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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
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 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 Ms K J Wood
managerial responsibilities
Date of last notice 7 December 2011
Date issuer informed of 2 April 2012
transaction
Date and place of Shareplus employee share plan trust
transaction purchased the shares on the Australian
Securities Exchange on 19 March 2012. The
shares were allocated and the issuer
informed on 2 April 2012.
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 (2009) the:
acquisition of 193 Matched Shares (ordinary
fully paid shares of BHP Billiton Limited)
(see Part 3), and
transfer of 193 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 Ms Wood has an indirect interest in
(including registered holder) 63,237* ordinary shares in BHP Billiton
Limited as follows:
63,000 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton
Limited registered in the name of Sloan
Wood Superannuation Fund. The Trustees of
this private superannuation fund are K
Wood and A Sloan; and
237* 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 2 April 2012
No. of securities held prior to 205,978 (Direct)
change 63,430 (Indirect)
Class Ordinary Shares in BHP Billiton Limited
Number acquired 193 (Matched Shares)
Number disposed -
Value/Consideration Nil priced Matched Shares (BHP Billiton
Limited)
No. of securities held after 206,364 (Direct)
change 63,237 (Indirect)
Nature of change Allocation and transfer of Matching Shares
Example: on-market trade, off- and transfer of Acquired Shares from
market trade, exercise of Computershare Nominees
options, issue of 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 579,214 - 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
51,736 - maximum number of Deferred Shares
(ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited)
under the GIS
237 - maximum number of Matched Shares
(ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited)
under Shareplus
_________
631,187 - Total
Any additional information This notification is in respect of the
vested Matched Shares under Shareplus where
193 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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