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BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Notification of change of interests of directors and

Release Date: 07/12/2011 07:22
Code(s): BIL
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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 7 December 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 Limited BHP Billiton Plc entities 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 Mr M J Kloppers managerial responsibilities Date of last notice 4 October 2011 Date issuer informed of 6 December 2011 transaction Date and place of transaction 5 December 2010 (place of transaction not applicable)
Nature of transaction Award of Performance Shares under the Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") and 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 BHP Billiton Plc Mr Kloppers has a direct interest in 363,520 ordinary shares in BHP
Billiton Plc. Mr Kloppers also has an indirect interest in 325,375 ordinary shares
in BHP Billiton Plc, as follows: i) 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
ii ) 245,375 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. BHP Billiton Limited Mr Kloppers has an indirect interest
in 171,361 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited, as follows: i) 148,000 ordinary shares in BHP
Billiton Limited held by Maricar Pty Ltd as trustee for the Maricar Family Trust; and
ii )23,000 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited held by the Kloppers Family Superannuation Fund and
iii ) 361 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 to the number of
securities represented by the above holdings 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 5 December 2011 Period during which or date on which * Performance Shares - August 2016 exercisable to August 2021 * Deferred Shares - August 2013 to August 2016 Total amount paid (if any) for the - grant Description of securities involved: * 226,721 Performance Shares under class; number the LTIP * 64,705 Deferred Shares under the GIS
Exercise price (if fixed at time of Nil grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise Total number of securities over which BHP Billiton Limited interests: options or other rights held at the date of this notice 1,510,048 - maximum number of Performance Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited)
under the LTIP 119,536 - maximum number of Deferred Shares (ordinary shares
of BHP Billiton Limited) under the GIS 361 - maximum number
of Matched Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under Shareplus ________
1,629,945 - Total Any additional information This notification is in respect of the award of Performance Shares
under the LTIP and Deferred Shares under the GIS. Part 5 - 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 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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