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Notice of Change of Interest - T Cutt
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 T Cutt
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);
• 11,402 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 108 Matched Shares (held as 54 BHP Billiton
Limited ADRs) (see Part 3), and the transfer of 108 Acquired Shares
(held as 54 BHP Billiton Limited ADRs) under the terms of the all
employee share plan SharePlus (2011).
In addition, an on-market sale of 16,244 ordinary shares on the Australian
Securities Exchange and an on-market sale of 48 BHP Billiton Limited
shares (held as 24 BHP Billiton Limited ADRs) on the New York Stock
Exchange, made 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 Cutt has an indirect interest in 36* ordinary shares in BHP Billiton
(including registered holder) Limited (held as 18 BHP Billiton Limited ADRs) and 66 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 as described below in “Any additional information”.
Mr Cutt also holds an indirect interest in 736 ordinary shares in BHP
Billiton Limited (held as 368 BHP Billiton Limited ADRs) held by Merrill
Lynch, and they are held on behalf of Mr Cutt as beneficial owner.
* Note – total above reflects shares transferred in this transaction
(Acquired Shares) previously held by Shareplus nominee
Computershare Nominees under Shareplus 2011.
Date of change 21 August 2014
No. of securities held prior 35,295 (Direct)
to change 946 (Indirect)
Class Ordinary Shares in BHP Billiton Limited
Number acquired 36,402
108 (Matched Shares, Shareplus 2011)
Number disposed 16,292
Value/Consideration Vesting of 36,402 at nil cost
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108 Matched Shares – nil cost
Sale of 16,244 at $38.23 per share (average)
Sale of 48 (held as 24 BHP Billiton Limited ADRs) at US$70.99
(average)
No. of securities held after 55,621 (Direct)
change 838 (Indirect)
Nature of change Please see “Nature of transaction” above.
Example: on-market trade,
off-market trade, exercise of
options, issue of 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.
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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
36,490 – maximum number of Transitional GMC
Awards (over ordinary shares of BHP
Billiton Limited)
10,637 – 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
66 – maximum number of Matched Shares
(ordinary shares of BHP Billiton
Limited) under Shareplus
36 – maximum number of Matched Shares
(ordinary shares of BHP Billiton
Limited, held as 18 BHP Billiton
Limited ADRs) under Shareplus
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176,405 – Total
Any additional information This notification is in respect of the vesting of
Conditional Shares under the MAP and, 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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