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Rio Tinto PLC

21 October 2021

21 October 2021

Shareholdings of persons discharging managerial responsibility (PDMR) / Key Management Personnel (KMP)

As part of its dual listed company structure, Rio Tinto notifies dealings in Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited securities by PDMR / KMPs to both the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and

 the  London   Stock   Exchange (LSE). 

Global Employee Share Plan (myShare)

Under myShare employees are able to purchase, on a quarterly basis, Rio Tinto plc ordinary shares of 10p each or Rio Tinto Limited ordinary shares ('shares'). Shares are purchased out of monthly deductions from salary, and participants are allocated an equivalent number of shares free of charge ('matching shares' ), conditional upon satisfying the terms of myShare. The matching shares are subject to a three-year holding period, and vest after this period.

On 18 October 2021, the following PDMR / KMPs acquired Rio Tinto shares under myShare and were allocated the same number of matching share awards as follows:

 
 Security             Name of PDMR /       Number of   Matching    Price per share 
                       KMP                  shares      shares 
 Rio Tinto plc 
  shares              Baatar, Bold         7.425000    7.425000    50.5047 GBP 
                     -------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------------- 
 Rio Tinto plc 
  shares              Barrios, Alfredo     30.371600   30.371600   50.5047 GBP 
                     -------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------------- 
 Rio Tinto plc 
  shares              Cunningham, Peter    7.425000    7.425000    50.5047 GBP 
                     -------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------------- 
 Rio Tinto Limited 
  shares              Kaufman, Sinead      13.956200   13.956200   100.17 AUD 
                     -------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------------- 
 Rio Tinto plc 
  shares              Stausholm, Jakob     7.425000    7.425000    50.5047 GBP 
                     -------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------------- 
 Rio Tinto plc 
  shares              Vella, Ivan          15.301500   15.301500   50.5047 GBP 
                     -------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------------- 
 

U pon vesting, on 18 October 2021, the following PDMR / KMPs received matching shares under myShare, of which sufficient were sold on 19 October 2021 to pay applicable withholding tax and other deductions.

 
Security            Name of PDMR       No: of Matching  No: of Shares  No: of Shares  Price per    No: of Shares 
                     / KMP              Shares Granted   Vested*        Sold           Share Sold   Retained 
Rio Tinto plc                                                                         50.550926 
 shares             Baatar, Bold       19.6266          25.6475        10.7720         GBP         14.8755 
                    -----------------  ---------------  -------------  -------------  -----------  ------------- 
Rio Tinto plc                                                                         50.550926 
 shares             Barrios, Alfredo   19.8857          25.986         8.7287          GBP         17.2573 
                    -----------------  ---------------  -------------  -------------  -----------  ------------- 
Rio Tinto plc       Cunningham,                                                       50.550926 
 shares              Peter             9.8133           12.8235        5.3859          GBP         7.4376 
                    -----------------  ---------------  -------------  -------------  -----------  ------------- 
Rio Tinto Limited 
 shares             Kaufman, Sinead    17.7953          22.8227        0              -            22.8227 
                    -----------------  ---------------  -------------  -------------  -----------  ------------- 
Rio Tinto plc                                                                         50.550926 
 shares             Trott, Simon       24.868           32.4967        7.1494          GBP         25.3473 
                    -----------------  ---------------  -------------  -------------  -----------  ------------- 
Rio Tinto Limited                                                                     99.306406 
 shares             Vella, Ivan        15.2749          19.5901        9.5388          AUD         10.0513 
                    -----------------  ---------------  -------------  -------------  -----------  ------------- 
 

*The number of shares vested includes additional shares calculated to reflect dividends declared during the vesting period on the original shares granted, in accordance with the plan rules.

UK Share Plan (UKSP)

The UKSP is an HMRC approved Share Incentive Plan under which qualifying UK employees are able to purchase, on a quarterly basis, Rio Tinto plc shares. Rio Tinto plc shares are purchased out of monthly deductions from salary, and participants are allocated an equivalent number of shares free of charge (UKSP matching shares). Qualifying UK employees are also awarded Free Shares once a year.

On 18 October 2021, the following PDMR / KMPs purchased Rio Tinto plc shares under the UKSP and were allocated the same number of matching shares as follows:

 
 Security         Name of PDMR /      Number of   Matching   Price per Share 
                   KMP                 Shares      shares 
                                       Acquired 
 Rio Tinto plc 
  shares          Baatar, Bold        7           7          50.5047 GBP 
                 ------------------  ----------  ---------  ---------------- 
 Rio Tinto plc 
  shares          Stausholm, Jakob    7           7          50.5047 GBP 
                 ------------------  ----------  ---------  ---------------- 
 

FCA notifications in accordance with the EU Market Abuse Regulation have been issued to the London Stock Exchange contemporaneously with this release.

LEI: 213800YOEO5OQ72G2R82

Classification: 3.1. Information disclosed under article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation.

 
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Rio Tinto plc               Rio Tinto Limited 
 6 St James's Square         Level 7, 360 Collins Street 
 London SW1Y 4AD             Melbourne 3000 
 United Kingdom              Australia 
                             T +61 3 9283 3333 
 T +44 20 7781 2000          Registered in Australia 
 Registered in England       ABN 96 004 458 404 
 No. 719885 
 

This announcement is authorised for release to the market by Steve Allen, Rio Tinto's Group Company Secretary.

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