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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
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 Mr M P Randolph
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 25,126 ordinary
shares in BHP Billiton Limited
following the exercise of Deferred
Shares under the 2009 Group Incentive
Scheme.
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 Mr Randolph has an indirect interest in
(including registered holder) 322 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 prior to change 191,424 (Direct)
322 (Indirect)
Class Ordinary Shares in BHP Billiton Limited
Number acquired 200,126
Number disposed -
Value/Consideration Exercise at nil cost
No. of securities held after change 391,550 (Direct)
322 (Indirect)
Nature of change The acquisition of 175,000 ordinary
Example: on-market trade, off-market shares in BHP Billiton Limited
trade, exercise of options, issue of following the exercise of Performance
securities under dividend reinvestment Shares under the 2006 Long Term
plan, participation in buy-back Incentive Plan and 25,126 ordinary
shares in BHP Billiton Limited
following the exercise of Deferred
Shares under the 2009 Group Incentive
Scheme.
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 which
options or other rights held at the 647,676 - maximum number of
date of this notice Performance Shares (ordinary shares
of BHP Billiton Limited) under the
LTIP
30,819 - maximum number of
Deferred Shares (ordinary shares of
BHP Billiton Limited) under the GIS
322 - maximum number of
Matched Shares (ordinary shares of
BHP Billiton Limited) under Shareplus
_________
678,817 - 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 (25,126) under the
BHP Billiton Limited Group Incentive
Scheme.
Part 4 - Contact details
Name of authorised officers responsible Libby Joyner - BHP Billiton Limited
for making this notification on behalf
of the entities Geof Stapledon - BHP Billiton Plc -
BHP 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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