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Rio Tinto plc

Director/PDMR Shareholding

13 January 2014

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 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').  These were non-discretionary transactions.

Rio Tinto plc was notified on 13 January 2014 that on 7 January 2014 the following persons discharging managerial responsibility ('PDMRs') purchased Ordinary shares and were allocated the same number of Matching shares. 


No of Shares Acquired

Matching Shares

Price per

Share





Hugo Bague

11

11

£32.305

Jean-Sébastien Jacques

11

11

£32.305

This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of DTR 3.1.4.R.

For further information, please contact:

Enquiries:       

Vaughn Walton

Assistant Company Secretary

Rio Tinto plc

Tel: 020 7781 1345

Website: www.riotinto.com


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