28th Aug 2007 07:00
BHP Billiton PLC27 August 2007 27 August 2007To: Australian Securities Exchange cc: New York Stock Exchange Swiss Stock Exchange JSE Limited London Stock Exchange Deutsche Bank UBS Zurich Notification of Change of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons (Australian Stock Exchange Listing Rules Appendix 3Y) (Listing Rules & Disclosure and Transparency 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 Securities Exchange (ASX) Listing Rules, theListing Rules and Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the United KingdomListing Authority, the Australian Corporations Act, the United Kingdom CompaniesActs and the Group's Securities Dealing Code. We (the entities) advise the following information under ASX Listing Rule3.19A.2, the UK Listing Authority Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4 and asagent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the AustralianCorporations Act and in accordance with the Group's Securities Dealing Code. Name of director Mr M J Kloppers Date of last notice 8 June 2007 Date issuer informed of transaction 22 August 2007 Date and place of transaction 22 August 2007 (place of transaction not applicable) Nature of transaction 52,771 Deferred Shares issued in 2005 under the BHP Billiton Plc Group IncentiveScheme became fully vested (refer Part 3) 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 Kloppers has a direct interest in 316,683 ordinary shares in BHP BillitonPlc. In addition to the above, Mr Kloppers also has an indirect interest in 80,000ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc held by the Kloppers Family Superannuationfund, of which Mr Kloppers is a beneficiary. UBS Wealth Management Nominees PtyLtd is the registered holder. Mr Kloppers as an Executive Director also has a notifiable interest under theUnited Kingdom legislation in 156,819 shares of BHP Billiton Plc, being thebalance of shares held by ESOP Trustee Limited as trustee of the BillitonEmployee Share Ownership Trust. There is no change to report on the above holdings. 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 - 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 over which options or other rights held at the dateof this notice 52,771 - vested GIS Deferred Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc) 37,300 - maximum number of GIS Deferred Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc) 675,000 - maximum number of Performance Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc) under the LTIP ___________________ 765,071 Total Any additional information This notification is in respect of the vesting of 52,771 Deferred Shares underthe BHP Billiton Plc Group Incentive Scheme (GIS). The service conditions relating to the Deferred Shares were met and consequently52,771 Deferred Shares vested on 22 August 2007. Part 4 - Contact details Name of authorised officers responsible for making this notification on behalfof the entities Mr R Mallett - BHP Billiton Limited Mrs I Watson - BHP Billiton Plc - BHP 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 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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