30th Oct 2006 07:00
BHP Billiton PLC30 October 2006 30 October 2006To: Australian Stock Exchange cc: New York Stock Exchange Swiss Stock Exchange JSE Limited London Stock Exchange Deutsche Bank UBS Zurich Final Notification of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons (Australian Stock Exchange Listing Rules Appendix 3Z) +------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------------+|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, of 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. This final notification is filed in accordance with the ASX Listing Rules whichrequires the following information concerning a director to be reported onretirement from that office. We (the entities) advise the following information under ASX Listing Rule3.19A.3 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 M Salamon |+-----------------------+------------------------------------------------+|Date of last notice |5 September 2006 |+-----------------------+------------------------------------------------+|Date of cessation as a |26 October 2006 ||director | |+-----------------------+------------------------------------------------+ Part 1 - 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; and * the relevant interests of Connected Persons of the director. +---------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|Name of holder and nature of |Number and class of securities ||interest | |+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|Mr M Salamon |21,849 ordinary fully paid shares of || |US$0.50 each of BHP Billiton Plc |+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|Gardenview Nominees (Pty) Ltd |189,542 ordinary fully paid shares of || |US$0.50 each of BHP Billiton Plc |+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|KB (CI) Nominees Ltd |1,223,295 ordinary fully paid shares || |of US$0.50 each of BHP Billiton Plc |+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ Part 2 - Director's interests in contracts other than as described in Part 3+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|Detail of contract | - |+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|Nature of interest | - |+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|Name of registered holder | - || | ||(if issued securities) | |+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|No. and class of securities to | - ||which interest relates | |+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ Part 3 - Director's interests in options or other rights granted by the entities+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|Date of grant | i. 3 December 2004 || |ii. 5 December 2005 || | |+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|Period during which or date on | i. August 2009 - August 2014 ||which exercisable |ii. August 2010 - August 2015 || | |+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|Total amount paid (if any) for |Nil ||the grant | |+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|Description of securities |Ordinary fully paid shares of US$0.50 ||involved: class; number |each of BHP Billiton Plc under the BHP|| |Billiton Long Term Incentive Plan || |("LTIP") |+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|Exercise price (if fixed at time |Not applicable. Zero priced options. ||of grant) or indication that | ||price is to be fixed at time of | ||exercise | |+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|Total number of securities over |200,000 Performance Shares issued ||which options or other rights |under the 2004 and 2005 LTIPs. ||held at the date of this notice | |+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|Any additional information |(1) The 200,000 Performance Shares || |were pro-rated down from 600,000 || |Performance Shares granted under the || |LTIPs based on time employed during || |the life of the plans. || | || |(2) Performance Shares will be || |exercisable subject to achievement of || |LTIP performance hurdles and released || |at the original vesting date. |+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ Part 4 - Contact details+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+|Name 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 3176 |+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 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 END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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