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BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Notification of Change of Interests of Directors and

Release Date: 03/01/2012 07:05
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 3 January 2012 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 Mr M J Kloppers discharging managerial responsibilities Date of last notice 7 December 2011 Date issuer informed of 3 January 2012 transaction Date and place of Shareplus employee share plan trust purchased the transaction shares on the Australian Securities Exchange on 28 December 2011. The shares were allocated and the issuer informed on 3 January 2012. Nature of transaction 36 ordinary fully paid shares of BHP Billiton Limited purchased under Shareplus. 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 Indirect interest Nature of indirect BHP Billiton Plc interest Mr Kloppers has an indirect interest in 325,375 (including registered ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc, as follows: holder) i) 80,000 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc held by the Kloppers Family Superannuation Fund and
registered in the name of Kloppers Family Fund Pty Ltd; and ii) 245,375 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc
held by Maricar Pty Ltd as trustee for the Maricar Family Trust. BHP Billiton Limited
Mr Kloppers also has an indirect interest in 171,397* 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;
ii) 23,000 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited held by the Kloppers Family Superannuation Fund and registered in the name of Kloppers Family Fund Pty Ltd; and
iii)397* 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. * Note - total above reflects shares acquired from this transaction.
Date of change 3 January 2012 No. of securities held 325,375 (BHP Billiton Plc) - Indirect prior to change 363,520 (BHP Billiton Plc) - Direct 171,361 (BHP Billiton Limited) - Indirect
Class Ordinary Shares in BHP Billiton Limited Number acquired 36 Number disposed - Value/Consideration A$34.64 per share No. of securities held 325,375 (BHP Billiton Plc) - Indirect after change 363,520 (BHP Billiton Plc) - Direct 171,397 (BHP Billiton Limited) - Indirect Nature of change Shareplus is an all-employee share purchase plan. Example: on-market Under the plan, employees contribute monies to trade, off-market trade, purchase shares (Acquired Shares), up to an annual exercise of options, contribution limit of US$5,000 in any Plan year. issue of securities Shares are purchased on a quarterly basis using under dividend the employees` contributions made each pay period reinvestment plan, over the preceding 3 months. Any Acquired Shares participation in buy- still held by employees at the end of a 3 year back qualification period will be matched by the company on a 1:1 basis. Any additional BHP Billiton Plc information Mr Kloppers has a direct interest in 363,520 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc.
There is no change to the above holding. 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 detailed No. 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 - 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 BHP Billiton Limited interests: which 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 397 - maximum number of Matched Shares (ordinary shares of BHP
Billiton Limited) under Shareplus ________ 1,629,981 - Total
Any additional information This notification is in respect of the Acquired Shares under the Shareplus (share purchase) scheme (see Part 1).
Part 5 - Contact details Name of authorised officers Nicola Evans - BHP Billiton Limited responsible for making this notification on behalf of the Geof Stapledon - BHP Billiton Plc entities Contact details Nicola Evans Tel: +61 3 9609 4326 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: 03/01/2012 07:05:33 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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