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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
Company Secretariat
1 July 2010
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 1 April 2010
Date issuer informed of 1 July 2010
transaction
Date and place of Shareplus employee share plan trust purchased
transaction the shares on the Australian Securities
Exchange on 28 June 2010. The shares were
allocated and the issuer informed on 1 July
2010.
Nature of transaction 51 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 Indirect
interest
Nature of indirect Mr Kloppers has an indirect interest in 548,678
interest ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc, as follows:
(including registered 363,520 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc
holder) registered in the name of Lynchwood Nominees Limited
of which Mr Kloppers is the beneficial holder;
80,000 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc held by
the Kloppers Family Superannuation Fund and
registered in the name of Lynchwood Nominees
Limited; and
105,158 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc held by
Maricar Pty Ltd as trustee for the Maricar Family
Trust and registered in the name of Lynchwood
Nominees Limited.
No change to BHP Billiton Plc interests above
Mr Kloppers also has an indirect interest in 27,944
ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited, as follows:
27,582 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited held
by Maricar Pty Ltd as trustee for the Maricar Family
Trust and registered in the name of UBS Wealth
Management Australia Nominees Pty Ltd; and
362* ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited 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 acquired from
this transaction.
Date of change 1 July 2010
No. of securities 548,678 (BHP Billiton Plc)
held prior to change 27,893 (BHP Billiton Limited) - Indirect
320 (BHP Billiton Limited) - Direct
Class Ordinary Shares in BHP Billiton Limited
Number acquired 51
Number disposed -
Value/Consideration A$38.66 per share
No. of securities 548,678 (BHP Billiton Plc)
held after change 27,944 (BHP Billiton Limited) - Indirect
320 (BHP Billiton Limited) - Direct
Nature of change Shareplus is an all-employee share purchase plan.
Example: on-market Under the plan, employees contribute monies to
trade, off-market purchase shares (Acquired Shares), up to an annual
trade, exercise of contribution limit of US$5,000 in any Plan year.
options, issue of Shares are purchased on a quarterly basis using the
securities under employees` contributions made each pay period over
dividend reinvestment the preceding 3 months. Any Acquired Shares still
plan, participation held by employees at the end of a 3 year
in buy-back qualification period will be matched by the company
on a 1:1 basis.
Any additional -
information
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 450,000 - maximum number of
this notice Performance Shares (ordinary shares of
BHP Billiton Plc) under the LTIP
________
450,000 - Total
BHP Billiton Limited interests:
142,798 - maximum number of Deferred
Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton
Limited) under the GIS
1,083,327 - maximum number of
Performance Shares (ordinary shares of
BHP Billiton Limited) under the LTIP
362 - maximum number of
Matched Shares (ordinary shares of BHP
Billiton Limited) under Shareplus
________
1,226,487 - 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 Fiona Smith - BHP Billiton Limited
responsible for making this
notification on behalf of the Geof Stapledon - BHP Billiton Plc
entities
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 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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