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Share-based payments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]

Charge has been recognised in income statement for Rio Tinto's share-based incentive plans, and the related liability (for cash-settled plans)

The charge that has been recognised in the income statement for Rio Tinto’s share-based incentive plans, and the related liability (for cash-settled plans), is set out in the table below.



	Charge recognised for the year						Liability at the end of the year
	2019 US$m		2018 US$m		2017 US$m		2019 US$m		2018 US$m
Equity-settled plans	118		118		88		—		—
Cash-settled plans	5		4		3		19		16
Total	123		122		91		19		16

Performance share plans [member]

Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]

Summary of non-vested and vested shares



	Rio Tinto plc awards								Rio Tinto Limited awards
	2019 number		Weighted average fair value at grant date 2019 £		2018 number		Weighted average fair value at grant date 2018 £		2019 number		Weighted average fair value at grant date 2019 A$		2018 number		Weighted average fair value at grant date 2018 A$
Non-vested shares at 1 January	3,845,082		21.86		3,555,274		20.47		1,797,279		43.34		1,609,154		40.13
Awarded	755,735		24.68		801,047		26.87		297,189		54.55		387,298		53.85
Forfeited	(122,961	)	23.95		(188,761	)	21.45		(126,775	)	44.02		(36,530	)	43.83
Failed performance conditions	(384,130	)	23.79		(107,625	)	14.54		(188,956	)	46.42		(54,322	)	27.67
Vested	(290,332	)	21.36		(214,853	)	21.57		(142,220	)	41.72		(108,321	)	40.85
Non-vested shares at 31 December	3,803,394		22.20		3,845,082		21.86		1,636,517		45.11		1,797,279		43.34



	Rio Tinto plc awards								Rio Tinto Limited awards
	2019 number		Weighted average fair value at grant date 2019 £		2018 number		Weighted average fair value at grant date 2018 £		2019 number		Weighted average fair value at grant date 2019 A$		2018 number		Weighted average fair value at grant date 2018 A$
Vested awards settled in shares during the year (including dividend shares applied on vesting)	339,821		45.52		248,965		42.57		151,607		100.30		105,374		82.97
Vested awards settled in cash during the year (including dividend shares applied on vesting)	1,279		43.65		991		42.40		1,347		92.97		9,959		82.08

Share Incentive Plans [Member]

Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]

Summary of non-vested and vested shares



	Rio Tinto plc awards^(a)								Rio Tinto Limited awards
	2019 number		Weighted average fair value at grant date 2019 £		2018 number		Weighted average fair value at grant date 2018 £		2019 number		Weighted average fair value at grant date 2019 A$		2018 number		Weighted average fair value at grant date 2018 A$
Non-vested awards at 1 January	3,042,020		31.43		3,473,092		27.23		2,613,930		61.71		2,933,237		54.15
Awarded	1,043,817		40.41		1,135,103		39.49		846,008		86.56		943,315		78.36
Forfeited	(224,402	)	39.46		(250,853	)	30.26		(174,025	)	72.18		(185,062	)	64.60
Cancelled	(24,043	)	32.87		(33,563	)	26.52		(35,481	)	60.91		(36,613	)	52.84
Vested	(1,224,379	)	25.40		(1,281,759	)	27.54		(976,763	)	49.39		(1,040,947	)	55.30
Non-vested shares at 31 December	2,613,013		37.14		3,042,020		31.43		2,273,669		75.46		2,613,930		61.71
Comprising:
– Management Share Awards	1,398,039		38.68		1,666,082		32.52		1,363,601		78.67		1,520,292		64.06
– Bonus Deferral Awards	192,878		41.95		203,900		37.86		87,930		87.81		127,423		71.93
– Global Employee Share Plan	982,932		33.98		1,102,322		28.68		822,138		68.82		966,215		56.66
– UK Share Plan	39,164		37.86		69,716		29.90		—		—		—		—



	2019 number		Weighted average fair value at grant date 2019 £		2018 number		Weighted average fair value at grant date 2018 £		2019 number		Weighted average fair value at grant date 2019 A$		2018 number		Weighted average fair value at grant date 2018 A$
Vested awards settled in shares during the year (including dividend shares applied on vesting):
– Management Share Awards	681,242		43.68		669,678		40.03		582,948		93.05		570,173		80.87
– Bonus Deferral Awards	163,076		42.53		221,198		37.69		85,142		97.30		108,001		75.36
– Global Employee Share Plan	543,426		43.04		451,710		39.06		421,614		91.50		473,420		78.78
– UK Share Plan	34,196		42.21		16,968		38.21		—		—		—		—


(a)	Awards of Rio Tinto American Depository Receipts (ADRs) under the Global Employee Share Plan are included within the totals for Rio Tinto plc awards for the purpose of these tables.