22nd Dec 2014 07:00
Company Secretariat |
22 December 2014
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To: | Australian Securities Exchange | cc: | New York Stock Exchange |
London Stock Exchange | JSE Limited | ||
Notification of Change of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons
(Australian Securities Exchange Listing Rules Appendix 3Y)
(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 Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) Listing Rules, Listing Rules & 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.
We (the entities) advise the following information under ASX Listing Rule 3.19A.2, the UK Listing Authority Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4 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 person discharging managerial responsibilities | Mr A Mackenzie |
Date of last notice | 25 August 2014 |
Date issuer informed of transaction | 19 December 2014 |
Date and place of transaction | 19 December 2014 (place of transaction not applicable) |
Nature of transaction | Award of Performance Shares under the Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") and of Deferred Shares under the Short Term Incentive Plan ("STIP"). |
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
| - |
Nature of indirect interest (including registered holder) | - |
Date of change | - |
No. of securities held prior to change | - |
Class | - |
Number acquired | - |
Number disposed | - |
Value/Consideration | - |
No. of securities held after change | - |
Nature of change 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 Mackenzie has an indirect interest in 266,164 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc. 266,123 of these ordinary shares are held by Pershing Nominees held jointly by Mr A Mackenzie and Mrs E Mackenzie, of which Mr Mackenzie is a beneficiary, and 41 ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc 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.
No change to these interests |
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
| -
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Nature of interest
| -
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Name of registered holder (if issued securities) | -
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No. and class of securities to which interest related prior to change | - |
Interest acquired | - |
Interest disposed | - |
Value/Consideration | - |
Interest after change | - |
Part 3 - Closed period
Were the interests in the securities or contacts detailed above traded during a closed period where prior written consent was required?
| No
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If so, was prior written clearance provided to allow the trade to proceed during this period?
| Under our Securities Dealing Policy a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities cannot deal in BHP Billiton Securities without prior written clearance. This requirement applies to all dealings, including those that occur outside of a Close Period. |
If prior written clearance was provided, on what date was this provided? | -
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Part 4 - 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 | 19 December 2014 |
Period during which or date on which exercisable
| LTIP Performance Shares - August 2019 STIP Deferred Shares - August 2016 |
Total amount paid (if any) for the grant
| -
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Description of securities involved: class; number
| 208,879 Performance Shares (BHP Billiton Limited) under the LTIP 68,301 Deferred Shares (BHP Billiton Limited) under the STIP |
Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise
| Nil |
Total number of securities over which options or other rights held at the date of this notice
| BHP Billiton Plc:
406,836 - maximum number of Performance Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc) under the LTIP
30,389 - vested GIS options (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc)
41 - maximum number of Matched Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc) under Shareplus
________
437,266 - Total
BHP Billiton Limited:
407,393 - maximum number of Performance Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under the LTIP
68,301 - maximum number of Deferred Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under the STIP
28,157 - maximum number of Deferred Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under the GIS ________
503,851 - Total |
Any additional information
| This notification is in respect of the award of Performance Shares under the LTIP and Deferred Shares under the STIP. |
Part 5 - Contact details
Name of authorised officers responsible for making this notification on behalf of the entities
| Rachel Agnew |
Contact details | Rachel Agnew Tel: +65 9022 0463 Fax: +61 3 9611 1044 |
BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: 171 Collins Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Registered Office: Neathouse Place, London SW1V 1LH UK
Members of the BHP Billiton Group which is headquartered in Australia
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