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Notice of Change of Interests - A Calderon
BHP Billiton Limited
Company Secretariat
19 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
Mr A Calderon
discharging managerial
responsibilities
Date of last notice 6 December 2012
Date issuer informed of 18 December 2012
transaction
Date and place of 18 December 2012 (London)
transaction
Nature of transaction The acquisition of 16,298 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton
Plc following the exercise of Deferred Shares under the
2010 Group Incentive Scheme.
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 Direct
Nature of indirect interest
Mr Calderon has an indirect interest in 361 ordinary shares
(including registered holder)
in BHP Billiton Plc 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 18 December 2012
No. of securities held prior to 285,818 (Direct)
change 361 (Indirect)
Class Ordinary Shares in BHP Billiton Plc
Number acquired 16,298
Number disposed —
Value/Consideration Exercise of 16,298 at nil cost
No. of securities held after 302,116 (Direct)
change 361 (Indirect)
Nature of change The acquisition of 16,298 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton
Example: on-market trade, off-market Plc following the exercise of Deferred Shares under the
trade, exercise of options, issue of 2010 Group Incentive Scheme.
securities under dividend reinvestment
plan, participation in buy-back
Any additional information —
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
Total number of securities over which 751,836 – maximum number of Performance
options or other rights held at the date of Shares (ordinary shares of BHP
this notice Billiton Plc) under the LTIP
58,126 – maximum number of Deferred
Shares (ordinary shares of BHP
Billiton Plc) under the GIS
361 – maximum number of matched
shares (ordinary shares of BHP
Billiton Plc) under Shareplus
_________
810,323 – Total
Any additional information This notification is in respect of an exercise of
vested 2010 Deferred Shares (16,298) under
the BHP Billiton Plc Group Incentive Scheme.
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
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
Sponsor: Absa Capital (the investment banking division of Absa Bank Limited, affiliated with Barclays)
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