Rio Tinto PLC — Director's Dealing 2014

Apr 24, 2014

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Rio Tinto PLC

24 April 2014

Rio Tinto plc

24 April 2014

SHAREHOLDINGS OF DIRECTORS AND PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY (PDMR)

UK Share Plan ('UKSP') and Global Employee Share Plan ('GESP') dividend reinvestment plan

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 ordinary shares of 10p each ('Ordinary shares') out of monthly deductions from salary and are allocated an equivalent number of shares free of charge ('Matching shares').  Qualifying UK employees are also awarded Free shares once a year.

Under the GESP employees are able to purchase on a quarterly basis Rio Tinto plc ordinary shares of 10p each ('Ordinary shares') out of monthly deductions from salary and are allocated an equivalent number of shares free of charge ('Matching shares').

Rio Tinto plc ordinary shares held in the UKSP and the GESP are subject to a dividend reinvestment plan whereby cash dividends are used to buy Rio Tinto plc shares in the market.  These are non-discretionary transactions.

On 24 April 2014, Rio Tinto plc was notified that the following PDMRs acquired ordinary shares in Rio Tinto plc under a dividend reinvestment plan, on ordinary shares held in the UKSP and GESP:

PDMR	Date acquired	No. of shares acquired	Price per share (GBP)
Bague, Hugo	17/04/2014	11.9534	33.8127
Côté, Jacynthe	17/04/2014	2.0116	33.8127
Harding, Andrew	17/04/2014	5	33.8127
Jacques, Jean-Sébastien	17/04/2014	8.9534	33.8127
Kenyon-Slaney, Harry	17/04/2014	0.8712	33.8127

This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules 3.1.2 to 3.1.5.

Enquiries:       

Vaughn Walton

Assistant Company Secretary

Rio Tinto plc

Tel: 020 7781 1345

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