Notice of change in interests - M Randolph Company Secretariat BHP Billiton Limited BHP Billiton Plc 180 Lonsdale Street Neathouse Place Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia London SW1V 1BH UK GPO BOX 86A 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 14 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 M P Randolph responsibilities Date of last notice 6 December 2012 Date issuer informed of 13 December 2012 transaction Date and place of 13 December 2012 (Australian Securities Exchange) transaction Nature of transaction On-market sale of 90,000 BHP Billiton Limited Ordinary Shares on the Australian Securities Exchange. 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 Direct Nature of indirect interest Mr Randolph has an indirect interest in 320 ordinary (including registered holder) 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 above holding. Date of change 13 December 2012 No. of securities held prior to 405,425 change Class Ordinary Shares in BHP Billiton Limited Number acquired — Number disposed 90,000 Value/Consideration $35.91 No. of securities held after 315,425 change Nature of change On-market sale on the Australian Securities Exchange Example: on-market trade, off-market trade, exercise of options, issue of securities under dividend reinvestment plan, participation in buy-back Any additional information — 2 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 — 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 3 Part 3 – Change of interests in options or other rights granted by the entities (cont’d) Total number of securities over which options or other rights held at the date of 696,529 – maximum number of Performance this notice Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under the LTIP 61,763 – maximum number of Deferred Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under the GIS 320 – maximum number of Matched Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under Shareplus _________ 758,612 – Total Any additional information — 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) 4 Date: 14/12/2012 07:18:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. 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