividend Share Entitlement	No of Shares Vested	No of Shares Sold	Sale Price per Share	No of Shares Retained
5,229	215	5,444	5,444	£33.707599	0

Purchase of Rio Tinto American Depositary Receipts (ADRs)

Also on 2 December 2011, Bret Clayton acquired 1,000 Rio Tinto plc ADRs in Rio Tinto plc at a price of USD 52.2372 per ADR.

Note: Each ADR represents one Ordinary share of 10p in Rio Tinto plc.

This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of the Financial Services Authority Disclosure and Transparency Rules 3.1.2 to 3.1.4.

For further information, please contact:

Secretarial Department

Pat Sims

Office: [phone]

 

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