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BHP BILLITON PLC - Notice of Change of Interest - D Dalla Valle

Release Date: 25/08/2014 07:05
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Notice of Change of Interest - D Dalla Valle

BHP Billiton Plc
Registration number 3196209
Registered in England and Wales
                                                                                   BHP Billiton Limited                        BHP Billiton Plc
Share code: BIL                                                                    171 Collins Street                          Neathouse Place
                                                                                   Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia           London SW1V 1LH UK
ISIN: GB0000566504                                                                 GPO BOX 86                                  Tel +44 20 7802 4000
                                                                                   Melbourne Victoria 3001 Australia           Fax + 44 20 7802 4111
                                                                                   Tel +61 1300 55 47 57 Fax +61 3 9609 3015   bhpbilliton.com
                                                                                   bhpbilliton.com
Company Secretariat




25 August 2014


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                                Mr D Dalla Valle
 discharging managerial
 responsibilities
 Date of last notice                           20 December 2013
 Date issuer informed of                       22 August 2014
 transaction
 Date and place of                             21 August 2014 (Australian Securities Exchange)
 transaction
                                               The employee share plan trust purchased the shares. The shares were



BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077                                  BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209
Registered in Australia                                                  Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: 171 Collins Street Melbourne Victoria 3000            Registered Office: Neathouse Place, London SW1V 1LH United Kingdom

                                         The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia
allocated, and the issuer was informed on 22 August 2014.




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 Nature of transaction             The acquisition of:
                                       • 25,000 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited following the vesting
                                           of Restricted Shares under the 2011 Management Award Plan
                                           (MAP);
                                       • 12,407 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited following the vesting
                                           of Deferred Shares under the 2012 Group Short Term Incentive
                                           Plan (GSTIP); and
                                       • the acquisition of 149 Matched Shares (ordinary fully paid shares of
                                           BHP Billiton Limited) (see Part 3), and the transfer of 149 Acquired
                                           Shares (ordinary fully paid shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under the
                                           terms of the all employee share plan SharePlus (2011).

                                   In addition, an on-market sale of 37,705 ordinary shares on the Australian
                                   Securities Exchange, made partially in order to meet expected tax
                                   obligations.

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 and Indirect
Nature of indirect interest        Mr Dalla Valle has an indirect interest in 113* ordinary shares in BHP
(including registered holder)      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 as described
                                   below in “Any additional information”.

                                   * Note – total above reflects shares transferred in this transaction
                                   (Acquired Shares) previously held by Shareplus nominee
                                   Computershare Nominees.
Date of change                     22 August 2014
No. of securities held prior       83,212 (Direct)
to change                          262 (Indirect)
Class                              Ordinary Shares in BHP Billiton Limited
Number acquired                    37,407
                                   149 (Matched Shares, Shareplus 2011)
Number disposed                    37,705
Value/Consideration                Vesting of 37,407 at nil cost
                                   149 Matched Shares – nil cost
                                   Sale of 37,705 at $38.23 per share (average)
No. of securities held after       83,212 (Direct)
change                             113 (Indirect)
Nature of change                   Please see “Nature of transaction” above.
Example: on-market trade,




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off-market trade, exercise of
options, issue of securities
under dividend reinvestment
plan, participation in buy-back
Any additional information        Mr Dalla Valle’s spouse also holds 43,582 ordinary shares in BHP
                                  Billiton Limited.

                                  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.




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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




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Part 3 – Change of interests in options or other rights granted by the entities (cont’d)

Total number of securities over which options         BHP Billiton Limited:
or other rights held at the date of this notice
                                                      102,176 –    maximum number of Performance
                                                                   Shares (ordinary shares of BHP
                                                                   Billiton Limited) under the LTIP

                                                         1,895 –   maximum number of Deferred Shares
                                                                   (over ordinary shares of BHP Billiton
                                                                   Limited) under the GIS

                                                       36,490 –    maximum number of Transitional GMC
                                                                   Awards (over ordinary shares of BHP
                                                                   Billiton Limited)


                                                       10,009 –    maximum number of Deferred Shares
                                                                   (over ordinary shares of BHP Billiton
                                                                   Limited) under the GSTIP

                                                       27,000 –    maximum number of Restricted
                                                                   Shares (over ordinary shares of BHP
                                                                   Billiton Limited) under the MAP

                                                           113 – maximum number of Matched Shares
                                                                 (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton
                                                                 Limited) under Shareplus


                                                      _____
                                                      177,683 – Total



Any additional information                            This notification is in respect of the vesting of 2011
                                                      Restricted Shares under the MAP and 2012
                                                      Deferred Shares under the GSTIP, and the
                                                      allocation and transfer of vested Matched Shares
                                                      and the transfer of Acquired Shares under
                                                      Shareplus (see part 1).




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Part 4 – Contact details

Name of authorised officers responsible for       Nicole Duncan – BHP Billiton Limited
making this notification on behalf of the
entities                                          Geof Stapledon – BHP Billiton Plc
Contact details                                   Nicole Duncan    Tel: +61 3 9609 2917
                                                                   Fax: +61 3 9611 1044

                                                  Geof Stapledon    Tel: +44 20 7802 4176
                                                                    Fax: +44 20 7802 3054

Sponsor: Merrill Lynch South Africa Proprietary Limited




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