23rd Feb 2012 11:22
Company Secretariat
23 February 2012
To: | Australian Securities Exchange | cc: | New York Stock Exchange |
London Stock Exchange | JSE Limited | ||
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 all stock exchanges on which either BHP Billiton Limited or BHP Billiton Plc have primary or secondary listings, all those interests of directors and persons discharging managerial responsibilities of both entities in the securities of both entities (and changes to those interests) which are required to be disclosed under the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) Listing Rules, the Listing Rules and Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the United Kingdom Listing Authority, the Australian Corporations Act, the United Kingdom Companies Acts and the Group's Securities Dealing document.
We (the entities) advise the following information under ASX Listing Rule 3.19A.2, the UK Listing Authority Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Australian Corporations Act and in accordance with the Group's Securities Dealing document.
Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities | Baroness Shriti Vadera
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Date of last notice | 5 January 2011 (Appointment Notice) |
Date issuer informed of transaction | 22 February 2012 |
Date and place of transaction | 22 February 2012 on the London Stock Exchange |
Nature of transaction | On-market purchase of 4,000 BHP Billiton Plc shares |
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.
Direct or indirect interest | Indirect |
Nature of indirect interest (including registered holder) | Brewin Dolphin Securities Limited is the registered holder on behalf of Standard Life Trustee Company, the sole trustee for Baroness Vadera's Self Invested Pension Plan; Baroness Vadera is the beneficial owner. |
Date of change | 22 February 2012 |
No. of securities held prior to change | 5,000 |
Class | Ordinary Shares |
Number acquired | 4,000 |
Number disposed | - |
Value/Consideration | £20.79 per share |
No. of securities held after change | 9,000 |
Nature of change Example: on-market trade, off-market trade, exercise of options, issue of securities under dividend reinvestment plan, participation in buy-back | On-market purchase of BHP Billiton Plc shares
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Any additional information | - |
Part 2 - Change of interests in contracts other than as described in Part 4
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 - Closed period
Were the interests in the securities or contracts detailed above traded during a closed period where prior written clearance was required? | No. |
If so, was prior written clearance provided to allow the trade to proceed during this period? | - |
If prior written clearance was provided, on what date was this provided? | - |
Part 4 - 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 which have changed, save for the total number 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 rights held at the date of this notice
| - |
Any additional information
| - |
Part 5 - Contact details
Name of authorised officers responsible for making this notification on behalf of the entities | Nicola Evans - BHP Billiton Limited
Geof Stapledon - BHP Billiton Plc |
Contact details
| Nicola Evans Tel: +61 3 9609 4326 Fax: +61 3 9609 4372
Geof Stapledon Tel: +44 20 7802 4176 Fax: +44 20 7802 3054 |
BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office:180 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia Registered Office: Neathouse Place, London SW1V 1BH UK
Members of the BHP Billiton Group which is headquartered in Australia
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