7th Apr 2006 07:00
BHP Billiton PLC07 April 2006 7 April 2006 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 Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities and Connected Persons (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 3196029 As part of a dual listed company structure, the Group voluntarily notifies all stock exchanges on which either BHPBilliton Plc or BHP Billiton Limited have primary or secondary listings, all those interests of persons dischargingmanagerial responsibilities of both entities in the securities of both entities (and changes to those interests)which are required to be disclosed under the Listing Rules and Disclosure Rules of the United Kingdom ListingAuthority and the Group's Securities Dealing Code. We (the entities) advise the following information under the UK Listing Authority Disclosure Rule 3.1.4 and as agentfor the person discharging managerial responsibilities in accordance with the Group's Securities Dealing Code. Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities Mr J C Fast Date of last notice 7 December 2005 Date issuer informed of transaction 7 April 2006 Date and place of transaction 4 April 2006 on Australian Stock Exchange 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 person discharging managerial responsibilities. Direct or indirect interest Direct Nature of indirect interest - (including registered holder and the identity of a Connected Person if applicable) No. of securities held prior to change 32,650 Class Ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited Number acquired - Number disposed 32,000 Value/Consideration 32,000 at A$29.40 per share No. of securities held after change 650 Nature of change On-market sale on 4 April 2006 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 Fast also has an indirect interest in 2 945 shares in BHP Billiton Limited. This interest is held through Famajohn Nominees Pty Ltd and Macquarie Bank Limited. Part 2 - Change of interests in contracts other than as described in Part 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 (including the identity of a Connected Person if applicable) - 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 - No. and class of securities to which interest related after the change - Part 3 - 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 totalnumber of securities over which options or other 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 be fixed at time of exercise - Part 3 - Change of interests in options or other rights granted by the entities (cont'd) Total number of securities over which options or other rights held at the date of this notice 96 384 89 910 vested Performance Rights to 96 384 ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited 115 921 vested GIS Performance Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) 54 782 vested GIS Deferred Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) 54 782 maximum number of GIS Performance Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) 93 483 maximum number of GIS Deferred Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) 350 000 maximum number of Performance Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under the LTIP ---------- 765 352 Total Any additional information - Part 4 - Contact details Name of authorised officers responsible for making this Mr S A Butcher - BHP Billiton Limited notification on behalf of the entities 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 3196209 Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales Registered Office: Level 27, 180 Lonsdale Street Registered Office: Neathouse Place London SW1V 1BH United Melbourne Victoria 3000 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 END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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