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Notice of Change of Interests - M Henry
BHP Billiton Plc
Company Secretariat
10 May 2013
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 Henry
responsibilities
Date of last notice 6 December 2012
Date issuer informed of 9 May 2013
transaction
Date and place of Shareplus employee share plan trust purchased the shares
transaction on the London Stock Exchange. The shares were allocated
and the issuer informed on 9 May 2013.
Nature of transaction Due to the expiry of the Qualification Period and satisfaction
of other conditions under the terms of the all employee
share plan Shareplus (2010) the:
• acquisition of 152 Matched Shares (ordinary shares of
BHP Billiton Plc) (see Part.3), and
• transfer of 152 Acquired Shares (ordinary shares of BHP
Billiton Plc).
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 Indirect/Direct
Nature of indirect interest
(including registered holder) BHP Billiton Plc
Mr Henry has an indirect interest in 39* ordinary shares in
BHP Billiton Plc 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 transferred in this
transaction (Acquired Shares) previously held by the
Shareplus nominee Computershare Nominees under
Shareplus 2010.
BHP Billiton Limited (No change to this interest)
Mr Henry has an indirect interest in 179 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.
Date of change 9 May 2013
No. of securities held prior to 191 (BHP Billiton Plc) - Indirect
change 75,221 (BHP Billiton Plc) – Direct
179 (BHP Billiton Limited) - Indirect
18,517 (BHP Billiton Limited) – Direct
Class Ordinary Shares in BHP Billiton Plc
Number acquired 152 (Matched Shares, Shareplus 2010)
Number disposed —
Value/Consideration Nil - Matched Shares, Shareplus 2010
No. of securities held after 39 (BHP Billiton Plc) - Indirect
change 75,525 (BHP Billiton Plc) – Direct
179 (BHP Billiton Limited) - Indirect
18,517 (BHP Billiton Limited) – Direct
Nature of change Under Shareplus 2010, the allocation and transfer of 152
Example: on-market trade, off-market Matched Shares and transfer of 152 Acquired Shares from
trade, exercise of options, issue of Computershare Nominees.
securities under dividend reinvestment
plan, participation in buy-back
Any additional information
Shareplus is an all-employee share purchase plan. Under
the plan, employees contribute monies to purchase shares
(Acquired Shares), up to an annual contribution limit of
US$5,000 in any Plan year. Shares are purchased on a
quarterly basis using the employees’ contributions made
each pay period over the preceding 3 months. Any
Acquired Shares still held by employees at the end of a 3
year qualification period will be matched by the company
on a 1:1 basis.
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
Total number of securities over which BHP Billiton Plc:
options or other rights held at the date of
this notice 121,179 – maximum number of Performance
Shares (ordinary shares of BHP
Billiton Plc) under the LTIP
15,058 – maximum number of Deferred
Shares (ordinary shares of BHP
Billiton Plc) under the GIS
39,860 – Maximum number of Transitional
GMC Awards (over ordinary
shares of BHP Billiton Limited)
16,566 – maximum number of Deferred
Shares (ordinary shares of BHP
Billiton Plc) under the GSTIP
54,900 – maximum number of MAP Awards
(over ordinary shares of BHP
Billiton Plc) under the MAP
39 – maximum number of matched
shares (ordinary shares of BHP
Billiton Plc) under Shareplus
________
247,602 – Total
BHP Billiton Limited:
179 – maximum number of matched
shares (ordinary shares of BHP
Billiton Limited) under Shareplus
________
179 – Total
Any additional information This notification is in respect of the vested
Matched Shares under Shareplus where 152
Matched Shares under the 2010 scheme were
purchased and transferred (see Part 1).
Part 4 – Contact details
Name of authorised officers responsible Nicola Kleynhans – BHP Billiton Limited
for making this notification on behalf of
the entities Geof Stapledon – BHP Billiton Plc
Contact details Nicola Kleynhans Tel: +61 3 9609 4326
Fax: +61 3 9609 4372
Geof Stapledon Tel: +44 20 7802 4176
Fax: +44 20 7802 3054
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
Sponsor: Absa Capital (the investment banking division of Absa Bank Limited, affiliated with Barclays)
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