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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
30 August 2011
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 discharging managerial Ms K J Wood
responsibilities
Date of last notice 1 April 2011
Date issuer informed of transaction 29 August 2011
Date and place of transaction 26 August 2011 (Australian
Securities Exchange)
Nature of transaction The acquisition of 175,000
ordinary shares in BHP Billiton
Limited following the exercise of
Performance Shares under the 2006
Long Term Incentive Plan and
23,686 ordinary shares in BHP
Billiton Limited following the
exercise of Deferred Shares under
the 2009 Group Incentive Scheme
and a subsequent on-market sale of
94,097 ordinary shares on the
Australian Securities Exchange,
made in order to meet expected tax
obligations. In addition, Ms Wood
has transferred 200 ordinary
shares by an off-market transfer
(disposal) to a family member.
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 Direct
Nature of indirect interest Ms Wood has an indirect interest in 38,325
(including registered ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited as
holder) follows:
38,000 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
325 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.
No change to indirect holding
Date of change 26 August 2011
No. of securities held 123,589 (Direct)
prior to change 38,325 (Indirect)
Class Ordinary Shares in BHP Billiton Limited
Number acquired 198,686
Number disposed 94,097
Value/Consideration Exercise of 198,686 at nil cost
Sale of 94,097 at $38.81
Transfer of 200 shares at nil cost
No. of securities held 227,978 (Direct)
after change 38,325 (Indirect)
Nature of change The acquisition of 175,000 ordinary shares in
Example: on-market trade, BHP Billiton Limited following the exercise of
off-market trade, exercise Performance Shares under the 2006 Long Term
of options, issue of Incentive Plan and 23,686 ordinary shares in
securities under dividend BHP Billiton Limited following the exercise of
reinvestment plan, Deferred Shares under the 2009 Group Incentive
participation in buy-back Scheme and a subsequent on-market sale of
94,097 ordinary shares on the Australian
Securities Exchange, made in order to meet
expected tax obligations. In addition, Ms Wood
has transferred 200 ordinary shares by an off-
market transfer (disposal) to a family member.
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 494,187 - 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
23,197 - maximum number of Deferred
Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton
Limited) under the GIS
325 - maximum number of Matched
Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton
Limited) under Shareplus
_________
517,709 - Total
Any additional information This notification is in respect of an
exercise of vested 2006 Performance Shares
(175,000) under the BHP Billiton Limited
Long Term Incentive Plan and the exercise
of vested 2009 Deferred Shares (23,686)
under the BHP Billiton Limited Group
Incentive Scheme.
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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