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BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Notification of Change of Interests of Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility BHP Billiton Plc Share code: BIL ISIN: GB0000566504 1 April 2011 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 8 December 2010 Date issuer informed of transaction 1 April 2011 Date and place of transaction Shareplus employee share plan trust purchased the shares on the New York
Stock 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 210 Matched Shares ordinary fully paid shares of BHP Billiton Limited (held as 105 BHP Billiton Limited ADRs) (see Part 3),
and transfer of 210 Acquired Shares ordinary fully paid shares of BHP Billiton Limited (held as 105 BHP
Billiton Limited ADRs). 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 Mr Yeager has an indirect interest in (including registered holder) 220* ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited (held as 110* 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 688* ordinary shares in BHP Billiton
(held as 344 BHP Billiton Limited ADRs) held by Cede & Company, and they are held on behalf of Mr Yeager as beneficial owner.
*Note - total above includes shares allocated and transferred in this transaction (Matched Shares)
Date of change 1 April 2011 No. of securities held prior to 698 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton change Limited (held as 349 BHP Billiton Limited ADRs)
Class BHP Billiton Limited ADRs Number acquired 210 BHP Billiton Limited (105 BHP Billiton Limited ADRs)
Number disposed - Value/Consideration Nil priced Matched Shares (BHP Billiton Limited)
No. of securities held after change 908 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited (held as 454 BHP Billiton Limited ADRs)
Nature of change Allocation and transfer of Matching Example: on-market trade, off- Shares and transfer of Acquired Shares market trade, exercise of options, from Computershare Nominees. issue of securities under dividend reinvestment plan, participation in buy-back Any additional information Mr Yeager has a direct interest in 263,636 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited.
There is no change to the above direct holding.
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 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 Total number of securities over 862,702 - maximum number of which options or other rights held Performance Shares (ordinary shares of at the date of this notice BHP Billiton Limited) under the LTIP 61,319 - maximum number Deferred Shares (ordinary shares of BHP
Billiton Limited) under the GIS 220 - maximum number of Matched Shares (ordinary shares of BHP
Billiton Limited, held as 110 Limited ADRs) under Shareplus _________ 924,241 - Total
Any additional information This notification is in respect of the vested Matched Shares under Shareplus
where 210 (105 ADRs) Matched Shares under the 2008 scheme were purchased and transferred (see Part 1).
Part 4 - Contact details Name of authorised officers Libby Joyner - BHP Billiton Limited responsible for making this notification on behalf of the entities Geof Stapledon - BHP Billiton Plc - BHP Billiton Plc Contact details Libby Joyner Tel: +61 3 9609 2339
Fax: +61 3 9609 4372 Geof Stapledon Tel: +44 20 7802 4176
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