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Change of Director's Interests Notice - P Davies
Company Secretariat
10 October 2012
To: Australian Securities Exchange cc: New York Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange JSE Limited
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 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 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
discharging managerial Pat Davies
responsibilities
Date of last notice 1 June 2012 (Appointment Notice)
Date issuer informed of 10 October 2012
transaction
Date and place of 9 October 2012 on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange
transaction
Nature of transaction On-market purchase of 3,000 BHP Billiton Plc shares
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
Sanlam Private Investments is the registered holder of 4,818*
(including registered holder)
ordinary shares, on behalf of Mr Davies, as the beneficial
owner.
Agulhas Nominees Pty Ltd is the registered holder of 2,352
ordinary shares for the TAG Family Trust of which Mr Davies
is a trustee.
* Note – total above includes shares acquired from this
transaction.
Date of change
9 October 2012
No. of securities held prior to 4,170
change
Class
BHP Billiton Plc Ordinary Shares
Number acquired
3,000
Number disposed
—
Value/Consideration
ZAR272.77 per share
No. of securities held after
7,170
change
Nature of change
On-market purchase of BHP Billiton Plc shares.
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 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 No.
contracts detailed above traded during a
closed period where prior written
clearance was required?
If so, was prior written clearance Under our Securities Dealing Policy a Person
provided to allow the trade to proceed Discharging Managerial Responsibilities cannot
during this period? deal in BHP Billiton Securities without prior
clearance. This requirement applies to all
dealings, including those that occur outside of a
Close 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 which —
options or other rights held at the date of
this notice
Any additional information —
Part 5 – Contact details
Name of authorised officers responsible Nicola Evans – BHP Billiton Limited
for making this notification on behalf of
the entities Geof Stapledon – BHP Billiton Plc
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)
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