4th Jan 2010 17:07
Rio Tinto plc
4 January 2010
Rio Tinto Share Savings Plan ("SSP")
The SSP is a savings-related share option plan which is open to employees in the UK and elsewhere. Under the plan, participants can save up to £250 per month, or equivalent in local currency, for a maximum of five years. At the end of the savings period participants may exercise an option over shares granted at a discount of up to 20 per cent to the market value at the time of grant. The number of options to which participants are entitled is determined by the option price, the savings amount and the length of the savings contract.
Rio Tinto plc announces that, on 4 January 2010, the following PDMR of the Company exercised options over ordinary shares, as detailed in the table below:
|
No of Shares Acquired |
Price per Share |
|
|
Bret Clayton |
197 |
£29.385 |
This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of the Financial Services Authority Disclosure and Transparency Rules 3.1.2 to 3.1.4.
For further information, please contact:
Secretarial Department
Pat Sims
Office: +44 (0) 20 7781 1910
Website: www.riotinto.com
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