5th Jan 2011 07:00
Company Secretariat
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5 January 2011 |
To: | Australian Securities Exchange | cc: | New York Stock Exchange |
London Stock Exchange | JSE Limited |
Appointment of Baroness Shriti Vadera
Further to the announcement on 13 December 2010 advising of the appointment of
Baroness Shriti Vadera as a Director of BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited with effect from 1 January 2011 we now advise details of Baroness Vadera's interests in BHP Billiton shares:
Notification of Initial Interests of Directors and Connected Persons
(Australian Securities Exchange Listing Rules Appendix 3X)
Name of entities | BHP Billiton Limited | BHP Billiton Plc |
ABN 49 004 028 077 | REG NO 3196029 |
As part of a dual listed company structure, the Group voluntarily notifies all stock exchanges on which either BHP Billiton Plc or BHP Billiton Limited have primary or secondary listings, all those interests of directors of both entities in the securities of both entities (and changes to those interests) which are required to be disclosed under the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) Listing Rules, the Listing Rules and Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the United Kingdom Listing Authority, the Australian Corporations Act, the United Kingdom Companies Acts and the Group's Securities Dealing document.
We (the entities) advise the following information under ASX Listing Rule 3.19A.1 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Australian Corporations Act.
Name of director
| Baroness Shriti Vadera |
Date of appointment
| 1 January 2011 |
Part 1 - Director's relevant interests in securities of which the director is the registered holder
In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust
Number & class of securities
Nil |
Part 2 - Director's relevant interests in securities of which the director is not the registered holder
In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust
Name of holder & nature of interest
Brewin Dolphin Securities Limited on behalf of Standard Life Trustee Company, the sole trustee for Baroness Vadera's Self Invested Pension Plan (indirect interest, Baroness Vadera is the beneficial owner). | Number & class of securities
5,000 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc |
Part 3 - Director's interests in contracts
Detail of contract
| Nil
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Nature of interest
| N/A
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Name of registered holder (if issued securities) | N/A
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No. and class of securities to which interest relates | N/A |
Part 4 - Contact details
Name of authorised officers responsible for making this notification on behalf of the entities
| Fiona Smith - BHP Billiton Limited
Geof Stapledon - BHP Billiton Plc |
Contact details
| Fiona Smith Tel: +61 3 9609 3179 Fax: +61 3 9609 4372
Geof Stapledon Tel: +44 20 7802 4176 Fax: +44 20 7802 3054 |
BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 Registered in Australia Registered Office: 180 Lonsdale Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 | BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209 Registered in England and Wales Registered Office: Neathouse Place London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom |
The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia
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