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BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Notification of Change of Interests of Persons
Discharging Managerial Responsibility
BHP Billiton Plc
Share code: BIL
ISIN: GB0000566504
1 April 2010
Notification of Change of Interests of
Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility
(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 Listing Rules and Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the
United Kingdom Listing Authority and the Group`s Securities Dealing Procedure.
We (the entities) advise the following information under the UK Listing
Authority Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4 and as agent for the person
discharging managerial responsibilities in accordance with the Group`s
Securities Dealing Procedure.
Name of person discharging Mr A Calderon
managerial responsibilities
Date of last notice 18 December 2009
Date issuer informed of 1 April 2010
transaction
Date and place of transaction Shareplus employee share plan trust
purchased the shares on the London Stock
Exchange. The shares were allocated and
the issuer informed on 1 April 2010.
Nature of transaction Due to the expiry of the Qualification
Period and satisfaction of other
conditions under the terms of the all
employee share plan Shareplus (2007)
the:
acquisition of 156 Matched Shares
(ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc)
(see Part.3), and
transfer of 156 Acquired Shares
(ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc).
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 & Direct
Nature of indirect interest Mr Calderon has an indirect interest in
(including registered 280* ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc
holder) held by Computershare Nominees on behalf
of Shareplus participants as Acquired
Shares under the scheme. Shareplus is an
all employee share purchase plan of the
BHP Billiton Group.
* Note - total above reflects shares
transferred in this transaction (Acquired
Shares) previously held by the Shareplus
Nominee Computershare.
Date of change 1 April 2010
No. of securities held prior 17,134 (Direct)
to change 436 (Indirect)
Class Ordinary Shares in BHP Billiton Plc
Number acquired 156 (Matched Shares)
Number disposed -
Value/Consideration Nil priced Matched Shares (BHP Billiton
Plc)
No. of securities held after 17,446 (Direct)
change 280 (Indirect)
Nature of change Allocation and transfer of Matching Shares
Example: on-market trade, and transfer of Acquired Shares from
off-market trade, exercise Computershare Nominees.
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
qualification period will be matched by
the company on a 1:1 basis.
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 over which 143,227 - maximum number of GIS
options or other rights held at the Options (over ordinary shares of BHP
date of this notice Billiton Plc) under the GIS
676,993 - maximum number of
Performance Shares (ordinary shares
of BHP Billiton Plc) under the LTIP
33,343 - maximum number of
Deferred Shares (ordinary shares of
BHP Billiton Plc) under the GIS
280 - maximum number of
matched shares (ordinary shares of
BHP Billiton Plc) under Shareplus
_________
853,843 - Total
Any additional information This notification is in respect of
the vested Matched Shares under
Shareplus where 156 Matched Shares
under the 2007 scheme were purchased
and transferred (see Part 1).
Part 4 - Contact details
Name of authorised officers responsible Fiona Smith - BHP Billiton Limited
for making this notification on behalf
of the entities Geof Stapledon - BHP Billiton Plc
Contact details Fiona Smith Tel: +61 3 9609 3179
Fax: +61 3 9609 4372
Geof Stapledon Tel: +44 20 7802 4176
Fax: +44 20 7802 3054
BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 BHP Billiton Plc Registration
028 077 number 3196209
Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: 180 Lonsdale Registered Office: Neathouse Place
Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom
The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia
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