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Notice of Change of Interests - J M Yeager
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 J M Yeager
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 New York Stock Exchange on 12 March 2013. 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 108 Matched Shares ordinary fully paid
shares of BHP Billiton Limited (held as 54 BHP Billiton
Limited ADRs) (see Part 3), and
• transfer of 108 Acquired Shares ordinary fully paid shares
of BHP Billiton Limited (held as 54 BHP Billiton Limited
ADRs).
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
Nature of indirect interest
Mr Yeager has an indirect interest in 184* ordinary shares
(including registered holder)
in BHP Billiton Limited (held as 92 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.
* Note – total above reflects shares transferred in this
transaction (Acquired Shares) previously held by the
Shareplus nominee Computershare Nominees under
Shareplus 2010.
Mr Yeager also holds an indirect interest in 1,116** ordinary
shares in BHP Billiton (held as 558 BHP Billiton Limited
ADRs) held by Cede & Company, and they are held on
behalf of Mr Yeager as beneficial owner.
**Note – total above includes shares allocated and
transferred in this transaction (Acquired & Matched Shares)
Date of change 9 May 2013
No. of securities held prior to 1,192 (Indirect - held as 596 BHP Billiton Limited ADRs)
change 564,697 (Direct - Ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited)
Class BHP Billiton Limited ADRs
Number acquired 108 BHP Billiton Limited (54 BHP Billiton Limited ADRs)
(Matched Shares, Shareplus 2010)
Number disposed —
Value/Consideration Nil - Matched Shares, Shareplus 2010
No. of securities held after 1,300 (Indirect- held as 650 BHP Billiton Limited ADRs)
change 564,697 (Direct - Ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited)
Nature of change Under Shareplus 2010, the allocation and transfer of 108
Example: on-market trade, off-market Matched Shares (54 BHP Billiton Limited ADRs) and
trade, exercise of options, issue of
securities under dividend reinvestment transfer of 108 Acquired Shares (54 BHP Billiton Limited
plan, participation in buy-back ADRs) from Computershare Nominees.
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 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
184 – maximum number of Matched
Shares (ordinary shares of BHP
Billiton Limited, held as 92 Limited
ADRs) under Shareplus
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734,492 – Total
Any additional information This notification is in respect of the vested
Matched Shares under Shareplus where 108
(54 Limited ADRs) 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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