13th Aug 2007 14:58
Rio Tinto PLC13 August 2007 Rio Tinto plc 13 August 2007 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 13 August 2007, Rio Tinto plc was notified that, on 10 August 2007 in London,the following executive directors and persons discharging managerialresponsibility ('PDMRs') of the Company each purchased ordinary shares at aprice of £30.3408 and were allocated the same number of matching shares, free ofcharge: No. of shares Total ordinary Percentage of issued share acquired capital shares heldDirectorG.R. Elliott 10 48,666 0.00488%PDMRsK.Johnson 8 18,904 0.001897%A.Mackenzie 10 40,619 0.004075% The above directors/PDMRs also have an interest in 873 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: Laura Jackson Secretarial Assistant Rio Tinto plc Tel: 020 7930 2399 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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