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Notice of Final Interests of Director - J Buchanan
BHP Billiton Plc
Registration number 3196209
Registered in England and Wales
Share code: BIL
ISIN: GB0000566504
Company Secretariat
17 July 2015
To: Australian Securities Exchange cc: New York Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange JSE Limited
Sir John Buchanan
Sir John Buchanan ceased to be an independent non-executive Director of BHP Billiton
Limited and BHP Billiton Plc with effect as of Monday, 13 July 2015.
As part of a dual listed company structure, the Group voluntarily notifies all stock exchanges
on which either BHP Billiton Plc or BHP Billiton Limited have primary or secondary listings, all
those interests of directors of both entities in the securities of both entities (and changes to
those interests) which are required to be disclosed under the Australian Securities Exchange
(ASX) Listing Rules, the Listing Rules and Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the United
Kingdom Listing Authority, the Australian Corporations Act, the United Kingdom Companies
Acts and the Group’s Securities Dealing document.
The information required to be made available under Section 430(2B) of the UK Companies
Act 2006 in relation to Sir John Buchanan is on the final page of this document. This
information will also be made available on the BHP Billiton website.
Final Notification of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons
(Australian Securities Exchange Listing Rules Appendix 3Z)
Name of entities BHP Billiton Limited BHP Billiton Plc
ABN 49 004 028 077 REG NO 3196209
We (the entities) advise the following information under ASX Listing Rule 3.19A.3 and as
agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Australian Corporations Act and
in accordance with the Group’s Securities Dealing document.
Name of director Sir J G Buchanan
Date of last notice 18 April 2006
Date of cessation as a 13 July 2015
director
Part 1 - Director’s relevant interests in securities of which the director is the registered
holder
In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust
Name of holder and nature of Number and class of securities
interest
Sir J G Buchanan and Lady R 20,000 Ordinary Shares in BHP Billiton Plc
Buchanan, direct
Part 2 – Director’s relevant interests in securities of which the director is not the
registered holder
In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust
Name of holder and nature of Number and class of securities
interest
N/A N/A
Part 3 – Director’s interests in contracts
Detail of contract Nil
Nature of interest N/A
Name of registered holder N/A
(if issued securities)
No. and class of securities to which N/A
interest relates
Part 4 – Director’s interests in options or other rights granted by the entities
Date of grant N/A
Period during which or date on N/A
which exercisable
Total amount paid (if any) for the N/A
grant
Description of securities involved: N/A
class; number
Exercise price (if fixed at time of N/A
grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise
Total number of securities over N/A
which options or other rights held at
the date of this notice
Any additional information N/A
Part 5 - 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
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
SIR JOHN BUCHANAN: SECTION 430 (2B) COMPANIES ACT 2006 STATEMENT
BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc confirm that Sir John Buchanan ceased to be a non-
executive Director of the Company with effect from 13 July 2015. The following information is provided
in accordance with section 430 (2B) of the UK Companies Act 2006:
The Company's Remuneration Report for the financial year ending 30 June 2016 will include the
remuneration earned by Sir John Buchanan during his appointment as a non-executive Director for the
financial year ending 30 June 2016.
Sir John Buchanan has not and will not receive any remuneration payments upon ceasing to be a
Director of the Company other than the Company’s normal fees for an independent non-executive
Director and fees for membership of the Remuneration Committee payable for the period from 1 July
2015 to 13 July 2015. There are no fees for membership of the Nomination and Governance
Committee.
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
Sponsor: Merrill Lynch South Africa Proprietary Limited
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