5th Sep 2006 09:35
BHP Billiton PLC05 September 2006 To: 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 all stock exchanges on which either BHPBilliton Plc or BHP Billiton Limited have primary or secondary listings, all those interests of directors and personsdischarging managerial responsibilities of both entities in the securities of both entities (and changes to thoseinterests) which are required to be disclosed under the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) Listing Rules, the ListingRules and Disclosure Rules of the United Kingdom Listing Authority, the Australian Corporations Act, the UnitedKingdom Companies Act and the Group's Securities Dealing Code. We (the entities) advise the following information under ASX Listing Rule 3.19A.2, the UK Listing AuthorityDisclosure Rule 3.1.4 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Australian CorporationsAct and in accordance with the Group's Securities Dealing Code. Name of director Mr M Salamon Date of last notice 28 August 2006 Date issuer informed of transaction 4 September 2006 Date and place of transaction 4 September 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 and/or person discharging managerialresponsibilities. Direct or indirect interest Indirect and direct Nature of indirect interest Mr Salamon has an indirect interest in 1,412,837 (including registered holder) ordinary fully paid shares in BHP Billiton Plc. The registered holders are Gardenview Nominees (Pty) Ltd and KB (CI) Nominees Ltd. Date of change 4 September 2006 No. of securities held prior to change 1,391,253 Class Ordinary fully paid shares of US$0.50 in BHP Billiton Plc Number acquired 73,743 Number disposed 30,310 Value/Consideration Exercise @ nil cost Sale @ GPB 10.2409 No. of securities held after change 1,434,686 Nature of change The acquisition of 73,743 ordinary fully paid Example: on-market trade, off-market trade, exercise of shares following the exercise of Deferred Shares options, issue of securities under dividend reinvestment under the Group Incentive Scheme, and the same day plan, participation in buy-back on-market sale of 30,310 shares in order to meet the associated tax liability. The 43,433 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 1,412,837 ordinary fully paid shares in BHP Billiton Plc. The registered holders are Gardenview Nominees (Pty) Ltd and KB (CI) Nominees Ltd. Mr Salamon also has a direct interest in 21,849 ordinary fully paid shares in BHP Billiton Plc. Mr Salamon as an Executive Director also has a notifiable interest under the United Kingdom legislation in 276,852 shares of BHP Billiton Plc, being the balance of shares held by Billiton 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 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 by the entities Included in this Part are only details of options or other rights granted which have changed, save for the totalnumber of securities over which options or other 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 - Total number of securities over which options or other 600 000 Maximum number of Performance rights held at the date of this notice Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc) under the LTIP ------------ 600 000 Total Any additional information This change is in respect of the exercise on 4 September 2006 of 73,743 Deferred Shares under the BHP Billiton Plc Group Incentive Scheme (GIS) following vesting on 1 September 2006. Part 4 - Contact details Name of authorised officers responsible for making this Mr S A Butcher - BHP Billiton Limited notification on behalf of the entities Mrs I Watson - BHP Billiton Plc - BHP Billiton Plc Contact details Mr S A Butcher Tel: +61 3 9609 3323 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 3196209 Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales Registered Office: Level 27, 180 Lonsdale Street Registered Office: Neathouse Place London SW1V 1BH United Melbourne Victoria 3000 Kingdom Telephone +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 END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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