Director/PDMR Shareholding

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

Dividend Reinvestment

13 April 2016

Rio Tinto plc notifies the London Stock Exchange (LSE) of PDMR/KMP interests in securities of Rio Tinto plc, in compliance with the UK Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1. As part of its dual listed company structure, Rio Tinto voluntarily notifies the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) of such dealings. Rio Tinto also notifies both ASX and LSE of dealings by PDMR/KMP in Rio Tinto Limited securities.

Global Employee Share Plan (GESP) dividend reinvestment plan

Under the GESP employees are able to purchase on a quarterly basis Rio Tinto plc shares, Rio Tinto ADRs or Rio Tinto Limited shares, out of monthly deductions from salary and are allocated an equivalent number of shares or ADRs free of charge (GESP matching shares), which are conditional upon satisfying the terms of the GESP.

Rio Tinto plc shares and ADRs, and Rio Tinto Limited shares, held in the GESP, are subject to a dividend reinvestment plan whereby cash dividends are used to buy Rio Tinto plc shares and ADRs and Rio Tinto Limited shares in the market under the terms of the GESP.

Rio Tinto was notified on 13 April 2016 that on 8 April 2016 the following PDMR/KMP acquired Rio Tinto plc ADRs under a dividend reinvestment plan, on ADRs held in the GESP. This was a non-discretionary transaction.

Further to the announcement by the Company on 12 April 2016, under RNS No. 9800U, the Company wishes to notify that due to an administrative error, the number of Rio Tinto plc shares acquired, under a dividend reinvestment plan, by Jean-Sébastien Jacques on 7 April 2016 on shares held in the UK Share Plan was reported as being 926 shares. The correct number of Rio Tinto plc shares acquired by Jean-Sébastien Jacques is 36 shares. This was a non-discretionary transaction.

Save as disclosed above, all other details of that announcement remain unchanged.

This announcement is made in compliance with the UK Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.