BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Notification of Change of Interests of Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility BHP Billiton Plc REG NO: 3196209 Share code: BIL ISIN: GB0000566504 BHP Billiton Limited ABN: 49 004 028 077 Notification of Change of Interests of Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (Listing Rules & Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the UK Listing Authority) 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 Procedure. 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 Procedure. Name of person Ms K J Wood discharging managerial responsibilities Date of last 03 February 2010 notice Date issuer 09 March 2010 informed of transaction Date and place of 09 March 2010 (Australian Securities transaction Exchange) Nature of On-market sale of 50,000 BHP Billiton transaction Limited Ordinary Shares on the Australian Securities Exchange to fund tax and other financial obligations. 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 Ms Wood has an indirect interest in (including registered holder) 38,422 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited as follows: 38,000 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited registered in the name of Sloan
Wood Superannuation Fund. The Trustees of this private superannuation fund are K Wood and A Sloan; and 422 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. There is no change to the above holdings.
Date of change 09 March 2010 No. of securities held prior 120,458 to change Class Ordinary Shares in BHP Billiton Limited Number acquired - Number disposed 50,000 Value/Consideration $43.314 average per share No. of securities held after 70,458 change Nature of change On-market sale on the Australian Example: on-market trade, off- Securities Exchange. 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 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 over which options or other 54,464 - maximum number of rights held at the date of Deferred Shares (ordinary this notice shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under the GIS 674,187 - maximum number of Performance Shares (ordinary
shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under the LTIP 422 - maximum number of Matched
Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under the Shareplus _________
729,073 - Total
Any additional information - Part 4 - Contact details Name of authorised officers Fiona Smith - BHP Billiton Limited responsible for making this notification on behalf of the Geof Stapledon - BHP Billiton Plc entities Contact details Fiona Smith Tel: +61 3 9609 3179 Fax: +61 3 9609 4372
Geof Stapledon Tel: +44 20 7802 4176 Fax: +44 20 7802 3054
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