19th Dec 2007 08:07
BHP Billiton PLC19 December 2007 19 December 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 Persons Discharging Managerial Interests and Connected Persons (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 persons dischargingmanagerial responsibilities of both entities in the securities of both entities(and changes to those interests) which are required to be disclosed under theListing Rules and Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the United KingdomListing Authority and the Group's Securities Dealing Code. We (the entities) advise the following information under the UK ListingAuthority Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4 and as agent for the persondischarging managerial responsibilities in accordance with the Group'sSecurities Dealing Code. Name of person discharging managerialresponsibilities Mr M P Randolph Date of last notice 13 February 2007 Date issuer informed of transaction 17 December 2007 Date and place of transaction 14 December 2007 (place of transaction not applicable) 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 person discharging managerial responsibilities. 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 Randolph has a direct interest in 175,437 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited. Mr Randolph also has an indirect interest in 33 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. 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 interests in options or other rights granted by the 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 14 December 2007 Period during which or date on which exercisable • Performance Shares - August 2012 to August 2017 • Deferred Shares - August 2009 to August 2012 Total amount paid (if any) for the grant - Description of securities involved: class; number • 197,676 Performance Shares under the LTIP • 23,648 Deferred Shares under the GIS Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or Nilindication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise Part 3 - Change of interests in options or other rights granted by the entities(cont'd) Total number of securities over which options or other rights held at the dateof this notice 32,199 - vested GIS Deferred Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) 53,103 - maximum number of GIS Deferred Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) 592,676 - maximum number of Performance Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under the LTIP 33 - maximum number of matched shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under Shareplus _____________________________ 678,011 Total Any additional information This notification is in respect of the award of Performance Shares under the LTIP and Deferred Shares under the GIS following the approval by shareholders on 28 November 2007. Part 4 - Contact details Name of authorised officers responsible for making this notification on behalfof the entities Ms F Smith - BHP Billiton Limited Mrs I Watson - BHP Billiton Plc - BHP Billiton Plc Contact details Ms F Smith Tel: +61 3 9609 3179 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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