3rd Apr 2008 07:00
BHP Billiton PLC03 April 2008 3 April 2008 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 Securities 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 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of theAustralian Corporations Act and in accordance with the Group's SecuritiesDealing Code. Name of director Mr M Kloppers Date of last notice 4 January 2008 Date issuer informed of transaction 1 April 2008 Date and place of transaction Shareplus employee share plan trust purchased the shares on the Australian Securities Exchange on 27 March 2008. The shares were allocated and the issuer informed on 1 April 2008. Nature of transaction 46 ordinary fully paid shares of BHP Billiton Limited purchased under Shareplus. 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 Nature of indirect interest Shares are held directly by (including registered holder) Computershare Nominees on behalf of all Shareplus participants. Mr Kloppers has a beneficial interest in 123 shares. Computershare Nominees CI Ltd (ASX Share Plus Control Account) is the registered holder. Date of change 1 April 2008 No. of securities held prior to change 77 (refer below for details of Mr Kloppers' BHP Billiton Plc holding which is unchanged) Class Ordinary fully paid shares of BHP Billiton Limited Number acquired 46 Number disposed - Value/Consideration A$35.78 per share No. of securities held after change 123 Nature of change On market purchase through the Shareplus employee share plan trust.Example: on-market trade, off-market trade, exercise of options, issue ofsecurities under dividend reinvestment plan, participation in buy-back Any additional information Shareplus is an all-employee share purchase plan. Under the plan, employees contribute monies to purchase shares (Acquired Shares), up to an annual contribution limit of US$5,000 in any Plan year. Shares are purchased on a quarterly basis using the employees' contributions made each pay period over the preceding 3 months. Any Acquired Shares still held by employees at the end of a 3 year holding period will be matched by the company on a 1:1 basis. Mr Kloppers has an indirect interest in 396,683 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc, as follows: i. 316,683 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc registered in the name of Vidacos Nominees account "FGN" of which Mr Kloppers is the beneficial holder; and ii. 80,000 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc held by the Kloppers Family Superannuation Fund and registered in the name of Vidacos Nominees Limited. 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 be fixed at time of exercise - Part 3 - Change of director's interests in options or other rights granted bythe entities (cont'd) Total number of securities over which options or other rights held at the date of this notice BHP Billiton Plc interests: 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 BHP Billiton Limited interests: 27,582 - maximum number of GIS Deferred Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) 333,327 - maximum number of Performance Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under the LTIP 123 - maximum number of matched shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under Shareplus ____________________ 361,032 Total Any additional information This notification is in respect of the Acquired Shares under the Shareplus(share purchase) scheme (see Part 1). Part 4 - Contact details Name of authorised officers responsible Ms F Smith - BHP Billiton Limitedfor making this notification on behalfof the entities Mrs I Watson - 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 3176 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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