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BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Notification of change of interests of persons

Release Date: 30/08/2011 07:29
Code(s): BIL
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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 Company Secretariat 30 August 2011 Notification of Change of Interests of Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (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 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 Ms K J Wood responsibilities Date of last notice 1 April 2011 Date issuer informed of transaction 29 August 2011 Date and place of transaction 26 August 2011 (Australian Securities Exchange) Nature of transaction The acquisition of 175,000 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton
Limited following the exercise of Performance Shares under the 2006 Long Term Incentive Plan and 23,686 ordinary shares in BHP
Billiton Limited following the exercise of Deferred Shares under the 2009 Group Incentive Scheme and a subsequent on-market sale of
94,097 ordinary shares on the Australian Securities Exchange, made in order to meet expected tax obligations. In addition, Ms Wood
has transferred 200 ordinary shares by an off-market transfer (disposal) to a family member. 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 38,325 (including registered ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited as holder) 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 325 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.
No change to indirect holding Date of change 26 August 2011 No. of securities held 123,589 (Direct) prior to change 38,325 (Indirect) Class Ordinary Shares in BHP Billiton Limited Number acquired 198,686 Number disposed 94,097 Value/Consideration Exercise of 198,686 at nil cost Sale of 94,097 at $38.81 Transfer of 200 shares at nil cost No. of securities held 227,978 (Direct) after change 38,325 (Indirect) Nature of change The acquisition of 175,000 ordinary shares in Example: on-market trade, BHP Billiton Limited following the exercise of off-market trade, exercise Performance Shares under the 2006 Long Term of options, issue of Incentive Plan and 23,686 ordinary shares in securities under dividend BHP Billiton Limited following the exercise of reinvestment plan, Deferred Shares under the 2009 Group Incentive participation in buy-back Scheme and a subsequent on-market sale of 94,097 ordinary shares on the Australian
Securities Exchange, made in order to meet expected tax obligations. In addition, Ms Wood has transferred 200 ordinary shares by an off- market transfer (disposal) to a family member.
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 494,187 - maximum number of Performance over which options or other Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton rights held at the date of Limited) under the LTIP this notice 23,197 - maximum number of Deferred Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under the GIS
325 - maximum number of Matched Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under Shareplus
_________ 517,709 - Total
Any additional information This notification is in respect of an exercise of vested 2006 Performance Shares (175,000) under the BHP Billiton Limited
Long Term Incentive Plan and the exercise of vested 2009 Deferred Shares (23,686) under the BHP Billiton Limited Group Incentive Scheme.
Part 4 - Contact details Name of authorised officers Libby Joyner - BHP Billiton Limited responsible for making this notification on behalf of the Geof Stapledon - BHP Billiton Plc - BHP entities 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 Sponsor: Absa Capital (the investment banking division of Absa Bank Limited, affiliated with Barclays Capital) Date: 30/08/2011 07:29:58 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.

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