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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
Company Secretariat
3 April 2012
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 Mr J M Yeager
discharging
managerial
responsibilities
Date of last 7 December 2011
notice
Date issuer 2 April 2012
informed of
transaction
Date and place of Shareplus employee share plan trust purchased the
transaction shares on the New York Stock Exchange on 19 March
2012. The shares were allocated and the issuer
informed on 2 April 2012.
Nature of Due to the expiry of the Qualification Period and
transaction satisfaction of other conditions under the terms of
the all employee share plan Shareplus (2009) the:
acquisition of 138 Matched Shares ordinary fully paid
shares of BHP Billiton Limited (held as 69 BHP
Billiton Limited ADRs) (see Part 3), and
transfer of 138 Acquired Shares ordinary fully paid
shares of BHP Billiton Limited (held as 69 BHP
Billiton Limited ADRs).
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 Yeager has an indirect interest in 214*
interest ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited (held as
(including registered 107* BHP Billiton Limited ADRs) held by
holder) 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.
Mr Yeager also holds an indirect interest in 900*
ordinary shares in BHP Billiton (held as 450 BHP
Billiton Limited ADRs) held by Cede & Company, and
they are held on behalf of Mr Yeager as beneficial
owner.
*Note - total above includes shares allocated and
transferred in this transaction (Matched Shares)
Date of change 2 April 2012
No. of securities held 976 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited (held
prior to change as 488 BHP Billiton Limited ADRs)
425,903 (Direct - Ordinary shares in BHP Billiton
Limited)
Class BHP Billiton Limited ADRs
Number acquired 138 BHP Billiton Limited (69 BHP Billiton Limited
ADRs)
Number disposed -
Value/Consideration Nil priced Matched Shares (BHP Billiton Limited)
No. of securities held 1,114 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited
after change (held as 557 BHP Billiton Limited ADRs)
425,903 (Direct - Ordinary shares in BHP Billiton
Limited)
Nature of change Allocation and transfer of Matching Shares and
Example: on-market transfer of Acquired Shares from Computershare
trade, off-market Nominees.
trade, exercise of
options, issue of
securities under
dividend reinvestment
plan, participation in
buy-back
Any additional Shareplus is an all-employee share purchase plan.
information 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 757,370 - maximum number of Performance
over which options or other Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton
rights held at the date of Limited) under the LTIP
this notice
69,221 - maximum number Deferred Shares
(ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited)
under the GIS
214 - maximum number of Matched Shares
(ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited,
held as 107 Limited ADRs) under Shareplus
_________
826,805 - Total
Any additional information This notification is in respect of the
vested Matched Shares under Shareplus
where 138 (69 ADRs) Matched Shares under
the 2009 scheme were purchased and
transferred (see Part 1).
Part 4 - Contact details
Name of authorised officers Nicola Evans - BHP Billiton Limited
responsible for making this
notification on behalf of the Geof Stapledon - BHP Billiton Plc
entities
Contact details Nicola Evans Tel:+61 3 9609 4326
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)
BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Billiton Plc Registration
number 3196209
Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office:180 Lonsdale Street,
Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia Registered Office: Neathouse Place,
London SW1V 1BH UK
Members of the BHP Billiton Group which is headquartered in Australia
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