29th Aug 2006 07:00
BHP Billiton PLC28 August 2006 28 August 2006To: Australian Stock Exchange cc: New York Stock Exchange Swiss Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange JSE Limited Deutsche Bank UBS Zurich Notification of Change of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons (Australian Stock Exchange Listing Rules Appendix 3Y) (Listing Rules & Disclosure 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 Plc or BHP Billiton Limited 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 Stock Exchange (ASX) Listing Rules, the ListingRules and Disclosure Rules of the United Kingdom Listing Authority, theAustralian Corporations Act, the United Kingdom Companies Act and the Group'sSecurities Dealing Code. We (the entities) advise the following information under ASX Listing Rule3.19A.2, the UK Listing Authority Disclosure Rule 3.1.4 and as agent for thedirector for the purposes of section 205G of the Australian Corporations Act andin accordance with the Group's Securities Dealing Code. Name of director Mr M Salamon Date of last notice 24 August 2006 Date issuer informed of transaction 25 August 2006 Date and place of transaction 25 August 2006 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 Indirect and direct Nature of indirect interest (including registered holder) Mr Salamon has an indirect interest in 1,369,404 ordinary fully paid shares inBHP Billiton Plc. The registered holders are Gardenview Nominees (Pty) Ltd andKB (CI) Nominees Ltd. Date of Change 25 August 2006 No. of securities held prior to change 1,302,085 Class Ordinary fully paid shares of US$0.50 in BHP Billiton Plc Number acquired 151,396 Number disposed 62,228 Value/Consideration Exercise @ nil cost Sale @ GPB 9.915 No. of securities held after change 1,391,253 Nature of change Example: on-market trade, off-market trade, exercise of options, issue ofsecurities under dividend reinvestment plan, participation in buy-back The acquisition of 151,396 ordinary fully paid shares following the exercise ofPerformance Shares and Deferred Shares under the Group Incentive Scheme, and thesame day on-market sale of 62,228 shares in order to meet the associated taxliability. The 89,168 shares retained from the exercise are registered in the name of KB(CI) Nominees Ltd. Any additional information Mr Salamon has an indirect interest in 1,369,404 ordinary fully paid shares inBHP Billiton Plc. The registered holders are Gardenview Nominees (Pty) Ltd andKB (CI) Nominees Ltd. Mr Salamon also has a direct interest in 21,849 ordinary fully paid shares inBHP Billiton Plc. Mr Salamon as an Executive Director also has a notifiable interest under theUnited Kingdom legislation in 395,942 shares of BHP Billiton Plc, being thebalance of shares held by Billiton ESOP Trustee Limited as trustee of theBilliton Employee Share Ownership Trust. 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 - No. and class of securities to which interest related after the 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 73 743 maximum number of GIS Deferredor other rights held at Shares (ordinary shares ofthe date of this BHP Billiton Plc) notice 600 000 Maximum number of Performance Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc) under the LTIP ---------- 673 743 Total Any additional information This change is in respect of the exercise of 71 245 Performance Shares and 80,151 Deferred Shares under the BHP Billiton Plc Group Incentive Scheme (GIS). Part 4 - Contact details Name of authorised officers responsible for making this notification on behalfof the entities Mr S A Butcher - BHP Billiton Limited Mrs I Watson - BHP Billiton Plc - BHP Billiton Plc Contact details Mr S A Butcher Tel: +61 3 9609 3323Fax: +61 3 9609 4372 Mrs I Watson Tel: +44 20 7802 4176Fax: +44 20 7802 3054 BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 Registered in Australia Registered Office: Level 27, 180 Lonsdale Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Telephone +61 1300 554 757 Facsimile +61 3 9609 3015 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209Registered in England and WalesRegistered Office: Neathouse Place London SW1V 1BH United KingdomTelephone +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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