Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 7179J
Rio Tinto PLC
28 April 2022
 

28 April 2022

 

Shareholdings of persons discharging managerial responsibility (PDMR) / Key Management Personnel (KMP)

 

Dividend Reinvestment

 

As part of its dual listed company structure, Rio Tinto notifies dealings in Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited securities by PDMR/KMP to both the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE).

 

Share Plan Account (SPA)

 

Rio Tinto plc ordinary shares of 10p each and Rio Tinto Limited ordinary shares ('Shares') held in a SPA are eligible for dividend reinvestment whereby cash dividends are used to buy Shares in the market. 

 

On 21 April 2022 the following PDMR/KMP acquired shares in Rio Tinto plc by way of reinvestment of dividends received on shares held in a SPA.

 

Security

Name of PDMR/KMP

Number of Shares Acquired

Price per Share

GBP

Rio Tinto plc shares

Cunningham, Peter

1,710.99929

57.5469

Rio Tinto plc shares

Stausholm, Jakob

206.19942

57.5469

 

On 26 April 2022 the following PDMR/KMP acquired shares in Rio Tinto Limited by way of reinvestment of dividends received on shares held in a SPA.

 

Security

Name of PDMR/KMP

Number of Shares Acquired

Price per Share

AUD

Rio Tinto Limited shares

Kaufman, Sinead

1,817.64494

109.2194

Rio Tinto Limited shares

Vella, Ivan

555.73294

109.2194

 

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.

 

Rio Tinto plc shares held in the UKSP are subject to dividend reinvestment whereby cash dividends are used to buy Rio Tinto plc shares in the market.

 

On 21 April 2022 the following PDMR/KMP acquired shares in Rio Tinto plc by way of reinvestment of dividends received on shares held in a UKSP.

 

Security

Name of PDMR/KMP

Number of Shares Acquired

Price per Share

GBP

Rio Tinto plc shares

Baatar, Bold

34

57.5469

Rio Tinto plc shares

Cunningham, Peter

206

57.5469

Rio Tinto plc shares

Stausholm, Jakob

24

57.5469

 

 

 

Global Employee Share Plan (myShare)

 

Under myShare employees are able to purchase, on a quarterly basis, Rio Tinto plc ordinary shares of 10p each, 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 matching shares or matching ADRs are subject to a three year holding period, and vest after this period.

 

Rio Tinto Shares held in myShare are subject to dividend reinvestment whereby cash dividends are used to buy Shares in the market under the terms of myShare. 

 

On 21 April 2022 the following PDMR/KMP acquired Rio Tinto plc shares by way of reinvestment of dividends received on shares held in myShare.

 

Security

Name of PDMR/KMP

Number of Shares Acquired

Price per Share

GBP

Rio Tinto plc shares

Baatar, Bold

40.41187

57.5469

Rio Tinto plc shares

Barrios, Alfredo

21.78891

57.5469

Rio Tinto plc shares

Cunningham, Peter

51.99479

57.5469

Rio Tinto plc shares

Stausholm, Jakob

5.84562

57.5469

Rio Tinto plc shares

Trott, Simon

18.15569

57.5469

Rio Tinto plc shares

Vella, Ivan

2.38542

57.5469

 

On 26 April 2022 the following PDMR/KMP acquired Rio Tinto Limited shares by way of reinvestment of dividends received on shares held in myShare.

 

Security

Name of PDMR/KMP

Number of Shares Acquired

Price per Share

AUD

Rio Tinto Limited shares

Kaufman, Sinead

46.16977

109.2194

Rio Tinto Limited shares

Trott, Simon

86.54648

109.2194

Rio Tinto Limited shares

Vella, Ivan

14.7439

109.2194

 

 

Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited dividend reinvestment plans

 

Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited offer a dividend reinvestment plan that gives shareholders the opportunity to use their cash dividends to buy Rio Tinto plc or Rio Tinto Limited shares respectively, in the market.

 

On 2 May 2022 the following PDMR/KMP will be allocated ordinary shares in Rio Tinto Limited under a dividend reinvestment plan.

 

Security

Name of PDMR/KMP

Number of Shares Acquired

Price per Share

AUD

Rio Tinto Limited shares

Vella, Ivan

427

111.616523

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contacts

Please direct all enquiries to media.enquiries@riotinto.com

 

Media Relations, UK

Illtud Harri

M +44 7920 503 600

 

David Outhwaite

M +44 7787 597 493

 

Media Relations, Americas

Matthew Klar

T +1 514 608 4429

 

Investor Relations, UK

Menno Sanderse

M: +44 7825 195 178

 

David Ovington

M +44 7920 010 978

 

Clare Peever

M +44 7788 967 877

 

Media Relations, Australia

Jonathan Rose

M +61 447 028 913

 

Matt Chambers

M +61 433 525 739

 

Jesse Riseborough

M +61 436 653 412

 

Investor Relations, Australia

Amar Jambaa

M +61 472 865 948

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

 

This announcement is authorised for release to the market by Steve Allen, Rio Tinto's Group Company Secretary.

 

riotinto.com

 

 

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