15th Dec 2006 12:10
Rio Tinto PLC15 December 2006 Rio Tinto plc 15 December 2006 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 14 December 2006 Rio Tinto plc was notified that, on 11 December 2006 inLondon, the following executive directors and persons discharging managerialresponsibility ('PDMRs') of the Company each purchased ordinary shares at aprice of £27.4477 and were allocated the same number of matching shares, free ofcharge: No. of shares Total ordinary Percentage of issued acquired shares held share capital DirectorG.R. Elliott 10 48,033 0.004685% PDMRsK.Johnson 10 17,538 0.001711%A.V.Lawless 10 8,485 0.000828%A.Mackenzie 10 40,458 0.003946%M.Merton 10 1,727 0.000168%A. Vickerman 10 5,418 0.000528% The above directors/PDMRs also have an interest in 864 shares as potentialbeneficiaries of the Rio Tinto Employee Share Ownership Trust This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of the FinancialServices Authority Disclosure Rules 3.1.2 to 3.1.4. Enquiries: Louise Brennan 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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