8th Jun 2007 07:00
BHP Billiton PLC08 June 2007 8 June 2007 To: 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 2 April 2007 Date issuer informed oftransaction 5 June 2007 Date and place of transaction 5 June 2007 on the London Stock Exchange 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 Direct and Indirect Nature of indirect interest Shares are held indirectly by the Kloppers Family Superannuation fund, of which Mr Kloppers is a beneficiary. UBS Wealth Management(including registered holder) Nominees Pty Ltd is the registered holderDate of change 5 June 2007No. of securities held prior to change 440,183 shares (360,183 direct and 80,000 indirect)Class Ordinary fully paid shares of US$0.50 in BHP Billiton PlcNumber acquired -Number disposed 43,500 (transfer from direct holding)Value/Consideration GBP 12.77 average per shareNo. of securities held after change 396,683 (316,683 direct and 80,000 indirect)Nature of change On-market sale on the London Stock Exchange, made in order to meet a tax obligation arising from previous exercises of share awards.Example: on-market trade, off-markettrade, exercise of options, issue ofsecurities under dividend reinvestmentplan, participation in buy-back Any additional information Mr Kloppers as an Executive Director also has a notifiable interest under the United Kingdom legislation in 285,078 shares of BHP Billiton Plc, being the balance of shares held by ESOP Trustee Limited as trustee of the Billiton Employee Share Ownership Trust. Part 2 - Change of director's 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. Detail of contract - Nature of interest - Name of registered holder - (if issued securities)No. and class of securities to which interest -related prior to changeInterest 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; numberExercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or -indication that price is to be fixed at time ofexercise Total number of securities over which options or 90,071 - maximum number of GIS Deferredother rights held at the date of this notice 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 - Part 4 - Contact details Name of authorised officers responsible for making Mr R Mallett - BHP Billiton Limitedthis notification on behalf of the entities Mrs I Watson - BHP Billiton PlcContact 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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