31st Aug 2005 17:18
BHP Billiton PLC31 August 2005 Company Secretariat31 August 2005 To: Australian Stock Exchange cc: New York Stock Exchange Swiss Stock Exchange JSE Securities Exchange SA London Stock Exchange Deutsche Bank UBS Zurich Notification of Change of Interests of Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities 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 3196029 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 / person discharging managerial responsibilities for the purposes ofsection 205G of the Australian Corporations Act and in accordance with theGroup's Securities Dealing Code. Name of director / person Mr C W Goodyeardischarging managerialresponsibilitiesDate of last notice 9 May 2005Date issuer informed of 30 August 2005transactionDate and place of transaction 24 August 2005 (place of transaction not applicable) 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 director and /or person discharging managerial responsibilities. Direct or indirect interest - Nature of indirect interest - (including registered holder and theidentity of a Connected Person ifapplicable)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-markettrade, exercise of options, issue ofsecurities under dividend reinvestmentplan, participation in buy-back Any additional information Mr Goodyear has a direct interest in 663 403 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited. Mr Goodyear has an indirect interest in shares of BHP Billiton Limited held in the form of 41 302 American Depositary Shares. The registered holder is Cede and Company, and they are held on behalf of Mr Goodyear as beneficial owner. Mr Goodyear has an indirect interest in shares of BHP Billiton Plc held in the form of 1000 American Depository Shares. The registered holder is Cede and Company, and they are held on behalf of Mr Goodyear and his wife as beneficial joint owners. There is no change to report to the above holdings. Mr Goodyear as an Executive Director also has a notifiable interest under United Kingdom legislation in 305,046 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 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 (including the identity of a -Connected Person if applicable) Name of registered holder - (if issued securities)No. and class of securities to which interest -related prior to changeInterest acquired - Interest disposed - Value/Consideration - Interest after change - No. and class of securities to which interest -related after the 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 - Period during which or date on which exercisable - Total amount paid (if any) for the grant - Description of securities involved: - class; numberExercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or -indication that price is to be fixed at time ofexerciseTotal number of securities over which options or 1 575 188 - 1 021 338 maximum number of optionsother rights held at the date of this notice (vested and unvested) under the PSP and GIS over 1 575 188 ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited 15 716 - 14 660 Vested Performance Rights under the PSP to 15 716 ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited 180 154 - Vested GIS Performance Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) 28,093 - Vested GIS Deferred Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) 112 375 - maximum number of GIS Performance Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) 44,601 - GIS Deferred Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) 500 000 - maximum number of Performance Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under the LTIP ________________________________________ 2 456 127 Total Any additional information This notification is in respect of the vesting of Performance Shares and Deferred Shares under the BHP Billiton Limited Group Incentive Scheme (GIS). The relevant performance conditions were met and consequently 180,154 Performance Shares and 28,093 Deferred Shares vested on 24 August 2005. Part 4 - Contact details Name of authorised officers responsible for making Mr S A Butcher - BHP Billiton Limitedthis notification on behalf of the entities Ms E A Hobley - BHP Billiton PlcContact details Mr S A Butcher Tel: +61 3 9609 3323 Fax: +61 3 9609 4372 Ms E A Hobley Tel: +44 20 7802 4054 Fax: +44 20 7802 3054 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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