UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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BHP BILLITON LIMITED (ABN 49 004 028 077) (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organisation)
180 LONSDALE STREET, MELBOURNE, VICTORIA 3000 AUSTRALIA (Address of principal executive offices) |
BHP BILLITON PLC (REG. NO. 3196209) (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
ENGLAND AND WALES (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organisation)
NEATHOUSE PLACE, VICTORIA, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (Address of principal executive offices) |
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3 April 2008
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Australian Securities Exchange |
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New York Stock Exchange |
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London Stock Exchange |
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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)
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Name of entities |
BHP Billiton Limited |
BHP Billiton Plc |
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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 Code.
We (the entities) advise the following information under ASX Listing Rule 3.19A.2 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 Code.
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Name of director |
Mr M Kloppers |
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Date of last notice |
4 January 2008 |
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Date issuer informed of transaction |
1 April 2008 |
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Date and place of transaction |
Shareplus employee share plan trust purchased the shares on the Australian Securities Exchange on 27 March 2008. The shares were allocated and the issuer informed on 1 April 2008. |
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Nature of transaction |
46 ordinary fully paid shares of BHP Billiton Limited purchased under Shareplus. |
Part 1 - Change of director's relevant interests in securities
Included in this Part are:
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Direct or indirect interest |
Indirect |
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Nature of indirect interest (including registered holder) |
Shares are held directly by Computershare Nominees on behalf of all Shareplus participants. Mr Kloppers has a beneficial interest in 123 shares. Computershare Nominees CI Ltd (ASX Share Plus Control Account) is the registered holder. |
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Date of change |
1 April 2008 |
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No. of securities held prior to change |
77 (refer below for details of Mr Kloppers' BHP Billiton Plc holding which is unchanged) |
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Class |
Ordinary fully paid shares of BHP Billiton Limited |
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Number acquired |
46 |
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Number disposed |
- |
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Value/Consideration |
A$35.78 per share |
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No. of securities held after change |
123 |
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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 through the Shareplus employee share plan trust. |
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Any additional information |
Shareplus is an all-employee share purchase plan. Under the plan, employees contribute monies to purchase shares (Acquired Shares), up to an annual contribution limit of US$5,000 in any Plan year. Shares are purchased on a quarterly basis using the employees' contributions made each pay period over the preceding 3 months. Any Acquired Shares still held by employees at the end of a 3 year holding period will be matched by the company on a 1:1 basis. Mr Kloppers has an indirect interest in 396,683 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc, as follows:
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Part 2 - Change of director's interests in contracts other than as described in Part 3
Included in this Part are:
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Detail of contract |
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Nature of interest |
- |
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Name of registered holder (if issued securities) |
- |
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No. and class of securities to which interest related prior to change |
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Interest acquired |
- |
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Interest disposed |
- |
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Value/Consideration |
- |
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Interest after change |
- |
Part 3 - Change
of director's interests in options or other rights granted by the entitiesIncluded 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.
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Date of grant |
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Period during which or date on which exercisable |
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Total amount paid (if any) for the grant |
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Description of securities involved: class; number |
- |
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Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise |
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Part 3 - Change of director's interests in options or other rights granted by the entities (cont'd)
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Total number of securities over which options or other rights held at the date of this notice |
BHP Billiton Plc interests: 52,771 - vested GIS Deferred Shares Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc) 675,000 - maximum number of Performance __________________ 765,071 Total BHP Billiton Limited interests: 27,582 - maximum number of GIS Deferred Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) 333,327 - maximum number of Performance 123 - maximum number of matched ____________________ 361,032 Total |
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Any additional information |
This notification is in respect of the Acquired Shares under the Shareplus (share purchase) scheme (see Part 1). |
Part 4 - Contact details
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Name of authorised officers responsible for making this notification on behalf of the entities |
Ms F Smith - BHP Billiton Limited Mrs I Watson - BHP Billiton Plc |
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Contact details
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Ms F Smith Tel: +61 3 9609 3179 Mrs I Watson Tel: +44 20 7802 4176 |
| BHP Billiton Limited ABN
49 004 028 077 Registered in Australia Registered Office: Level 27, 180 Lonsdale Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Telephone +61 1300 554 757 Facsimile +61 3 9609 3015 |
BHP Billiton Plc
Registration number 3196209 Registered in England and Wales Registered Office: Neathouse Place London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom Telephone +44 20 7802 4000 Facsimile +44 20 7802 4111 |
The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia
| Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. |
| BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc | ||
| Date: 3 April 2008 | By: |
Jane McAloon |
| Name: | Jane McAloon | |
| Title: | Group Company Secretary |