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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 7 December 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 Mr A Vanselow managerial responsibilities Date of last notice 30 August 2011 Date issuer informed of 6 December 2011 transaction Date and place of 5 December 2011 (place of transaction not transaction applicable) Nature of transaction Award of Deferred Shares under the Group Incentive Scheme ("GIS").
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 - Nature of indirect interest - (including registered holder) Date of change - No. of securities held prior to - change Class - Number acquired - Number disposed - Value/Consideration - No. of securities held after change - Nature of change - Example: on-market trade, off- market trade, exercise of options, issue of securities under dividend reinvestment plan, participation in buy-back Any additional information Mr Vanselow has a direct interest in 441,561 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited. Mr Vanselow also has an indirect
interest in 357 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 in the above
holdings. 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 5 December 2011 Period during which or date on * Deferred Shares - August 2013 to which exercisable August 2016 Total amount paid (if any) for the - grant Description of securities involved: * 32,448 Deferred Shares under the GIS class; number Exercise price (if fixed at time of Nil 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 647,676 - maximum number of over which options or other Performance Shares (ordinary shares of rights held at the date of BHP Billiton Limited) under the LTIP this notice 58,813 - maximum number of Deferred Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under the GIS
357 - maximum number of Matched Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under Shareplus
_________ 706,846 - Total
Any additional information This notification is in respect of the award of Deferred Shares under the GIS. 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 - entities 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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