21st Oct 2010 16:08
Rio Tinto plc
Director/PDMR Shareholding
21 October 2010
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 shares in the future at a price set at the date of grant provided certain performance conditions are met.
Rio Tinto plc announces that, on 20 October 2010, Bret Clayton, a person discharging managerial responsibility ("PDMR") of the Company exercised options over ordinary shares and sold the resulting shares.
No of Shares Acquired | Purchase Price per Share | No of Shares Sold | Sale Price per Share |
16,117 | £10.979 | 16,117 | £39.92 |
13,967 | £15.086 | 13,967 | £39.92 |
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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