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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
1 October 2010
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 entities BHP Billiton Limited BHP Billiton Plc
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 Procedure.
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
Procedure.
Name of person discharging Mr M J Kloppers
managerial
responsibilities
Date of last notice 14 September 2010
Date issuer informed of 1 October 2010
transaction
Date and place of Shareplus employee share plan trust purchased
transaction the shares on the Australian Securities Exchange
on 28 September 2010. The shares were allocated
and the issuer informed on 1 October 2010.
Nature of transaction 35 ordinary fully paid shares of BHP Billiton
Limited 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 608,591
interest ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc, as follows:
(including registered i) 363,520 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc
holder) registered in the name of Lynchwood Nominees
Limited of which Mr Kloppers is the beneficial
holder;
ii) 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
iii) 165,071 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.
No change to BHP Billiton Plc interests above
Mr Kloppers also has an indirect interest in
123,826* ordinary shares in BHP Billiton
Limited, as follows:
iv) 123,429 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
v) 397 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 1 October 2010
No. of securities held 608,591 (BHP Billiton Plc) - Indirect
prior to change 123,791 (BHP Billiton Limited) - Indirect
320 (BHP Billiton Limited) - Direct
Class Ordinary Shares in BHP Billiton Limited
Number acquired 35
Number disposed -
Value/Consideration A$39.54 per share
No. of securities held 608,591 (BHP Billiton Plc) - Indirect
after change 123,826 (BHP Billiton Limited) - Indirect
320 (BHP Billiton Limited) - Direct
Nature of change Shareplus is an all-employee share purchase
Example: on-market trade, plan. Under the plan, employees contribute
off-market trade, exercise monies to purchase shares (Acquired Shares), up
of options, issue of to an annual contribution limit of US$5,000 in
securities under dividend any Plan year. Shares are purchased on a
reinvestment plan, quarterly basis using the employees`
participation in buy-back 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.
Any additional information -
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 over BHP Billiton Plc interests:
which options or other rights held
at the date of this notice 225,000 - maximum number of
Performance Shares (ordinary shares of
BHP Billiton Plc) under the LTIP
________
225,000 - Total
BHP Billiton Limited interests:
46,951 - maximum number of
Deferred Shares (ordinary shares of BHP
Billiton Limited) under the GIS
1,083,327 - maximum number of
Performance Shares (ordinary shares of
BHP Billiton Limited) under the LTIP
397 - maximum number of
Matched Shares (ordinary shares of BHP
Billiton Limited) under Shareplus
________
1,130,675 - Total
Any additional information This notification is in respect of the
Acquired Shares under the Shareplus
(share purchase) scheme (see Part 1).
Part 4 - Contact details
Name of authorised officers Fiona Smith - BHP Billiton Limited
responsible for making this
notification on behalf of the Geof Stapledon - BHP Billiton Plc
entities
Contact details Fiona Smith Tel: +61 3 9609 3179
Fax: +61 3 9609 4372
Geof Stapledon Tel: +44 20 7802 4176
Fax: +44 20 7802 3054
BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number
077 3196209
Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: 180 Lonsdale Registered Office: Neathouse Place
Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom
The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia
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