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Notice of Change of Interests - P Beaven
BHP Billiton Plc
Registration number 3196209
Registered in England and Wales
Share code: BIL
ISIN: GB0000566504
Company Secretariat
26 May 2015
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 P Beaven
discharging managerial
responsibilities
Date of last notice 22 December 2014
Date issuer informed of 25, 26 May 2015
transaction
Date and place of Shareplus vesting:
transaction
26 May 2015 (Australian Securities Exchange).
Exercise of previously vested Performance Shares granted
in 2005 and 2007 under the Long Term Inventive Plan
(LTIP), and on-market sale in order to meet expected tax
obligations:
25 May 2015 (Australian Securities Exchange).
Adjustment of unvested BHP Billiton Awards:
24 May 2015 (not applicable).
Nature of transaction Shareplus vesting:
The acquisition of 108 Matched Shares (ordinary fully paid
shares of BHP Billiton Limited), and the transfer of 108
Acquired Shares (ordinary fully paid shares of BHP Billiton
Limited) under the terms of the all employee share plan
Shareplus (2012) (see Part 1).
Adjustment of unvested BHP Billiton Awards:
The adjustment of unvested BHP Billiton Awards on the
terms set out in section 11.1 of the Shareholder Circular
dated 16 March 2015 to compensate for the dilution in the
value of BHP Billiton as a result of the demerger of South32
from BHP Billiton (see Part 3).
Exercise of previously vested Performance Shares granted
in 2005 and 2007 under the LTIP:
The acquisition of 40,000 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton
Limited following the exercise of previously vested
Performance Shares granted in 2005 under the LTIP and
the acquisition of 5,000 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton
Limited following the exercise of previously vested
Performance Shares granted in 2007 under the LTIP.
In addition, an on-market sale of 18,000 ordinary shares on
the Australia Securities 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 (including No longer applicable.
registered holder) Shares transferred in this transaction (Acquired
Shares) were previously held by Shareplus
nominee Computershare Nominees.
Date of change 25, 26 May 2015
No. of securities held prior to 182,919 (Direct)
change 108 (Indirect)
Class Ordinary Shares in BHP Billiton Limited
Number acquired 45,000
108 (Matched Shares, Shareplus 2012)
Number disposed 18,000
Value/Consideration Exercise of 45,000 at nil cost
108 Matched Shares – nil cost
Sale of 16,447 at $29.45 per share (average)
and 1,553 at $29.46 per share (average)
No. of securities held after change 210,135 (Direct)
0 (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 Mr Beaven’s spouse also holds 1,446 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.
Part 2 – Change of interests in contracts other than as described in Part 2
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 24 May 2015
Period during which or date on Consistent with the terms of the unvested BHP
which exercisable Billiton Awards that have been adjusted.
LTIP Performance Shares
- August 2018
- August 2019
STIP Deferred Shares
- August 2016
GIS Deferred Shares
- August 2015
Transitional GMC Awards
- August 2016
- August 2017
GSTIP Deferred Shares
- August 2015
MAP Restricted Shares
- August 2015
Total amount paid (if any) for the -
grant
Description of securities involved: 16,042 Performance Shares (BHP Billiton
class; number Limited) under the LTIP
2,831 Deferred Shares (BHP Billiton Limited)
under the STIP
186 Deferred Shares (BHP Billiton Limited)
under the GIS
2,792 Transitional GMC Awards
925 Deferred Shares (BHP Billiton Limited)
under the GSTIP
2,621 Restricted Shares (BHP Billiton Limited)
under the MAP
Exercise price (if fixed at time of Nil
grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise
Total number of securities over BHP Billiton Limited:
which options or other rights held at
the date of this notice 225,729– maximum number of Performance
Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited)
under the LTIP
39,837 – maximum number of Deferred Shares
(ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under
the STIP
2,609 – maximum number of Deferred Shares
(ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under
the GIS
39,282 – maximum number of Transitional GMC
Awards (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited)
13,007 – maximum number of Deferred Shares
(ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under
the GSTIP
36,871 – maximum number of Restricted Shares
(ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under
the MAP
________
357,335 – Total
Any additional information Shareplus vesting and exercise of previously
vested Performance Shares granted in 2005 and
2007 under the LTIP:
This notification is in respect of the allocation of
vested Matched Shares and the transfer of
Acquired Shares previously held by the nominee
under Shareplus. Shareplus is described in
more detail under “Additional Information” in
Part 1. This notification is also in respect of the
exercise of Performance Shares under the 2005
and 2007 LTIP.
Adjustment of unvested BHP Billiton Awards:
Total number of securities over which options or
other rights held at the date of this notice as
shown above includes the adjustments to
unvested BHP Billiton Awards which were made
on the terms set out in section 11.1 of the
Shareholder Circular dated 16 March 2015 to
compensate for the dilution in the value of BHP
Billiton as a result of the demerger of South32
from BHP Billiton. This included adjustments to
the number of Shares in BHP Billiton which may
be allocated on vesting of Performance Shares
held under the LTIP, Deferred Shares held
under the STIP, Deferred Shares held under the
GIS, Transitional GMC Awards, Deferred Shares
held under the GSTIP and Restricted Shares
(BHP Billiton Limited) held under the MAP.
Part 4 - Contact details
Name of authorised officers Rachel Agnew
responsible for making this
notification on behalf of the entities
Contact details Rachel Agnew Tel: +61 3 9609 3730
Fax: +61 3 9611 1044
Sponsor: Merrill Lynch South Africa Proprietary Limited
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