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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
3 April 2012
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 Mr A Calderon
managerial responsibilities
Date of last notice 7 December 2011
Date issuer informed of 2 April 2012
transaction
Date and place of transaction Shareplus employee share plan trust
purchased the shares on the London
Stock Exchange on 19 March 2012. The
shares were allocated and the issuer
informed on 2 April 2012.
Nature of transaction Due to the expiry of the Qualification
Period and satisfaction of other
conditions under the terms of the all
employee share plan Shareplus (2009)
the:
acquisition of 193 Matched Shares
(ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc)
(see Part 3), and
transfer of 193 Acquired Shares
(ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc).
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/Direct
Nature of indirect interest Mr Calderon has an indirect interest in 269*
(including registered ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc held by
holder) 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 (Acquired
Shares) previously held by the Shareplus
Nominee Computershare.
Date of change 2 April 2012
No. of securities held prior 175,269 (Direct)
to change 462 (Indirect)
Class Ordinary Shares in BHP Billiton Plc
Number acquired 193 (Matched Shares)
Number disposed -
Value/Consideration Nil priced Matched Shares (BHP Billiton Plc)
No. of securities held after 175,655 (Direct)
change 269 (Indirect)
Nature of change Allocation and transfer of Matching Shares
Example: on-market trade, and transfer of Acquired Shares from
off-market trade, exercise Computershare Nominees.
of options, issue of
securities under dividend
reinvestment plan,
participation in buy-back
Any additional information Shareplus is an all-employee share purchase
plan. Under the plan, employees contribute
monies to purchase shares (Acquired Shares),
up to an annual contribution limit of
US$5,000 in any Plan year. Shares are
purchased on a quarterly basis using the
employees` 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.
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 BHP Billiton Plc
over which options or other
rights held at the date of 823,503 - maximum number of Performance
this notice Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton
Plc) under the LTIP
69,434 - maximum number of Deferred
Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton
Plc) under the GIS
269 - maximum number of matched shares
(ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc)
under Shareplus
_________
893,206 - Total
Any additional information This notification is in respect of the
vested Matched Shares under Shareplus
where 193 Matched Shares under the 2009
scheme were purchased and transferred (see
Part 1).
Part 4 - 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)
BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077
BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209Registered in Australia
Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office:180 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia
Registered Office: Neathouse Place, London SW1V 1BH UK
Members of the BHP Billiton Group which is headquartered in Australia
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