EX-99.9 10 ex09d19pdmr.htm EX-99.9 Document


EXHIBIT 99.9
Notice to ASX/LSE
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Shareholdings of persons discharging managerial responsibility (PDMR) / Key Management Personnel (KMP)

19 March 2021

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).

Rio Tinto Equity Incentive Plan 2018 (EIP)
Bonus Deferral Awards, Performance Share Awards and Management Share Awards

The Remuneration Committee has approved a partial deferral of the 2020 annual bonus for members of the Executive Committee to be delivered as a Bonus Deferral Award (BDA). Grants of BDA are made under the EIP over either Rio Tinto plc shares or Rio Tinto Limited shares (shares). These awards will vest on 1 December 2023.
 
Performance Share Awards (PSA) are granted under the EIP and provide participants with the conditional right, subject to performance conditions being met, to receive shares. The 2021 PSA will be measured against the Total Shareholder Return performance conditions after five years (as at the end of 2025).

Management Share Awards (MSA) are granted under the EIP and provide participants with a conditional right to receive Rio Tinto plc or Rio Tinto Limited shares, subject to continuous employment. These awards will vest on 19 February 2024.
 
Consistent with the terms of both the current remuneration policy and the new remuneration policy submitted to shareholders for a vote at the 2021 Annual General Meetings, the following PDMR/KMPs were awarded the following share awards on 18 March 2021:

Rio Tinto plcRio Tinto Limited
PDMR/KMPNo. of shares awarded as BDA
No. of shares awarded as PSA
No. of shares awarded as MSANo. of shares awarded as BDANo. of shares awarded as PSA
Baatar, Bold6,58354,005
Barrios, Alfredo7,49754,652
Cunningham, Peter1
1,402
9,564
4,781
Kaufman, Sinead1,40841,207
Soirat, Arnaud6,97951,602
Stausholm, Jakob9,680103,510
Toth, Peter
2,41239,603
Trott, Simon6,39249,571
Vella, Ivan
1,52551,025

    
    
    
1.Peter Cunningham, in his role as interim Chief Financial officer, remains eligible to receive his 2021 share awards as a mix of BDA, PSA and MSA.

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

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

Steve Allen
Group Company Secretary
Tim Paine
Joint Company Secretary
Rio Tinto plc
6 St James’s Square
London
SW1Y 4AD

T +44 20 7781 2000
Registered in England
No. 719885
Rio Tinto Limited
Level 7, 360 Collins Street
Melbourne 3000
Australia

T +61 3 9283 3333
Registered in Australia
ABN 96 004 458 404
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