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BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Director`s interests - Mr M Kloppers
BHP Billiton Plc
Share code: BIL
ISIN: GB00005665
Company Secretariat
4 January 2008
To: Australian Securities Exchange cc: New York Stock Exchange
Swiss Stock Exchange
JSE Limited
London Stock Exchange Deutsche Bank
UBS Zurich
Notification of Change of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons
(Australian Securities Exchange Listing Rules Appendix 3Y)
(Listing Rules & Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the UK Listing Authority)
Name of entities BHP Billiton Limited BHP Billiton Plc
ABN 49 004 028 077 REG NO 3196209
As part of a dual listed company structure, the Group voluntarily notifies all
stock exchanges on which either BHP Billiton Limited or BHP Billiton Plc have
primary or secondary listings, all those interests of directors and persons
discharging managerial responsibilities of both entities in the securities of
both entities (and changes to those interests) which are required to be
disclosed under the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) Listing Rules, the
Listing Rules and Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the United Kingdom
Listing Authority, the Australian Corporations Act, the United Kingdom Companies
Acts and the Group`s Securities Dealing Code.
We (the entities) advise the following information under ASX Listing Rule
3.19A.2, the UK Listing Authority Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4 and as
agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Australian
Corporations Act and in accordance with the Group`s Securities Dealing Code.
Name of director Mr M Kloppers
Date of last notice 19 December 2007
Date issuer informed of
transaction 2 January 2008
Date and place of Shareplus employee share plan trust purchased
transaction the shares on the Australian Securities
Exchange on 28 December 2007. The shares were
allocated and the issuer informed on 2 January
2008.
Nature of transaction 44 ordinary fully paid shares of BHP Billiton
Limited purchased under Shareplus.
Part 1 - Change of director`s relevant interests in securities
Included in this Part are:
- in the case of a trust, interests in the trust made available by the
responsible entity of the trust;
- details of the circumstance giving rise to the relevant interest;
- details and estimated valuation if the consideration is non-cash; and
- changes in the relevant interest of Connected Persons of the director.
Direct or indirect Indirect
interest
Nature of indirect Shares are held directly by Computershare
interest Nominees on behalf of all Shareplus
(including registered participants. Mr Kloppers has a beneficial
holder) interest in 77 shares. Computershare Nominees
CI Ltd is the registered holder.
Date of change 2 January 2008
No. of securities held 33
prior to change (refer below for details of Mr Kloppers` BHP
Billiton Plc holding which is unchanged)
Class Ordinary fully paid shares of BHP Billiton
Limited
Number acquired 44
Number disposed -
Value/Consideration A$41.15 per share
No. of securities held 77
after change
Nature of change On market purchase through the Shareplus
Example: on-market employee share plan Trust.
trade, off-market
trade, exercise of
options, issue of
securities under
dividend reinvestment
plan, participation in
buy-back
Any additional
information Shareplus is an all-employee share purchase
plan. Under the plan, employees contribute
monies to purchase shares (Acquired Shares), up
to an annual contribution limit of US$5,000 in
any Plan year. Shares are purchased on a
quarterly basis using the employees`
contributions made each pay period over the
preceding 3 months. Any Acquired Shares still
held by employees at the end of a 3 year holding
period will be matched by the company on a 1:1
basis.
Mr Kloppers has an indirect interest in 396,683
ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc, as follows:
i) 316,683 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc
registered in the name of Vidacos Nominees
account "FGN" of which Mr Kloppers is the
beneficial holder; and
ii) 80,000 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc
held by the Kloppers Family Superannuation Fund
and registered in the name of Vidacos Nominees
Limited
Part 2 - Change of director`s interests in contracts other than as described in
Part 3
Included in this Part are:
only details of a contract in relation to which the interest has changed; and
details and estimated valuation if the consideration is non-cash.
Detail of contract -
Nature of interest -
Name of registered holder -
(if issued securities)
No. and class of securities to which interest -
related prior to change
Interest acquired -
Interest disposed -
Value/Consideration -
Interest after change -
Part 3 - Change of director`s interests in options or other rights granted by
the entities
Included in this Part are only details of options or other rights granted which
have changed, save for the total number of securities over which options or
other rights are held following this notification.
Date of grant -
Period during which or date on which exercisable -
Total amount paid (if any) for the grant -
Description of securities involved: -
class; number
Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or -
indication that price is to be fixed at time of
exercise
Part 3 - Change of director`s interests in options or other rights granted by
the entities (cont`d)
Total number of BHP Billiton Plc interests:
securities over 52,771 - vested GIS Deferred Shares
which options or (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc)
other rights held 37,300 - maximum number of GIS Deferred Shares
at the date of (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc)
this notice 675,000 - maximum number of Performance Shares
(ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc)
under the LTIP
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765,071 Total
BHP Billiton Limited interests:
27,582 - maximum number of GIS Deferred Shares
(ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited)
333,327 - maximum number of Performance Shares
(ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited)
under the LTIP
77 - maximum number of matched shares (
ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited)
under Shareplus
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360,986 Total
Any additional This notification is in respect of the Acquired Shares
information under the Shareplus (share purchase) scheme
(see Part 1).
Part 4 - Contact details
Name of authorised officers Ms F Smith - BHP Billiton Limited
responsible for making this
notification on behalf of the Mrs I Watson - BHP Billiton Plc - BHP
entities Billiton Plc
Contact details Ms F Smith Tel: +61 3 9609 3179
Fax: +61 3 9609 4372
Mrs I Watson Tel: +44 20 7802 4176
Fax: +44 20 7802 3054
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