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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
4 October 2011
To: Australian Securities Exchange cc: New York Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange JSE Limited
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 document.
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
document.
Name of person Mr M J Kloppers
discharging
managerial
responsibilities
Date of last 30 August 2011
notice
Date issuer 4 October 2011
informed of
transaction
Date and place of Shareplus employee share plan trust purchased the shares
transaction on the Australian Securities Exchange on 28 September
2011. The shares were allocated and the issuer informed on
4 October 2011.
Nature of 36 ordinary fully paid shares of BHP Billiton Limited
transaction 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 688,895
interest ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc, as follows:
(including registered 363,520 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc registered
holder) 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
245,375 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.
Mr Kloppers also has an indirect interest in 171,361*
ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited, as follows:
148,000 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
23,000 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited held by
the Kloppers Family Superannuation Fund and registered
in the name of UBS Wealth Management Australia
Nominees Pty Ltd: and
361* 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 4 October 2011
No. of securities 688,895 (BHP Billiton Plc) - Indirect
held prior to change 171,325 (BHP Billiton Limited) - Indirect
Class Ordinary Shares in BHP Billiton Limited
Number acquired 36
Number disposed -
Value/Consideration A$35.60 per share
No. of securities 688,895 (BHP Billiton Plc) - Indirect
held after change 171,361 (BHP Billiton Limited) - Indirect
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 the
dividend reinvestment preceding 3 months. Any Acquired Shares still held by
plan, participation employees at the end of a 3 year qualification period
in buy-back 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 4
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 - Closed period
Were the interests in the No.
securities or contracts
detailed above traded during
a closed period where prior
written clearance was
required?
If so, was prior written -
clearance provided to allow
the trade to proceed during
this period?
If prior written clearance -
was provided, on what date
was this provided?
Part 4 - 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
Total number of securities
over which options or other BHP Billiton Limited interests:
rights held at the date of
this notice 1,283,327 - maximum number of Performance
Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton
Limited) under the LTIP
54,831 - maximum number of Deferred
Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton
Limited) under the GIS
361 - maximum number of Matched
Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton
Limited) under Shareplus
________
1,338,519 - Total
Any additional information This notification is in respect of the
Acquired Shares under the Shareplus (share
purchase) scheme (see Part 1).
Part 5 - Contact details
Name of authorised officers Libby Joyner - BHP Billiton Limited
responsible for making this
notification on behalf of the Geof Stapledon - BHP Billiton Plc
entities
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
Sponsor: Absa Capital (the investment banking division of Absa Bank Limited,
affiliated with Barclays Capital)
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