18th Jan 2008 17:21
Rio Tinto PLC18 January 2008 Rio Tinto plc 18 January 2008 Rio Tinto Share Ownership Plan ("SOP") The SOP is an Inland Revenue approved trust arrangement, operated through CapitaAESOP Trustees Limited, under which employees are able to purchase ordinaryshares in the Company of 10p each ("ordinary shares"), using monthly deductionsfrom salary, and are allocated an equivalent number of free ordinary shares ("matching shares"). On 17 January 2008, Rio Tinto plc was notified that, on 15 January 2008 inLondon, the following executive directors and persons discharging managerialresponsibility ('PDMRs') of the Company each purchased ordinary shares at aprice of £50.3500 and were allocated the same number of matching shares, free ofcharge: No. of shares acquired Total ordinary Percentage of issued share capital shares heldDirectorG.R. Elliott 6 49,006 0.00457201 PDMRsK Johnson 4 18,928 0.00176589 The above directors/PDMRs also have an interest in 879 shares as potentialbeneficiaries of the Rio Tinto Employee Share Ownership Trust. This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of the Disclosureand Transparency Rules 3.1.2 to 3.1.4. Enquiries: Louise Brennan Secretarial Assistant Rio Tinto plc Tel: 020 7781 1622 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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