Director/PDMR Shareholding

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Rio Tinto has announced that on December 1, 2025, two Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (PDMRs) received vested Bonus Deferral Awards (BDAs) in the form of ordinary shares. Peter Cunningham received 6,647 Rio Tinto plc shares, of which 3,108 were sold at GBP 54.640248 to cover taxes, retaining 3,539 shares. Simon Trott received 5,217 Rio Tinto Limited shares, selling 2,454 at AUD 132.8654 for tax purposes and retaining 2,763 shares. These awards are part of a plan where 50% of annual bonuses are deferred as shares, vesting three years after the performance year.

Disclaimer*

Rio Tinto PLC
04 December 2025
 

 

Notice to ASX/LSE                                                                                                                       

 

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

4 December 2025

 

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).

 

Bonus Deferral Awards ("BDA") granted under the Rio Tinto 2018 Equity Incentive Plan

 

50% of the annual bonuses of the participating executives are delivered as BDA in the form of deferred ordinary shares of Rio Tinto plc or Rio Tinto Limited ("shares"), as applicable. The BDA vests in December of the third year after the end of the performance year to which the annual bonus relates.

 

On 1 December 2025, the following PDMR / KMP received their vested BDA in the form of shares, of which sufficient were sold to pay applicable withholding tax and other deductions.

 

Security

Name of PDMR / KMP

Conditional Awards

Granted

Number of shares vested*

Number of shares sold

Price per share sold

Number of shares retained

Rio Tinto plc

shares

Cunningham, Peter

5,827

6,647

3,108

GBP 54.640248

3,539

Rio Tinto Limited shares

Trott, Simon

4,683

5,217

2,454

AUD 132.8654

2,763

 

*The number of shares vested includes additional shares calculated to reflect dividends declared during the vesting period on the original matching shares awarded, in accordance with the plan rules.

 

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,

United Kingdom

 

Matthew Klar 

M +44 7796 630 637 

 

David Outhwaite

M +44 7787 597 493

 

 

 

Media Relations,

Australia

 

Matt Chambers

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Alyesha Anderson
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Rachel Pupazzoni

M +61 438 875 469

 

Bruce Tobin  

M +61 419 103 454

 

 

 

 

Media Relations,

Canada

 

Simon Letendre

M +1 514 796 4973

 

Malika Cherry

M +1 418 592 7293

 

Vanessa Damha

M +1 514 715 2152

 

 

Media Relations,

US & Latin America

 

Jesse Riseborough 

M +1 202 394 9480 

 

Investor Relations,

United Kingdom

 

Rachel Arellano
M:
+44 7584 609 644

 

David Ovington

M +44 7920 010 978

 

Laura Brooks  

M +44 7826 942 797 

 

Weiwei Hu  

M +44 7825 907 230

 

 

 

Investor Relations,

Australia

 

Tom Gallop

M +61 439 353 948

 

Eddie Gan-Och 
M
+976 95 091 237 

 

 

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 43, 120 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 Andy Hodges, Rio Tinto's Group Company Secretary.

 

 

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