12th Dec 2005 08:45
BHP Billiton PLC12 December 2005 Company Secretariat12 December 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 DischargingManagerial 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 M Salamondischarging managerialresponsibilities Date of last notice 6 September 2005 Date issuer informed of 9 December 2005transaction Date and place of transaction 9 December 2005 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 theresponsible 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 Indirect Nature of indirect interest Mr Salamon has an indirect interest in 1,280,236 ordinary fully paid shares in BHP Billiton Plc. The registered holders are Gardenview(including registered holder and the Nominees (Pty) Ltd and KB (CI) Nominees Ltd.identity of a Connected Person ifapplicable) No. of securities held prior to change 1,248,861 Class Ordinary fully paid shares of US$0.50 in BHP Billiton Plc Number acquired 84,706 Number disposed 31,482 Value/Consideration Exercise @ nil cost Sale @ GPB 8.94 No. of securities held after change 1,302,085 Nature of change The exercise of 84,706 ordinary fully paid shares under the Co-Investment Plan, and the same day on-market sale of 31,482 sharesExample: on-market trade, off-market in order to meet the associated tax liability.trade, exercise of options, issue ofsecurities under dividend reinvestmentplan, participation in buy-back The 53,224 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 1,280,236 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 United Kingdom legislation in 240,510 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 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 89 056 maximum number of GIS Performanceother rights held at the date of this notice Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc)(including total percentage holding) 153 894 maximum number of GIS Deferred Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc) 600 000 maximum number of Performance Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc) under the LTIP ---------- 842 950 Total Any additional information This change is in respect of the exercise of 84,706 shares and the lapse of 10,589 shares under the Co-Investment Plan 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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