1st Jun 2012 07:00
Company Secretariat
1 June 2012
To: | Australian Securities Exchange | cc: | New York Stock Exchange |
London Stock Exchange | JSE Limited |
Appointment of Pat Davies
Further to the announcement on 14 May 2012 advising of the appointment of Pat Davies as a Director of BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited with effect from 1 June 2012 we now advise details of Mr Davies' interests in BHP Billiton shares:
Notification of Initial Interests of Directors and Connected Persons
(Australian Securities Exchange Listing Rules Appendix 3X)
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 all stock exchanges on which either BHP Billiton Plc or BHP Billiton Limited have primary or secondary listings, all those interests of directors 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.1 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Australian Corporations Act.
Name of director
| Pat Davies |
Date of appointment
| 1 June 2012 |
Part 1 - Director's relevant interests in securities of which the director is the registered holder
In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust
Number & class of securities
2,352 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc (Mr Davies holds these shares in his capacity as trustee of TAG Family Trust)
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Part 2 - Director's relevant interests in securities of which the director is not the registered holder
In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust
Name of holder & nature of interest
Sanlam Private Investments (indirect interest, Mr Davies has a beneficial interest) | Number & class of securities
1,818 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc |
Part 3 - Director's interests in contracts
Detail of contract
| Nil
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Nature of interest
| N/A
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Name of registered holder (if issued securities) | N/A
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No. and class of securities to which interest relates | N/A |
Part 4 - 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
Related Shares:
BHP Group