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Rio Tinto plc announced that on April 17, 2026, Peter Cunningham, Chief Financial Officer, had 14.728855 ordinary shares vest under the Global Employee Share Plan and sold 6.186108 ordinary shares at £73.115 to cover tax. On April 17, 2025, Mr. Cunningham also acquired 10.200666 ordinary shares at £73.52461 under the Global Employee Share Plan. Additionally, on April 17, 2025, Katie Jackson, Chief Executive Copper, acquired a total of 20.200666 ordinary shares, and Jérôme Pécresse, Chief Executive Aluminium, acquired 19.709316 ordinary shares, both at £73.52461 under respective employee share plans.
| Date | 21 Apr 2026 |
| Time | 17:15:00 |
| Category | Director/PDMR dealings |
| ID | 3699B |
Notice to LSE

Shareholdings of persons discharging managerial responsibility (PDMR) / Key Management Personnel (KMP)
21 April 2026
Rio Tinto plc
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a)
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Name
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Peter Cunningham |
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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Chief Financial Officer |
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b)
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Initial notification /Amendment
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Initial Notification |
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a)
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Name
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Rio Tinto plc |
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b)
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LEI
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213800YOEO5OQ72G2R82 |
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4
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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 |
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Part 1 |
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a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
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Ordinary shares of 10p each
GB0007188757 |
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Vesting of matching shares under the Global Employee Share Plan: i. Vesting of matching shares ii. Vesting of shares in lieu of dividend
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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d)
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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14.728855
N/A |
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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2026-04-17 |
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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Outside a trading venue |
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Part 2 |
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a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
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Ordinary shares of 10p each
GB0007188757 |
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Vesting of matching shares under the Global Employee Share Plan: iii. Sale of shares to cover tax
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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d)
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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6.186108
£73.115 |
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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2026-04-17 |
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f)
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Place of the transaction |
XLON
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Part 3 |
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a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
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Ordinary shares of 10p each
GB0007188757 |
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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iv. Acquisition of shares and award of matching shares under the Global Employee Share Plan
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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d)
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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10.200666
£73.52461
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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2025-04-17 |
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f)
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Place of the transaction |
XLON
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a)
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Name
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Katie Jackson |
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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Chief Executive, Copper |
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b)
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Initial notification /Amendment
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Initial Notification |
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a)
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Name
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Rio Tinto plc |
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b)
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LEI
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213800YOEO5OQ72G2R82 |
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4
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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 |
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a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
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Ordinary shares of 10p each
GB0007188757 |
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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i. Acquisition of shares and award of matching shares under the Global Employee Share Plan ii. Acquisition of shares and award of matching shares under the UK Share Plan (UKSP)
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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d)
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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20.200666
£73.52461 |
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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2025-04-17 |
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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XLON |
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1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a)
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Name
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Jérôme Pécresse |
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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Chief Executive, Aluminium |
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b)
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Initial notification /Amendment
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Initial Notification |
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a)
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Name
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Rio Tinto plc |
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b)
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LEI
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213800YOEO5OQ72G2R82 |
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4
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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 |
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a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
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Ordinary shares of 10p each
GB0007188757 |
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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i. Acquisition of shares and award of matching shares under the Global Employee Share Plan
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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d)
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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19.709316
£73.52461 |
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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2025-04-17 |
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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XLON |
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LEI: 213800YOEO5OQ72G2R82
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Rio Tinto plc
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Registered in Australia ABN 96 004 458 404 |
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This announcement is authorised for release to the market by Andy Hodges, Rio Tinto's Group Company Secretary.