Rio Tinto plcLSE: RIO

Rio Tinto: Director/PDMR Shareholding

· Issued by Rio Tinto plc via RNS
Rio Tinto PLC
22 October 2026
 

Notice to LSE 


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

22 October 2026

Rio Tinto plc

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

Vesting of matching shares under the Global Employee Share Plan:

  1. Vesting of matching shares
  2. Vesting of shares in lieu of dividend

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

i. N/A

7. 277589

ii. N/A

1.0099

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

8.287489

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

2026-10-19

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

Vesting of matching shares under the Global Employee Share Plan:

  1. Sale of shares to cover tax

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

iii. £67.21

3.480779

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

3.480779

£67.21

e)

Date of the transaction

2026-10-19

f)

Place of the transaction

XLON

Part 3

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 10p each

GB0007188757

b)

Nature of the transaction

  1. Acquisition of shares and award of matching shares under the Global Employee Share Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

iv. £67.16878

5.582949

iv. £67.16878

5.582949

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

11.165898

£67.16878

e)

Date of the transaction

2026-10-19

f)

Place of the transaction

XLON

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Katie Jackson

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

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 10p each

GB0007188757

b)

Nature of the transaction

  1. Acquisition of shares and award of matching shares under the Global Employee Share Plan
  2. Acquisition of shares and award of matching shares under the UK Share Plan (UKSP)

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

i. £67.16878

5.582949

i. £67.16878

5.582949

ii. £67.16878

6

ii.  £67.16878

6

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

23.165898

£67.16878

e)

Date of the transaction

2026-10-19

f)

Place of the transaction

XLON

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

Jérôme Pécresse

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Executive, Aluminium

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

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 10p each

GB0007188757

b)

Nature of the transaction

i. Acquisition of shares and award of matching shares under the Global Employee Share Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

i. £67.16878

10.579765

i. £67.16878

10.579765

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

21.15953

£67.16878

e)

Date of the transaction

2026-10-19

f)

Place of the transaction

XLON

LEI: 213800YOEO5OQ72G2R82.

Contacts

Please direct all enquiries to media.enquiries@riotinto.com

Media Relations,

United Kingdom

Matthew Klar 

M +44 7796 630 637 

David Outhwaite

M +44 7787 597 493

Media Relations,

Australia

Matt Chambers

M +61 433 525 739

Alyesha Anderson
M +61 434 868 118

Michelle Lee

M +61 458 609 322

Bruce Tobin  

M +61 419 103 454

Media Relations,

Canada

Vanessa Damha

M +1 514 715 2152

Malika Cherry

M +1 418 592 7293

Media Relations,

US & Latin America

Jesse Riseborough 

M +1 202 394 9480 

Investor Relations,

United Kingdom

Rachel Arellano
M +44 7584 609 644

Laura Brooks  

M +44 7826 942 797 

Weiwei Hu  

M +44 7825 907 230

Investor Relations,

Australia

Tom Gallop

M +61 439 353 948

Eddie Gan-Och 
M +61 477 599 714

Rio Tinto plc

6 St James’s Square

London SW1Y 4AD

United Kingdom

T +44 20 7781 2000

Registered in England

No. 719885

Rio Tinto Limited

Level 43, 120 Collins Street

Melbourne 3000

Australia

T +61 3 9283 3333

Registered in Australia

ABN 96 004 458 404

This announcement is authorised for release to the market by Matthew Whyte, Rio Tinto’s Group Company Secretary.

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