RIO TINTO LIMITED — Director's Dealing 2018

Apr 19, 2018

Notice to ASX/LSE

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

19 April 2018

Rio Tinto plc notifies the London Stock Exchange (LSE) of PDMR/KMP interests in securities of Rio Tinto plc, in compliance with the EU Market Abuse Regulation. As part of its dual listed company structure, Rio Tinto voluntarily notifies the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) of material dealings in Rio Tinto plc shares by PDMR/KMP and both the ASX and the LSE of material dealings by PDMR/KMP in Rio Tinto Limited securities.

Global Employee Share Plan (GESP)

Under the GESP employees are able to purchase, on a quarterly basis, Rio Tinto plc ordinary shares of 10p each (‘shares’), 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 the GESP.

The following PDMR/KMPs acquired Rio Tinto shares or ADRs under the GESP and were allocated the same number of matching shares or ADRs as follows:

Security	Name ofPDMR/KMP	Number ofShares orADRsAcquired	Matchingshares orADRs	Price perShare orADR	Date oftransaction
Rio Tinto plc shares	Baatar, Bold	20.0177	20.0177	37.4667 GBP	17/04/2018
Rio Tinto plc shares	Barrios, Alfredo	19.1519	19.1519	37.4667 GBP	17/04/2018
Rio Tinto Limitedshares	Farrell, Joanne	17.9599	17.9599	77.84 AUD	17/04/2018
Rio Tinto plc shares	Jacques, Jean-Sébastien	10.0088	10.0088	37.4667 GBP	17/04/2018
Rio Tinto plc shares	Kirikova, Vera	10.0088	10.0088	37.4667 GBP	17/04/2018
Rio Tinto plc shares	Lynch, Christopher	10.0088	10.0088	37.4667 GBP	17/04/2018
Rio Tinto Limitedshares	McIntosh, Stephen	17.9599	17.9599	77.84 AUD	17/04/2018
Rio Tinto plc shares	Trott, Simon	24.6298	24.6298	37.4667 GBP	17/04/2018

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.

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The following PDMR/KMPs purchased Rio Tinto plc shares under the UKSP and were allocated the same number of matching shares as follows:

Security	Name of	Number of	Matching	Price per	Date of
	PDMR/KMP	Shares	shares	Share GBP	transaction
		Acquired
Rio Tinto plc shares	Jacques, Jean-	10	10	37.4667	17/04/2018
	Sébastien
Rio Tinto plc shares	Kirikova, Vera	10	10	37.4667	17/04/2018
Rio Tinto plc shares	Lynch,	10	10	37.4667	17/04/2018
	Christopher

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: 2.2. Inside information disclosed under article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation

Steve Allen Group Company Secretary

Tim Paine

Joint Company Secretary

Rio Tinto plc

6 St James’s Square London SW1Y 4AD United Kingdom

Rio Tinto Limited

Level 7, 360 Collins Street Melbourne 3000 Australia

T +44 20 7781 2058 Registered in England No. 719885

T +61 3 9283 3333 Registered in Australia ABN 96 004 458 404

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