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BHP BILLITON PLC - Notice of Change of Interests - J M Yeager

Release Date: 07/12/2012 07:05
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Notice of Change of Interests - J M Yeager

 Company Secretariat

                                                                                                 BHP Billiton Limited                         BHP Billiton Plc
                                                                                                 180 Lonsdale Street                          Neathouse Place
                                                                                                 Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia            London SW1V 1BH UK
                                                                                                 GPO BOX 86
                                                                                                 Melbourne Victoria 3001 Australia            Tel +44 20 7802 4000
                                                                                                 Tel +61 1300 55 47 57 Fax +61 3 9609 4372    Fax + 44 20 7802 4111
                                                                                                 bhpbilliton.com                              bhpbilliton.com
 6 December 2012

 To:         Australian Securities Exchange                                                   cc:       New York Stock Exchange
             London Stock Exchange                                                                      JSE Limited

                                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 J M Yeager
   responsibilities
   Date of last notice                               3 October 2012
   Date issuer informed of                           5 December 2012
   transaction
   Date and place of                                 5 December 2012 (place of transaction not applicable)
   transaction
   Nature of transaction                             Award of Performance Shares under the Long Term
                                                     Incentive Plan (“LTIP”).




BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077                                                             BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209
Registered in Australia                                                                             Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office:180 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia                            Registered Office: Neathouse Place, London SW1V 1BH UK

                                                           Members of the BHP Billiton Group which is headquartered in Australia
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 Yeager has a direct interest in 564,697 ordinary shares
                                         in BHP Billiton Limited.
                                         Mr Yeager has an indirect interest in 292 ordinary shares
                                         in BHP Billiton Limited (held as 146 BHP Billiton Limited
                                         ADRs) 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.
                                         Mr Yeager also holds an indirect interest in 900 ordinary
                                         shares in BHP Billiton Limited (held as 450 BHP Billiton
                                         ADRs) held by Cede & Company, and they are held on
                                         behalf of Mr Yeager as beneficial owner.

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 2012

Period during which or date on which                Performance Shares
exercisable                                         – August 2017
Total amount paid (if any) for the grant            —

Description of securities involved:                 126,926 Performance Shares (BHP Billiton
class; number                                       Limited) under the LTIP
Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or       Nil
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 which             696,529 – maximum number of Performance
options or other rights held at the date of                 Shares (ordinary shares of BHP
this notice                                                 Billiton Limited) under the LTIP

                                                   37,779 – maximum number Deferred
                                                            Shares (ordinary shares of BHP
                                                            Billiton Limited) under the GIS

                                                       292 – maximum number of Matched
                                                             Shares (ordinary shares of BHP
                                                             Billiton Limited, held as 146
                                                             Limited ADRs) under Shareplus
                                                  _________
                                                  734,600 – Total


Any additional information                        This notification is in respect of the award of
                                                  Performance Shares (BHP Billiton Limited)
                                                  under the LTIP.


Part 4 – Contact details

Name of authorised officers responsible           Nicola Evans – BHP Billiton Limited
for making this notification on behalf of
the entities                                      Geof Stapledon – BHP Billiton Plc
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)



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