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Notice of Change of Interest - T Cudmore
BHP Billiton Plc
Registration number 3196209
Registered in England and Wales
Share code: BIL BHP Billiton Limited BHP Billiton Plc
ISIN: GB0000566504 171 Collins Street Neathouse Place
Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia London SW1V 1LH UK
GPO BOX 86 Tel +44 20 7802 4000
Melbourne Victoria 3001 Australia Fax + 44 20 7802 4111
Company Secretariat Tel +61 1300 55 47 57 Fax +61 3 9609 3015 bhpbilliton.com
bhpbilliton.com
22 December 2014
To: Australian Securities Exchange cc: New York Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange JSE Limited
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 Mr A Cudmore
discharging managerial
responsibilities
Date of last notice 4 March 2014
Date issuer informed of 19 December 2014
transaction
Date and place of 19 December 2014 (place of transaction not applicable)
transaction
Nature of transaction Award of Performance Shares under the Long Term
Incentive Plan (“LTIP”) and of Deferred Shares under the
Short Term Incentive Plan (“STIP”).
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 -
Nature of indirect interest (including -
registered holder)
Date of change -
No. of securities held prior to -
change
Class -
Number acquired -
Number disposed -
Value/Consideration -
No. of securities held after change -
Nature of change -
Example: on-market trade, off-market
trade, exercise of options, issue of
securities under dividend reinvestment
plan, participation in buy-back
Any additional information -
Part 2 – Change of interests in contracts other than as described in Part 2
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 19 December 2014
Period during which or date on LTIP Performance Shares
which exercisable – August 2019
STIP Deferred Shares
– August 2016
Total amount paid (if any) for the -
grant
Description of securities involved: 69,114 Performance Shares (BHP Billiton
class; number Limited) under the LTIP
9,734 Deferred Shares (BHP Billiton Limited)
under the STIP
Exercise price (if fixed at time of Nil
grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise
Total number of securities over BHP Billiton Limited:
which options or other rights held at
the date of this notice 91,387 – maximum number of Performance
Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited)
under the LTIP
9,734 – maximum number of Deferred Shares
(ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under
the STIP
________
101,121 – Total
Any additional information This notification is in respect of the award of
Performance Shares under the LTIP and
Deferred Shares under the STIP.
Part 4 - Contact details
Name of authorised officers Rachel Agnew
responsible for making this
notification on behalf of the entities
Contact details Rachel Agnew: Tel: +65 90220463
BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209
Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: 171 Collins Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Registered Office: Neathouse Place, London SW1V 1LH UK
Members of the BHP Billiton Group which is headquartered in Australia
Sponsor: Merrill Lynch South Africa Proprietary Limited
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