Notice to ASX/LSE
Shareholdings of directors and persons discharging managerial responsibility (PDMR)
21 January 2021
As part of its dual listed company structure, Rio Tinto notifies dealings in Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited securities by PDMRs to both the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE).
Global Employee Share Plan (myShare)
Under myShare employees are able to purchase, on a quarterly basis, Rio Tinto plc ordinary shares of 10p each 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 free of charge (‘matching shares’), conditional upon satisfying the terms of myShare. The matching shares are subject to a three year holding period, and vest after this period.
Upon vesting, on 18 January 2021, the following PDMRs received matching shares under myShare, of which sufficient were sold on 19 January 2021 to pay applicable withholding tax and other deductions.
| Security | Name of PDMR | No: of Matching Shares Granted | No: of Shares Vested* | No: of Shares Sold | Price per Share Sold | No: of Shares Retained |
| Rio Tinto plc shares | Baatar, Bold | 18.4695
| 21.6589
| 9.0970
| 59.455455 GBP
| 12.5619
|
| Rio Tinto plc shares | Barrios, Alfredo | 18.5525
| 21.7563
| 10.5936
| 59.455455 GBP
| 11.1627
|
| Rio Tinto plc shares | Cunningham, Peter | 9.2347
| 10.8290
| 4.5484
| 59.455455 GBP
| 6.2806
|
| Rio Tinto plc shares | Toth, Peter | 9.2347
| 10.8290
| 4.5484
| 59.455455 GBP
| 6.2806
|
| Rio Tinto Limited shares | Trott, Simon | 17.6004 | 20.3861 | 0 | - | 20.3861 |
| Rio Tinto Limited shares | Vella, Ivan | 15.1076 | 17.4987 | 0 | - | 17.4987 |
*The number of shares vested includes additional shares calculated to reflect dividends declared during the vesting period on the original shares granted, 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.
This announcement is authorised for release to the market by Rio Tinto's Group Company Secretary.
| Steve Allen Group Company Secretary | Tim Paine Joint Company Secretary |
| Rio Tinto plc 6 St James's Square London SW1Y 4AD United Kingdom
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