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BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Notification of Change of Interests of Directors and
Connected Persons
BHP Billiton Plc
Share code: BIL
ISIN: GB0000566504
6 January 2009
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 BHP Billiton BHP Billiton Plc
entities Limited
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 Procedure.
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
Procedure.
Name of person discharging Mr M J Kloppers
managerial responsibilities
Date of last notice 9 December 2008
Date issuer informed of
transaction 5 January 2009
Date and place of transaction Shareplus employee share plan trust
purchased the shares on the
Australian Securities Exchange on 30
December 2008. The shares were
allocated and the issuer informed on
5 January 2009.
Nature of transaction 47 ordinary fully paid shares of BHP
Billiton Limited purchased under
Shareplus.
Part 1 - Change of 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 interest Indirect
Nature of indirect interest Shares are held directly by Computershare
(including registered holder) Nominees on behalf of all Shareplus
participants. Mr Kloppers has a
beneficial interest in 246 shares.
Computershare Nominees CI Ltd is the
registered holder.
Date of change 5 January 2009
No. of securities held prior to 199
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 47
Number disposed -
Value/Consideration A$29.85 per share
No. of securities held after 246
change
Nature of change On market purchase through the Shareplus
Example: on-market trade, off- employee share plan Trust.
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:
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
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 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 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 interests in options or other rights granted by the entities
(cont`d)
Total number of securities BHP Billiton Plc interests:
over which options or other
rights held at the date of 90,071 - vested Deferred Shares
this notice (ordinary shares of BHP
Billiton Plc) under the GIS
for 2005 and 2006
675,000 - maximum number of
Performance Shares (ordinary
shares of BHP Billiton Plc)
under the LTIP
________
765,071 - Total
BHP Billiton Limited interests:
123,429 - maximum number of Deferred
Shares (ordinary shares of
BHP Billiton Limited) under
the GIS
833,327 - maximum number of
Performance Shares (ordinary
shares of BHP Billiton
Limited) under the LTIP
246 - maximum number of matched
shares (ordinary shares of
BHP Billiton Limited) under
Shareplus
________
957,002 - Total
Any additional information This notification is in respect of the
Acquired Shares 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 Ms E Hobley - BHP Billiton Plc
entities - BHP Billiton Plc
Contact details Ms F Smith Tel: +61 3 9609 3179
Fax: +61 3 9609 4372
Ms E Hobley Tel: +44 20 7802 4054
Fax: +44 20 7802 3054
BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 BHP Billiton Plc Registration
004 028 077 number 3196209
Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: 180 Registered Office: Neathouse
Lonsdale Street Melbourne Place London SW1V 1BH United
Victoria 3000 Kingdom
The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia
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