12th Dec 2006 07:00
BHP Billiton PLC12 December 2006 12 December 2006To: Australian Stock Exchange cc: New York Stock Exchange Swiss Stock Exchange JSE Limited London Stock Exchange Deutsche Bank UBS Zurich Notification of Change of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons (Australian Stock Exchange Listing Rules Appendix 3Y) (Listing Rules & Disclosure 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 allstock exchanges on which either BHP Billiton Limited or BHP Billiton Plc haveprimary or secondary listings, all those interests of directors and personsdischarging managerial responsibilities of both entities in the securities ofboth entities (and changes to those interests) which are required to bedisclosed under the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) Listing Rules, the ListingRules and Disclosure Rules of the United Kingdom Listing Authority, theAustralian Corporations Act, the United Kingdom Companies Act and the Group'sSecurities Dealing Code. We (the entities) advise the following information under ASX Listing Rule3.19A.2, the UK Listing Authority Disclosure Rule 3.1.4 and as agent for thedirector for the purposes of section 205G of the Australian Corporations Act andin accordance with the Group's Securities Dealing Code. Name of director Mr M J Kloppers Date of last notice 5 September 2006 Date issuer informed of 7 December 2006 transaction Date and place of 7 December (place of transaction not applicable) transaction 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 - 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 Kloppers has a direct interest in 440,183 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc. Mr Kloppers as an Executive Director also has a notifiable interest under the United Kingdom legislation in 220,857 shares of BHP Billiton Plc, being the balance of shares held by ESOP Trustee Limited as trustee of the Billiton Employee Share Ownership Trust. There is no change to report on the above holdings. 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 7 December 2006 Period during which or date on which * Performance Shares - August 2011 exercisable to August 2016 * Deferred Shares - August 2008 to August 2011 Total amount paid (if any) for the - grant Description of securities involved: * 225,000 Performance Shares under the Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP)class; number * 37,300 Deferred Shares under the Group Incentive Scheme (GIS) Exercise price (if fixed at time of Nil grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise Total number of 90,071 - maximum number of GIS Deferred securities over which Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc) options or other rights held at the date of this notice 675,000 - maximum number of Performance Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc) under the LTIP ___________________ 765,071 Total Any additional This change is the award of Performance Shares under the LTIP and information Deferred Shares under the GIS following the approval by shareholders on 29 November 2006. Part 4 - Contact detailsName of authorised officers Mr R Mallett - BHP Billiton Limited responsible for making this notification on behalf of the Mrs I Watson - BHP Billiton Plc - BHP entities Billiton Plc Contact details Mr R Mallett Tel: +61 3 9609 3324 Fax: +61 3 9609 4372 Mrs I Watson Tel: +44 20 7802 4176 Fax: +44 20 7802 3054 BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209 Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales Registered Office: Level 27, 180 Lonsdale Street Registered Office: Neathouse Place London SW1V 1BH Melbourne Victoria 3000 United Kingdom Telephone +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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