29th Feb 2012 17:11
Rio Tinto plc
Director/PDMR Shareholding
29 February 2012
Rio Tinto Share Option Plan ("SOP")
The SOP is a discretionary share option plan under which eligible employees are granted an option to purchase a number of Rio Tinto plc ordinary shares of 10p each in the future at a price set at the date of grant provided certain performance conditions are met.
On 28 February 2012, Rio Tinto plc was notified that Guy Elliott, a person discharging managerial responsibility ("PDMR") of the Company, exercised options over ordinary shares, as detailed in the table below:
No of Shares Acquired | Purchase Price per Share | No of Shares Sold | Sale Price per Share |
41,691 | £12.050 | 41,691 | £37.465 |
On Tuesday, 28 February 2012 Rio Tinto plc was notified that the following non-executive directors had acquired Rio Tinto plc ordinary shares as follows:
Name | No of Shares Acquired | Purchase Price per Share |
Ann Godbehere | 52 | £37.3435 |
Richard Goodmanson | 505 | £37.3435 |
Paul Tellier | 338 | £37.3435 |
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 |
Share Plan Manager |
Office: +44 (0) 20 7781 1910 |
Website: www.riotinto.com
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