Director/PDMR Shareholding

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Bold Baatar

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Executive, Copper 

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial Notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Rio Tinto plc

b)

LEI

213800YOEO5OQ72G2R82

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

Part 1

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 10p each

GB0007188757

b)

Nature of the transaction

Acquisition of shares from the 2020 Bonus Deferral Award (BDA) granted under the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan:

i. Acquisition of shares from the BDA

ii. Acquisition of shares in lieu of dividend

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

11,698

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

2022-12-01

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

Part 2

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 10p each

GB0007188757

b)

Nature of the transaction

Acquisition of shares from the BDA:

iii. Sale of shares acquired from the BDA to cover tax witholding

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

5,526

£55.709223

e)

Date of the transaction

2022-12-01

f)

Place of the transaction

XLON

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Alfredo Barrios

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Commercial Officer

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial Notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Rio Tinto plc

b)

LEI

213800YOEO5OQ72G2R82

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

Part 1

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 10p each

GB0007188757

b)

Nature of the transaction

Acquisition of shares from the 2020 Bonus Deferral Award (BDA) granted under the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan:

i. Acquisition of shares from the BDA

ii. Acquisition of shares in lieu of dividend

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

10,939

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

2022-12-01

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

Part 2

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 10p each

GB0007188757

b)

Nature of the transaction

Acquisition of shares from the BDA:

iii. Sale of shares acquired from the BDA to cover tax witholding

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

3,310

£55.709223

e)

Date of the transaction

2022-12-01

f)

Place of the transaction

XLON

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Peter Cunningham

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Financial Officer

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial Notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Rio Tinto plc

b)

LEI

213800YOEO5OQ72G2R82

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

Part 1

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 10p each

GB0007188757

b)

Nature of the transaction

Acquisition of shares from the 2020 Bonus Deferral Award (BDA) granted under the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan:

i. Acquisition of shares from the BDA

ii. Acquisition of shares in lieu of dividend

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

2,259

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

2022-12-01

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

Part 2

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 10p each

GB0007188757

b)

Nature of the transaction

Acquisition of shares from the BDA:

iii. Sale of shares acquired from the BDA to cover tax witholding

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

1,068

£55.709223

e)

Date of the transaction

2022-12-01

f)

Place of the transaction

XLON

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Jakob Stausholm

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Executive

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial Notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Rio Tinto plc

b)

LEI

213800YOEO5OQ72G2R82

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

Part 1

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 10p each

GB0007188757

b)

Nature of the transaction

Acquisition of shares from the 2020 Bonus Deferral Award (BDA) granted under the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan:

i. Acquisition of shares from the BDA

ii. Acquisition of shares in lieu of dividend

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

16,870

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

2022-12-01

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

Part 2

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 10p each

GB0007188757

b)

Nature of the transaction

Acquisition of shares from the BDA:

iii. Sale of shares acquired from the BDA to cover tax witholding

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

4,964

£55.709223

e)

Date of the transaction

2022-12-01

f)

Place of the transaction

XLON

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Simon Trott

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Executive, Iron Ore

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial Notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Rio Tinto plc

b)

LEI

213800YOEO5OQ72G2R82

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

Part 1

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 10p each

GB0007188757

b)

Nature of the transaction

Acquisition of shares from the 2020 Bonus Deferral Award (BDA) granted under the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan:

i. Acquisition of shares from the BDA

ii. Acquisition of shares in lieu of dividend

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

12,056

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

2022-12-01

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

Part 2

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 10p each

GB0007188757

b)

Nature of the transaction

Acquisition of shares from the BDA:

iii. Sale of shares acquired from the BDA to cover tax witholding

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

2,666

£55.709223

e)

Date of the transaction

2022-12-01

f)

Place of the transaction

XLON

Contacts

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Rio Tinto plc

6 St James's SquareLondon SW1Y 4ADUnited Kingdom

T +44 20 7781 2000Registered in England

No. 719885

Rio Tinto Limited

Level 43, 120 Collins Street

Melbourne 3000

Australia

T +61 3 9283 3333

Registered in Australia

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