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Notice of Final Interests of Director – C Cordeiro
BHP Billiton Plc
Registration number 3196209
Registered in England and Wales
Share code: BIL
ISIN: GB0000566504
Company Secretariat
19 November 2015
To: Australian Securities Exchange cc: New York Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange JSE Limited
Retirement of Carlos Cordeiro as independent non-executive Director
Carlos Cordeiro will retire as an independent non-executive Director of BHP Billiton Limited
and BHP Billiton Plc with effect as of today, 19 November 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 Carlos Cordeiro’s retirement 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 Carlos Cordeiro
Date of last notice 29 August 2005
Date of cessation as a 19 November 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
N/A N/A
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 & nature of interest Number & class of securities
Held by Goldman Sachs under a 3,275 ADSs (representing 6,550 ordinary
nominee arrangement of which Carlos shares) in BHP Billiton Limited
Cordeiro is the beneficial holder
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
CARLOS CORDEIRO: SECTION 430 (2B) COMPANIES ACT 2006 STATEMENT
BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc confirm that Mr Cordeiro retired as a non-executive Director
of the Company with effect from 19 November 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 Mr Cordeiro during his appointment as a non-executive Director for the
financial year ending 30 June 2016.
Mr Cordeiro 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
payable for the period from 1 July 2015 to 19 November 2015.
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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