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

Release Date: 30/08/2011 07:34
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 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 A Mackenzie responsibilities Date of last notice 8 December 2010 Date issuer informed of transaction 29 August 2011 Date and place of transaction 25 August 2011 (London Stock Exchange) Nature of transaction The acquisition of 12,476 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc following
the exercise of Deferred Shares under the 2009 Group Incentive Scheme. In addition, an on-market sale of 6,572 ordinary shares on the
London Stock Exchange, made in order to meet expected tax 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 Indirect Nature of indirect interest Mr Mackenzie has an indirect interest in (including registered holder) 61,215* ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc. 60,904 of these ordinary shares are held by Pershing Nominees held jointly by Mr A Mackenzie and Mrs E Mackenzie, of which Mr Mackenzie is a beneficiary, and
311 ordinary shares of 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. *Note - total above reflects shares
transferred in this transaction following the exercise of BHP Billiton Plc Deferred Shares under the 2009 Group Incentive Scheme.
Date of change 25 August 2011 No. of securities held prior to 55,311 change Class Ordinary Shares in BHP Billiton Plc Number acquired 12,476 Number disposed 6,572 Value/Consideration Exercise at nil cost Sale of 6,572 at GBP19.40
No. of securities held after 61,215 change Nature of change The acquisition of 12,476 ordinary shares Example: on-market trade, off- in BHP Billiton Plc following the exercise market trade, exercise of of Deferred Shares under the 2009 Group options, issue of securities Incentive Scheme. In addition, an on- under dividend reinvestment market sale of 6,572 ordinary shares on plan, participation in buy-back the London Stock Exchange, made in order to meet expected tax obligations. 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 565,839 - maximum number of Performance which options or other rights Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton held at the date of this notice Plc) under the LTIP 22,700 - maximum number of Deferred
Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc) under the GIS 30,389 - maximum number of GIS
Options (over ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc) under the GIS 16,119 - vested GIS Options (ordinary
shares of BHP Billiton Plc) 311 - maximum number of matched
shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc) under Shareplus ________ 635,358 - Total
Any additional information This notification is in respect of an exercise of vested 2009 Deferred Shares
(12,476) under the BHP Billiton Plc Group Incentive Scheme and the vesting of 2009 Options (16,119) under the BHP Billiton Plc Group Incentive Scheme.
Part 4 - 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 - 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 Sponsor: Absa Capital (the investment banking division of Absa Bank Limited, affiliated with Barclays Capital) Date: 30/08/2011 07:34:19 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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