18th Oct 2005 07:01
BHP Billiton PLC18 October 2005 18 October 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 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 allstock exchanges on which either BHP Billiton Plc or BHP Billiton Limited haveprimary 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 theListing Rules and Disclosure Rules of the United Kingdom Listing Authority andthe Group's Securities Dealing Code. We (the entities) advise the following information under the UK ListingAuthority Disclosure Rule 3.1.4 and as agent for the person dischargingmanagerial responsibilities in accordance with the Group's Securities DealingCode. +------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+|Name of person discharging managerial |Mr J C Fast ||responsibilities | |+------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+|Date of last notice |N/A |+------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+|Date issuer informed of transaction |13 October 2005 |+------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+|Date and place of transaction |14 October 2005 on the 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 |514 |+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+|Class |Ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited |+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+|Number acquired |32,136 (following exercise of 29,977 Medium Term || |Incentive Performance Shares over 32,136 ordinary || |shares of BHP Billiton Limited) |+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+|Number disposed |- |+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+|Value/Consideration |Nil |+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+|No. of securities held after change |32,650 |+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+|Nature of change |Exercise of Medium Term Incentive Performance ||Example: on-market trade, off-market trade, |Shares ||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. These interests in || |shares are held through Famajohn Nominees Pty Ltd || |and Macquarie Bank Limited. |+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+Part 2 - Change of interests in contracts other than as described in Part 3Included 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 entitiesIncluded 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 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 | 96,384 89,910 Vested Performance Rights to ||notice | 96,384 ordinary shares of BHP Billiton || | Limited || | 115,921 Vested Performance Shares to || | 115,921 ordinary shares of BHP || | Billiton Limited || | 54,782 maximum number of Group Incentive || | Scheme Performance Shares || | 54,782 Vested Deferred Shares to 54,782 || | ordinary shares of BHP Billiton || | Limited || | 53,908 maximum number of Group Incentive || | Scheme Deferred Shares || | 175,000 maximum number of Performance || | Shares under the Long Term Incentive || | Plan || | ---------- || | 550,777 Total |+----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+|Any additional information |This notification is in respect of the exercise of 29,977 || |Medium Term Incentive Performance Shares under the || |Performance Share Plan (see Part 1). |+----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+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 3196209Registered in Australia Registered in England and WalesRegistered Office: Level 27, 180 Lonsdale Street Registered Office: Neathouse Place London SW1V 1BHMelbourne Victoria 3000 United 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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