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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
3 January 2012
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 BHP Billiton Limited BHP Billiton Plc
entities
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 document.
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 document.
Name of person Mr M J Kloppers
discharging managerial
responsibilities
Date of last notice 7 December 2011
Date issuer informed of 3 January 2012
transaction
Date and place of Shareplus employee share plan trust purchased the
transaction shares on the Australian Securities Exchange on 28
December 2011. The shares were allocated and the
issuer informed on 3 January 2012.
Nature of transaction 36 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 BHP Billiton Plc
interest Mr Kloppers has an indirect interest in 325,375
(including registered ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc, as follows:
holder)
i) 80,000 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc held
by the Kloppers Family Superannuation Fund and
registered in the name of Kloppers Family Fund
Pty Ltd; and
ii) 245,375 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc
held by Maricar Pty Ltd as trustee for the
Maricar Family Trust.
BHP Billiton Limited
Mr Kloppers also has an indirect interest in
171,397* ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited,
as follows:
i) 148,000 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited
held by Maricar Pty Ltd as trustee for the
Maricar Family Trust;
ii) 23,000 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited
held by the Kloppers Family Superannuation Fund
and registered in the name of Kloppers Family
Fund Pty Ltd; and
iii)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 3 January 2012
No. of securities held 325,375 (BHP Billiton Plc) - Indirect
prior to change 363,520 (BHP Billiton Plc) - Direct
171,361 (BHP Billiton Limited) - Indirect
Class Ordinary Shares in BHP Billiton Limited
Number acquired 36
Number disposed -
Value/Consideration A$34.64 per share
No. of securities held 325,375 (BHP Billiton Plc) - Indirect
after change 363,520 (BHP Billiton Plc) - Direct
171,397 (BHP Billiton Limited) - Indirect
Nature of change Shareplus is an all-employee share purchase plan.
Example: on-market Under the plan, employees contribute monies to
trade, off-market trade, purchase shares (Acquired Shares), up to an annual
exercise of options, contribution limit of US$5,000 in any Plan year.
issue of securities Shares are purchased on a quarterly basis using
under dividend the employees` contributions made each pay period
reinvestment plan, over the preceding 3 months. Any Acquired Shares
participation in buy- still held by employees at the end of a 3 year
back qualification period will be matched by the
company on a 1:1 basis.
Any additional BHP Billiton Plc
information Mr Kloppers has a direct interest in 363,520
ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc.
There is no change to the above holding.
Part 2 - Change of interests in contracts other than as described in Part 4
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 - Closed period
Were the interests in the securities or contracts detailed No.
above traded during a closed period where prior written
clearance was required?
If so, was prior written clearance provided to allow the trade -
to proceed during this period?
If prior written clearance was provided, on what date was this -
provided?
Part 4 - 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
Total number of securities over BHP Billiton Limited interests:
which options or other rights held
at the date of this notice 1,510,048 - maximum number of
Performance Shares (ordinary
shares of BHP Billiton
Limited) under the LTIP
119,536 - maximum number of
Deferred Shares (ordinary
shares of BHP Billiton
Limited) under the GIS
397 - maximum number of Matched
Shares (ordinary shares of BHP
Billiton Limited) under
Shareplus
________
1,629,981 - Total
Any additional information This notification is in respect of the
Acquired Shares under the Shareplus
(share purchase) scheme (see Part 1).
Part 5 - Contact details
Name of authorised officers Nicola Evans - BHP Billiton Limited
responsible for making this
notification on behalf of the Geof Stapledon - BHP Billiton Plc
entities
Contact details Nicola Evans Tel: +61 3 9609 4326
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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