24th Aug 2006 07:51
BHP Billiton PLC24 August 2006 24 August 2006 To: Australian Stock Exchange cc: New York Stock Exchange Swiss Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange JSE Limited 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 Salamon Date of last notice 12 December 2006 Date issuer informed of transaction 23 August 2006 Date and place of transaction 23 August 2006 (place of transaction not applicable) 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 ofsecurities under dividend reinvestment plan, participation in buy-back Any additional information Mr Salamon has an indirect interest in 1,280,236 ordinary fully paid shares inBHP Billiton Plc. The registered holders are Gardenview Nominees (Pty) Ltd andKB (CI) Nominees Ltd. Mr Salamon also has a direct interest in 21,849 ordinary fully paid shares inBHP Billiton Plc. There is no change to report to the above holdings. Mr Salamon as an Executive Director also has a notifiable interest under theUnited Kingdom legislation in 340,494 shares of BHP Billiton Plc, being thebalance of shares held by Billiton ESOP Trustee Limited as trustee of theBilliton Employee 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 - No. and class of securities to which interest related after the 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 - Total number of securities 71,245 vested GIS Performance Shares (ordinary sharesover which options or other of BHP Billiton Plc)rights held at the date ofthis notice 80,151 vested GIS Deferred Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc) 73,743 maximum number of GIS Deferred Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc) 600,000 maximum number of Performance Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc) under the LTIP _________________________ 825,139 Total Any additional information This change is in respect of the vesting of 2003 Performance Shares and 2004 Deferred Shares under the BHP Billiton Plc Group Incentive Scheme (GIS). The performance conditions relating to the Performance Shares were met to 80% and consequently 71,245 Performance Shares vested and 17,811 Performance Shares lapsed on 23 August 2006. The service conditions relating to the Deferred Shares were met and consequently 80,151 Deferred Shares vested on 23 August 2006. Part 4 - Contact details Name of authorised officers responsible for making this notification on behalfof the entities Mr S A Butcher - BHP Billiton Limited Mrs I Watson - BHP Billiton Plc - BHP Billiton Plc Contact details Mr S A Butcher Tel: +61 3 9609 3323Fax: +61 3 9609 4372 Mrs I Watson Tel: +44 20 7802 4176Fax: +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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