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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
9 December 2008
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 Procedure.
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 Procedure.
Name of person discharging Mr A Vanselow
managerial responsibilities
Date of last notice 2 December 2008
Date issuer informed of
transaction 8 December 2008
Date and place of transaction 4 December 2008 (place of transaction
not applicable)
Nature of transaction Award of Performance Shares under the
Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") and
of Options 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 Vanselow has a direct
interest in 100,563 ordinary
shares in BHP Billiton Limited.
Mr Vanselow also has an indirect
interest in 194 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 to the above
holding.
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 4 December 2008
Period during which or date on Performance Shares - August 2013 to
which exercisable August 2018
Options - August 2010 to August 2013
Total amount paid (if any) for the -
grant
Description of securities involved: 225,000 Performance Shares under the
class; number LTIP
153,768 Options under the GIS
Exercise price (if fixed at time of AUD29.15 per Option under the GIS
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 24,847 - maximum number of Deferred
which options or other rights held Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton
at the date of this notice Limited) under the GIS
153,768 - maximum number of Options
(over ordinary shares of BHP Billiton
Limited) under the GIS
867,676 - maximum number of
Performance Shares (ordinary shares of
BHP Billiton Limited) under the LTIP
194 - maximum number of Matched
Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton
Limited) under Shareplus
_________
1,046,485 - 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 Ms F Smith - BHP Billiton Limited
responsible for making this
notification on behalf of the Ms E Hobley - BHP Billiton Plc
entities - BHP Billiton Plc
Contact details Ms F Smith Tel: +61 3 9609 3179
Fax: +61 3 9609 4372
Ms E Hobley Tel: +44 20 7802 4054
Fax: +44 20 7802 3054
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