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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
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 Mr M Henry
discharging
managerial
responsibilities
Date of last n/a
notice
Date issuer 2 April 2012
informed of
transaction
Date and place of Shareplus employee share plan trust purchased the
transaction shares on the London Stock Exchange on 19 March 2012.
The shares were allocated and the issuer informed on 2
April 2012.
Nature of Due to the expiry of the Qualification Period and
transaction satisfaction of other conditions under the terms of
the all employee share plan Shareplus (2009) the:
acquisition of 174 Matched Shares (ordinary shares of
BHP Billiton Plc) (see Part 3), and
transfer of 174 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 Indirect/Direct
interest
Nature of indirect BHP Billiton Plc
interest Mr Henry has an indirect interest in 152*
(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 174 shares
transferred in this transaction (Acquired Shares)
previously held by the Shareplus Nominee
Computershare (and 619 Acquired Shares from a
previous period).
BHP Billiton Limited (No change to this interest)
Mr Henry has an indirect interest in 139 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.
Date of change 2 April 2012
No. of securities held 945 (BHP Billiton Plc) - Indirect
prior to change 43,135 (BHP Billiton Plc) - Direct
18,517 (BHP Billiton Limited) - Direct
Class Ordinary Shares in BHP Billiton Plc
Number acquired 174 (Matched Shares)
Number disposed -
Value/Consideration Nil priced Matched Shares (BHP Billiton Plc)
No. of securities held 152 (BHP Billiton Plc) - Indirect
after change 44,102 (BHP Billiton Plc) - Direct
18,517 (BHP Billiton Limited) - Direct
Nature of change Allocation and transfer of Matching Shares and
Example: on-market transfer of Acquired Shares from Computershare
trade, off-market Nominees.
trade, exercise of
options, issue of
securities under
dividend reinvestment
plan, participation in
buy-back
Any additional Shareplus is an all-employee share purchase plan.
information 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 20,000 - maximum number of Performance
this notice Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton
Plc) under the LTIP
24,825 - maximum number of Deferred
Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton
Plc) under the GSTIP
66,900 - maximum number of MAP Awards
(over ordinary shares of BHP Billiton
Plc) under the MAP
152 - maximum number of matched shares
(ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc)
under Shareplus
________
111,877 - Total
BHP Billiton Limited:
139 - maximum number of matched shares
(ordinary shares of BHP Billiton
Limited) under Shareplus
________
139 - Total
Any additional information This notification is in respect of the
vested Matched Shares under Shareplus
where 174 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 3196209
Registered 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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