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Notice of Change of Interests - J M Yeager
Company Secretariat
BHP Billiton Limited BHP Billiton Plc
180 Lonsdale Street Neathouse Place
Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia London SW1V 1BH UK
GPO BOX 86
Melbourne Victoria 3001 Australia Tel +44 20 7802 4000
Tel +61 1300 55 47 57 Fax +61 3 9609 4372 Fax + 44 20 7802 4111
bhpbilliton.com bhpbilliton.com
6 December 2012
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
discharging managerial Mr J M Yeager
responsibilities
Date of last notice 3 October 2012
Date issuer informed of 5 December 2012
transaction
Date and place of 5 December 2012 (place of transaction not applicable)
transaction
Nature of transaction Award of Performance Shares under the Long Term
Incentive Plan (“LTIP”).
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
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 Mr Yeager has a direct interest in 564,697 ordinary shares
in BHP Billiton Limited.
Mr Yeager has an indirect interest in 292 ordinary shares
in BHP Billiton Limited (held as 146 BHP Billiton Limited
ADRs) 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.
Mr Yeager also holds an indirect interest in 900 ordinary
shares in BHP Billiton Limited (held as 450 BHP Billiton
ADRs) held by Cede & Company, and they are held on
behalf of Mr Yeager as beneficial owner.
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 5 December 2012
Period during which or date on which Performance Shares
exercisable – August 2017
Total amount paid (if any) for the grant —
Description of securities involved: 126,926 Performance Shares (BHP Billiton
class; number Limited) under the LTIP
Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or Nil
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 over which 696,529 – maximum number of Performance
options or other rights held at the date of Shares (ordinary shares of BHP
this notice Billiton Limited) under the LTIP
37,779 – maximum number Deferred
Shares (ordinary shares of BHP
Billiton Limited) under the GIS
292 – maximum number of Matched
Shares (ordinary shares of BHP
Billiton Limited, held as 146
Limited ADRs) under Shareplus
_________
734,600 – Total
Any additional information This notification is in respect of the award of
Performance Shares (BHP Billiton Limited)
under the LTIP.
Part 4 – 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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