18th Apr 2006 15:38
BHP Billiton PLC18 April 2006 Company Secretariat 18 April 2006 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 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 Dr J G Buchanandischarging managerialresponsibilitiesDate of last notice 26 August 2005Date issuer informed of 13 April 2006transactionDate and place of transaction 13 April 2006 on the London Stock Exchange 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 Direct Nature of indirect interest - (including registered holder and theidentity of a Connected Person ifapplicable)No. of securities held prior to change 10,000Class Ordinary fully paid shares of US$0.50 in BHP Billiton PlcNumber acquired 10,000Number disposed -Value/Consideration Purchase at GPB 11.18 per shareNo. of securities held after change 20,000Nature of change On-market purchase Example: on-market trade, off-markettrade, exercise of options, issue ofsecurities under dividend reinvestmentplan, participation in buy-back Any additional information - 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 change (including total percentageholding) Interest acquired - Interest disposed - Value/Consideration - Interest after change - No. and class of securities to which interest -related after the change (including totalpercentage holding) 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; number (including percentage of issuedholding)Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or -indication that price is to be fixed at time ofexercise Total number of securities over which options or -other rights held at the date of this notice(including total percentage holding) Any additional information - 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 Plc - BHP Billiton plc Contact 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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