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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 Company Secretariat 23 February 2012 To: Australian Securities Exchange cc: New York Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange JSE Limited 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 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 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 Baroness Shriti Vadera discharging managerial responsibilities Date of last 5 January 2011 (Appointment Notice) notice Date issuer 22 February 2012 informed of transaction Date and place of 22 February 2012 on the London Stock transaction Exchange Nature of On-market purchase of 4,000 BHP Billiton transaction Plc shares 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 Brewin Dolphin Securities Limited is the interest registered holder on behalf of Standard (including registered Life Trustee Company, the sole trustee holder) for Baroness Vadera`s Self Invested Pension Plan; Baroness Vadera is the beneficial owner. Date of change 22 February 2012 No. of securities 5,000 held prior to change Class Ordinary Shares Number acquired 4,000 Number disposed - Value/Consideration GBP20.79 per share No. of securities 9,000 held after change Nature of change On-market purchase of BHP Billiton Plc Example: on-market shares trade, off-market trade, exercise of options, issue of securities under dividend reinvestment plan, participation in buy-back Any additional - information 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 No. securities or contracts 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 - 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 which options or other rights held at the date of this notice Any additional information - 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
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