9th Dec 2008 16:31
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Company Secretariat |
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9 December 2008 |
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Australian Securities Exchange |
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New York Stock Exchange |
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JSE Limited |
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London Stock Exchange |
Deutsche Bank UBS Zurich |
Notification of Change of Interests of
Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility
(Listing Rules & Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the UK Listing Authority)
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Name of entities |
BHP Billiton Limited |
BHP Billiton Plc |
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ABN 49 004 028 077 |
REG NO 3196209 |
As part of a dual listed company structure, the Group voluntarily notifies all stock exchanges on which either BHP Billiton Limited or BHP Billiton Plc have primary or secondary listings, all those interests of directors and persons discharging managerial 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 and Transparency Rules of the United Kingdom Listing Authority and the Group's Securities Dealing Procedure.
We (the entities) advise the following information under the UK Listing Authority Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4 and as agent for the person discharging managerial responsibilities in accordance with the Group's Securities Dealing Procedure.
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Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities |
Mr M P Randolph |
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Date of last notice |
2 December 2008 |
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Date issuer informed of transaction |
8 December 2008 |
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Date and place of transaction |
4 December 2008 (place of transaction not applicable) |
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Nature of transaction |
Award of Performance Shares under the Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") and of Deferred Shares under the Group Incentive Scheme ("GIS"). |
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 director.
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Direct or indirect interest |
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Nature of indirect interest (including registered holder) |
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Date of change |
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No. of securities held prior to change |
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Class |
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Number acquired |
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Number disposed |
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Value/Consideration |
- |
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No. of securities held after change |
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Nature of change Example: on-market trade, off-market trade, exercise of options, issue of securities under dividend reinvestment plan, participation in buy-back |
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Any additional information |
Mr Randolph has a direct interest in 237,091 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited. Mr Randolph also has an indirect interest in 194 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited held by Computershare Nominees on behalf of Shareplus participants as Acquired Shares under the scheme (Shareplus is an all-employee share purchase plan of the BHP Billiton Group). There is no change to the above holdings. |
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.
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Detail of contract |
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Nature of interest |
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Name of registered holder (if issued securities) |
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No. and class of securities to which interest related prior to change |
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Interest acquired |
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Interest disposed |
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Value/Consideration |
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Interest after 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 total number of securities over which options or other rights are held following this notification.
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Date of grant |
4 December 2008 |
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Period during which or date on which exercisable |
Performance Shares - August 2013 to August 2018 Deferred Shares - August 2010 to August 2013 |
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Total amount paid (if any) for the grant |
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Description of securities involved: class; number |
225,000 Performance Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under the LTIP 45,027 Deferred Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under the GIS |
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Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise |
Nil |
Part 3 - Change of interests in options or other rights granted by the entities (cont'd)
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Total number of securities over which options or other rights held at the date of this notice |
68,675 - maximum number of Deferred Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under the GIS 817,676 - maximum number of Performance Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under the LTIP 194 - maximum number of Matched Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under Shareplus _________ 886,545 - Total |
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Any additional information |
This notification is in respect of the award of Performance Shares under the LTIP and Deferred Shares under the GIS. |
Part 4 - Contact details
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Name of authorised officers responsible for making this notification on behalf of the entities |
Ms F Smith - BHP Billiton Limited Ms E Hobley - BHP Billiton Plc |
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Contact details |
Ms F Smith Tel: +61 3 9609 3179 Fax: +61 3 9609 4372 Ms E Hobley Tel: +44 20 7802 4054 Fax: +44 20 7802 3054 |
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