9th May 2005 07:01
BHP Billiton PLC09 May 2005 9 May 2005 To: Australian Stock Exchange cc: New York Stock Exchange Swiss Stock Exchange JSE Securities Exchange SA London Stock Exchange Deutsche Bank UBS Zurich Notification of Change of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons (Australian Stock Exchange Listing Rules Appendix 3Y) Name of entities BHP Billiton Limited BHP Billiton Plc ABN 49 004 028 077 REG NO 3196029 As part of a dual listed company structure, the Group voluntarily notifies allstock exchanges on which either BHP Billiton Plc or BHP Billiton Limited haveprimary or secondary listings, all those interest of directors of both entitiesin the securities of both entities (and changes to those interests) which arerequired to be disclosed under the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) ListingRules, the Listing Rules of the United Kingdom Listing Authority, the AustralianCorporations Act, the United Kingdom Companies Act and the Group's SecuritiesDealing Code. We (the entities) advise the following information under ASX Listing Rule3.19A.2 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of theAustralian Corporations Act and otherwise in accordance with the foregoingpolicy. Name of director Mr C W Goodyear Date of last notice 7 December 2004 Part 1 - Change of director's 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 Nature of indirect interest (including registered holder) - Date of change 4 May and 5 May 2005 No. of securities held prior to change 556 203 ordinary fully paid shares Class Ordinary fully paid shares in BHP Billiton Limited Number acquired 107 200 after exercising 100 000 vested performance rights Number disposed - Value/Consideration - No. of securities held after change 663 403 ordinary fully paid shares Nature of change Example: on-market trade, off-market trade, exercise of options, issue ofsecurities under dividend reinvestment plan, participation in buy-back Exercise of performance rights Any additional information Mr Goodyear also has an indirect interest in shares of BHP Billiton Limited heldin the form of 41 302 American Depositary Shares. The registered holder is Cedeand Company, and they are held on behalf of Mr Goodyear as beneficial owner. Mr Goodyear also has an indirect interest in shares of BHP Billiton Plc held inthe form of 1000 American Depository Shares. The registered holder is Cede andCompany, and they are held on behalf of Mr Goodyear and his wife as beneficialjoint owners. Mr Goodyear as an Executive Director also has a notifiable interest under UnitedKingdom legislation in 1 285 604 shares of BHP Billiton Plc, being the balanceof shares held by Billiton ESOP Trustee Limited as trustee of the BillitonEmployee Share Ownership Trust. Part 2 - Change of director's interests in contracts other than as described inPart 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 director's interests in options or other rights granted bythe entities Included in this Part are only details of options or other rights granted whichhave changed, save for the total number of securities over which options orother 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 befixed at time of exercise - Part 3 - Change of director's interests in options or other rights granted bythe entities (cont'd) Total number of securities over which options or 1 575 188 - 1 021 338 maximum number of optionsother rights held at the date of this notice under the GIS and amended GIS over 1 575 188 ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited 15 716 - 14 660 Vested Performance Rights under the GIS to 15 716 ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited 292 529 - maximum number of GIS Performance Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) 72 694 - GIS and amended GIS Deferred Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) 500 000 - maximum number of Performance Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under the LTIP __________ 2 456 127 Total Any additional information This change represents the exercise of 100,000 vested performance rights Part 4 - Contact details Name of authorised officers responsible for making this notification on behalfof the entities Mr S A Butcher - BHP Billiton Limited Ms E A Hobley - BHP Billiton Plc - BHP Billiton Plc Contact details Mr S A Butcher Tel: +61 3 9609 3323 Fax: +61 3 9609 4372 Ms E A Hobley Tel: +44 20 7802 4054 Fax: +44 20 7802 3054 BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209Registered in Australia Registered in England and WalesRegistered Office: Level 27, 180 Lonsdale Street Melbourne Registered Office: Neathouse Place London SW1V 1BH UnitedVictoria 3000 KingdomTelephone +61 1300 554 757 Facsimile +61 3 9609 3015 Telephone +44 20 7802 4000 Facsimile +44 20 7802 4111 The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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