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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
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 Limited BHP Billiton Plc
entities
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 Mr M P Randolph
managerial responsibilities
Date of last notice 30 August 2011
Date issuer informed of transaction 6 December 2011
Date and place of transaction 5 December 2011 (place of
transaction not applicable)
Nature of transaction Award of Performance Shares under
the Long Term Incentive Plan
("LTIP") and of Deferred Shares
under the Group Incentive Scheme
("GIS").
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 -
Nature of indirect interest -
(including registered holder)
Date of change -
No. of securities held prior to change -
Class -
Number acquired -
Number disposed -
Value/Consideration -
No. of securities held after change -
Nature of change -
Example: on-market trade, off-market
trade, exercise of options, issue of
securities under dividend reinvestment
plan, participation in buy-back
Any additional information Mr Randolph has a direct interest in
391,550 ordinary shares in BHP
Billiton Limited.
Mr Randolph also has an indirect
interest in 354 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.
There is no change in the above
holdings.
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 5 December 2011
Period during which or date on which * Performance Shares - August
exercisable 2016 to August 2021
* Deferred Shares - August 2013
to August 2016
Total amount paid (if any) for the grant -
Description of securities involved: * 119,668 Performance Shares
class; number under the LTIP
* 36,824 Deferred Shares under
the GIS
Exercise price (if fixed at time of Nil
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 options or other rights held 767,344 - maximum number of
at the date of this notice *Performance Shares (ordinary shares
of BHP Billiton Limited) under the
LTIP
67,643 - maximum number of
Deferred Shares (ordinary shares of
BHP Billiton Limited) under the GIS
354 - maximum number of
Matched Shares (ordinary shares of BHP
Billiton Limited) under Shareplus
_________
835,341 - Total
Any additional information This notification is in respect of the
award of Performance Shares under the
LTIP and Deferred Shares under the
GIS.
Part 4 - 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 - BHP
entities 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
Sponsor: Absa Capital (the investment banking division of Absa Bank Limited,
affiliated with Barclays Capital)
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