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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 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 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 A Mackenzie
responsibilities
Date of last notice 8 December 2010
Date issuer informed of transaction 29 August 2011
Date and place of transaction 25 August 2011 (London Stock
Exchange)
Nature of transaction The acquisition of 12,476 ordinary
shares in BHP Billiton Plc following
the exercise of Deferred Shares
under the 2009 Group Incentive
Scheme. In addition, an on-market
sale of 6,572 ordinary shares on the
London Stock Exchange, made in order
to meet expected tax obligations.
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
Nature of indirect interest Mr Mackenzie has an indirect interest in
(including registered holder) 61,215* ordinary shares in BHP Billiton
Plc. 60,904 of these ordinary shares are
held by Pershing Nominees held jointly by
Mr A Mackenzie and Mrs E Mackenzie, of
which Mr Mackenzie is a beneficiary, and
311 ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc
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 following
the exercise of BHP Billiton Plc Deferred
Shares under the 2009 Group Incentive
Scheme.
Date of change 25 August 2011
No. of securities held prior to 55,311
change
Class Ordinary Shares in BHP Billiton Plc
Number acquired 12,476
Number disposed 6,572
Value/Consideration Exercise at nil cost
Sale of 6,572 at GBP19.40
No. of securities held after 61,215
change
Nature of change The acquisition of 12,476 ordinary shares
Example: on-market trade, off- in BHP Billiton Plc following the exercise
market trade, exercise of of Deferred Shares under the 2009 Group
options, issue of securities Incentive Scheme. In addition, an on-
under dividend reinvestment market sale of 6,572 ordinary shares on
plan, participation in buy-back the London Stock Exchange, made in order
to meet expected tax obligations.
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 565,839 - maximum number of Performance
which options or other rights Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton
held at the date of this notice Plc) under the LTIP
22,700 - maximum number of Deferred
Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton
Plc) under the GIS
30,389 - maximum number of GIS
Options (over ordinary shares of BHP
Billiton Plc) under the GIS
16,119 - vested GIS Options (ordinary
shares of BHP Billiton Plc)
311 - maximum number of matched
shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton
Plc) under Shareplus
________
635,358 - Total
Any additional information This notification is in respect of an
exercise of vested 2009 Deferred Shares
(12,476) under the BHP Billiton Plc Group
Incentive Scheme and the vesting of 2009
Options (16,119) under the BHP Billiton
Plc Group Incentive Scheme.
Part 4 - Contact details
Name of authorised officers Libby Joyner - BHP Billiton
responsible for making this Limited
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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