Notification of Change of Interests of Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209 Registered in England and Wales Share code: BIL BHP Billiton Limited BHP Billiton Plc ISIN: GB00005666504 171 Collins Street Neathouse Place Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia London SW1V 1LH UK 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 29 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 L Maxsted discharging managerial responsibilities Date of last notice 23 August 2013 Date issuer informed of 28 August 2014 transaction Date and place of 28 August 2014 (Australian Securities Exchange) transaction 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 Nature of transaction On-market purchase of 1,500 BHP Billiton Limited shares 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 Maxsted has an indirect interest in 8,000* ordinary shares in BHP (including registered holder) Billiton Limited as follows: (i) 3,000 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited registered in the name of Jacobite Investments Pty Ltd which holds the shares on behalf of Mr Maxsted, as beneficial owner. (ii) 5,000 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited registered in the name of Align Investments Pty Ltd which holds the shares on behalf of Mr Maxsted, as beneficial owner. *Note – total above reflects shares acquired from this transaction. Date of change 28 August 2014 No. of securities held prior 6,500 to change Class Ordinary Shares in BHP Billiton Limited Number acquired 1,500 Number disposed - Value/Consideration $37.10 (average) No. of securities held after 8,000 change Nature of change On-market purchase of BHP Billiton Limited shares Example: on-market trade, off-market trade, exercise of options, issue of securities under dividend reinvestment plan, participation in buy-back Any additional information - 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 options or other rights held at the date of this notice Any additional information Part 4 – Closed period 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. Were the interests in the securities or No. contracts detailed above traded during a closed period where prior written clearance was required? If so, was prior written clearance provided to Under our Securities Dealing Policy a Person allow the trade to proceed during this period? Discharging Managerial Responsibilities cannot deal in BHP Billiton Securities without prior clearance. This requirement applies to all dealings, including those that occur outside of a closed period. If prior written clearance was provided, on — what date was this provided? Part 5 – 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 Date: 29/08/2014 09:55:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited ('JSE'). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. 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