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BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Notification of Change of Interests of Directors and
Connected Persons
BHP Billiton Plc
Share code: BIL
ISIN: GB0000566504
1 April 2011
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 BHP Billiton BHP Billiton Plc
entities Limited
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 Mr M J Kloppers
responsibilities
Date of last notice 5 January 2011
Date issuer informed of transaction 1 April 2011
Date and place of transaction Shareplus employee share plan trust
purchased the shares on the
Australian Securities Exchange on 11
March 2011. The shares were
allocated and the issuer informed on
1 April 2011.
Nature of transaction Due to the expiry of the
Qualification Period and
satisfaction of other conditions
under the terms of the all employee
share plan Shareplus (2008) the:
acquisition of 168 Matched Shares
(ordinary fully paid shares of BHP
Billiton Limited) (see Part 3), and
transfer of 168 Acquired Shares
(ordinary fully paid shares of BHP
Billiton Limited).
In addition, the acquisition of an
indirect interest in 32 ordinary
fully paid shares in BHP Billiton
Limited under Shareplus 2010.
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 Indirect/Direct
interest
Nature of indirect Mr Kloppers has an indirect interest in 608,591
interest ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc, as
(including registered follows:
holder) 363,520 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc
registered in the name of Lynchwood Nominees
Limited of which Mr Kloppers is the beneficial
holder;
80,000 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc held
by the Kloppers Family Superannuation Fund and
registered in the name of Lynchwood Nominees
Limited; and
165,071 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc
held by Maricar Pty Ltd as trustee for the
Maricar Family Trust and registered in the name
of Lynchwood Nominees Limited.
No change to BHP Billiton Plc interests above
Mr Kloppers also has an indirect interest in
123,721* ordinary shares in BHP Billiton
Limited, as follows:
123,429 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited
held by Maricar Pty Ltd as trustee for the
Maricar Family Trust and registered in the name
of UBS Wealth Management Australia Nominees Pty
Ltd; and
292* 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.
Note - total above reflects shares
transferred in this transaction (Acquired
Shares) previously held by the Shareplus
Nominee Computershare under Shareplus 2008
and the acquisition of shares under
Shareplus 2010.
Date of change 1 April 2011
No. of securities held 608,591 (BHP Billiton Plc) - Indirect
prior to change 123,857 (BHP Billiton Limited) - Indirect
320 (BHP Billiton Limited) - Direct
Class Ordinary Shares in BHP Billiton Limited
Number acquired 168 (Matched Shares, Shareplus 2008)
32 (Acquired Shares, Shareplus 2010)
Number disposed -
Value/Consideration Nil - Matched Shares, Shareplus 2008
A$44.47 per Acquired Shares (Shareplus 2010)
No. of securities held 608,591 (BHP Billiton Plc) - Indirect
after change 123,721 (BHP Billiton Limited) - Indirect
656 (BHP Billiton Limited) - Direct
Nature of change Under Shareplus 2008, the allocation and transfer of
Example: on-market trade, Matching Shares and transfer of Acquired Shares from
off-market trade, exercise Computershare Nominees.
of options, issue of Under Shareplus 2010, the acquisition of an indirect
securities under dividend interest in Acquired Shares.
reinvestment plan,
participation in buy-back
Any additional information Shareplus is an all-employee share purchase plan.
Under the plan, employees contribute monies to
purchase shares (Acquired Shares), up to an annual
contribution limit of US$5,000 in any Plan year.
Shares are purchased on a quarterly basis using the
employees` contributions made each pay period over
the preceding 3 months. Any Acquired Shares still
held by employees at the end of a 3 year
qualification period will be matched by the company
on a 1:1 basis.
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 contracts No.
detailed above traded during a closed period where
prior written clearance was required'
If so, was prior written clearance provided to allow -
the trade to proceed during this 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 BHP Billiton Plc interests:
which options or other rights
held at the date of this notice 225,000 - maximum number of
Performance Shares (ordinary shares of
BHP Billiton Plc) under the LTIP
________
225,000 - Total
BHP Billiton Limited interests:
1,283,327 - maximum number of
Performance Shares (ordinary shares of
BHP Billiton Limited) under the LTIP
101,782 - maximum number of Deferred
Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton
Limited) under the GIS
292 - maximum number of
Matched Shares (ordinary shares of BHP
Billiton Limited) under Shareplus
________
1,385,401 - Total
Any additional information This notification is in respect of the
vested Matched Shares under Shareplus
where 168 Matched Shares under the 2008
scheme were purchased and of Acquired
Shares under Shareplus 2010 (share
purchase) scheme (see Part 1).
Part 5 - Contact details
Name of authorised officers Libby Joyner - BHP Billiton
responsible for making this Limited
notification on behalf of the
entities Geof Stapledon - BHP Billiton
Plc
Contact details Libby Joyner
Tel: +61 3 9609 2339
Fax: +61 3 9609 4372
Geof Stapledon
Tel: +44 20 7802 4176
Fax: +44 20 7802 3054
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