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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 2011
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 document.
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 document.
Name of person discharging managerial Mr A Vanselow
responsibilities
Date of last notice 8 December 2010
Date issuer informed of transaction 1 April 2011
Date and place of transaction Shareplus employee share plan trust
purchased the shares on the
Australian Securities Exchange on 11
March 2011. The shares were allocated
and the issuer informed on 1 April
2011.
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 (2008) the:
acquisition of 168 Matched Shares
(ordinary fully paid shares of BHP
Billiton Limited) (see Part 3), and
transfer of 168 Acquired Shares
(ordinary fully paid shares of BHP
Billiton Limited).
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 Vanselow has an indirect interest
(including registered holder) in 289* 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
transferred in this transaction
(Acquired Shares) previously held by
the Shareplus Nominee Computershare.
Date of change 1 April 2011
No. of securities held prior to change 270,264 (Direct)
457 (Indirect)
Class Ordinary Shares in BHP Billiton
Limited
Number acquired 168 (Matched Shares)
Number disposed -
Value/Consideration Nil priced Matched Shares (BHP
Billiton Limited)
No. of securities held after change 270,600 (Direct)
289 (Indirect)
Nature of change Allocation and transfer of Matching
Example: on-market trade, off-market Shares and transfer of Acquired Shares
trade, exercise of options, issue of from Computershare Nominees.
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 872,676 - maximum number of
options or other rights held at the date Performance Shares (ordinary shares
of this notice of BHP Billiton Limited) under the
LTIP
54,092 - maximum number of
Deferred Shares (ordinary shares of
BHP Billiton Limited) under the GIS
289 - maximum number of
Matched Shares (ordinary shares of
BHP Billiton Limited) under
Shareplus
_________
927,057 - Total
Any additional information This notification is in respect of
the vested Matched Shares under
Shareplus where 168 Matched Shares
under the 2008 scheme were purchased
and transferred
(see Part 1).
Part 4 - Contact details
Name of authorised officers responsible Libby Joyner - BHP Billiton Limited
for making this notification on behalf
of the entities Geof Stapledon - BHP Billiton Plc -
BHP Billiton Plc
Contact details Libby Joyner
Tel: +61 3 9609 2339
Fax: +61 3 9609 4372
Geof Stapledon
Tel: +44 20 7802 4176
Fax: +44 20 7802 3054
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