Letter

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

June 10, 2009

 

   

 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)

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:  [x] Form 20-F   [  ] Form 40-F

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):  [ ]

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):  [ ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:  [ ] Yes    [x] No

 

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):    n/a 

 

 

 

Company Secretariat

9 June 2009

 

 


To:

Australian Securities Exchange

cc:

New York Stock Exchange

     

Swiss Stock Exchange

     

JSE Limited

 

London Stock Exchange

 

Deutsche Bank
UBS Zurich

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 Procedure.

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 Procedure.

Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities

Mr M J Kloppers

Date of last notice

1 April 2009

Date issuer informed of transaction

9 June 2009

Date and place of transaction

5 June 2009 on the London Stock Exchange

Nature of transaction

The acquisition of 90,071 fully paid shares in BHP Billiton Plc following the exercise of Deferred Shares under the Group Incentive Scheme and the sale of 43,234 of the shares acquired to meet the expected tax liability.

 

Part 1 - Change of relevant interests in securities

Included in this Part are:

Direct or indirect interest

Indirect

Nature of indirect interest

(including registered holder)

Mr Kloppers has an indirect interest in 443,520 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc (including shares acquired from this transaction), as follows:

  1. 363,520 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc registered in the name of UBS AG of which Mr Kloppers is the beneficial holder; and
  2. 80,000 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc held by the Kloppers Family Superannuation Fund and registered in the name of UBS AG.

Date of change

5 June 2009

No. of securities held prior to change

396,683 shares (all held indirectly)

Class

Ordinary fully paid shares of US$0.50 in BHP Billiton Plc

Number acquired

90,071

Number disposed

43,234

Value/Consideration

Exercise of 90,071 at nil cost.

Sale of 43,234 at GBP15.581 per share

No. of securities held after change

443,520 shares (all held indirectly)

Nature of change

Example: on-market trade, off-market trade, exercise of options, issue of securities under dividend reinvestment plan, participation in buy-back

The acquisition of 90,071 fully paid shares in BHP Billiton Plc following the exercise of Deferred Shares under the Group Incentive Scheme and the sale of 43,234 of the shares acquired to meet the expected tax liability.

Any additional information

Mr Kloppers also has an interest in 287 BHP Billiton Limited fully paid shares purchased via Shareplus. 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.

 

Part 2 - Change of interests in contracts other than as described in Part 3

Included in this Part are:

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 - 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

-

Part 3 - Change of interests in options or other rights granted by the entities (cont'd)

Total number of securities over which options or other rights held at the date of this notice

BHP Billiton Plc interests:

675,000 - maximum number of Performance Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc) under the LTIP

________

675,000 - Total

BHP Billiton Limited interests:

123,429 - maximum number of Deferred Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under the GIS

833,327 - maximum number of Performance Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under the LTIP

287 - maximum number of matched shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under Shareplus

________

957,043 - Total

Any additional information

This notification is in respect of the exercise on 5 June 2009 of 90,071 Deferred Shares under BHP Billiton Plc's Group Incentive Scheme.

Part 4 - Contact details

Name of authorised officers responsible for making this notification on behalf of the entities

Ms F Smith - BHP Billiton Limited

Ms E Hobley - BHP Billiton Plc

Contact details

 

 

Ms F Smith Tel: +61 3 9609 3179

Fax: +61 3 9609 4372

Ms E Hobley Tel: +44 20 7802 4054

Fax: +44 20 7802 3054

BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077

Registered in Australia

Registered Office: 180 Lonsdale Street Melbourne Victoria 3000

BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209

Registered in England and Wales

Registered Office: Neathouse Place London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom

The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia

 

SIGNATURES

 

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: 10 June 2009

By:

Jane McAloon
 

 

Name:

Jane McAloon

 

Title:

Group Company Secretary