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
April 7, 2010
| BHP BILLITON LIMITED (ABN 49 004 028 077) |
BHP BILLITON PLC (REG. NO. 3196209) | |
| (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) | (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) |
| VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA | ENGLAND AND WALES | |
| (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organisation) | (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organisation) | |
| 180 LONSDALE STREET, MELBOURNE, VICTORIA 3000 AUSTRALIA |
NEATHOUSE PLACE, VICTORIA, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (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
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: April 7 2010 | By: | /S/ JANE MCALOON | ||
| Name: | Jane McAloon | |||
| Title: | Group Company Secretary | |||
Company Secretariat
31 March 2010
| To: | Australian Securities Exchange | cc: | New York Stock Exchange | |||
| London Stock Exchange | JSE Limited |
Final Notification of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons
(Australian Securities Exchange Listing Rules Appendix 3Z)
| 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.
This final notification is filed in accordance with the ASX Listing Rules which requires the following information concerning a director to be reported on retirement from that office.
We (the entities) advise the following information under ASX Listing Rule 3.19A.3 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Australian Corporations Act.
| Name of director | Mr D R Argus AC | |
| Date of last notice | 17 February 2010 | |
| Date of cessation as a director | 30 March 2010 | |
Part 1 – Director’s 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; and |
| • | the relevant interests of Connected Persons of the director. |
| Name of holder and nature of interest |
Number and class of securities | |
| Alamiste Pty Ltd (indirect interest, Mr Argus has a beneficial interest) |
• 15,800 BHP Billiton Plc ordinary shares |
| • 132,390 BHP Billiton Limited ordinary shares | ||
| Mr DR & Mrs PA Argus designated ‘Alamiste Super Fund Account’ (indirect interest, Mr Argus has a beneficial interest) |
• 5,940 BHP Billiton Plc ordinary shares | |
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• 196,800 BHP Billiton Limited ordinary shares |
Part 2 – Director’s interests in contracts other than as described in Part 3
| Detail of contract | N/A | |
| Nature of interest | N/A | |
| Name of registered holder (if issued securities) | N/A | |
| No. and class of securities to which interest relates | N/A | |
Part 3 – Director’s interests in options or other rights granted by the entities
| Date of grant | N/A | |
| Period during which or date on which exercisable | N/A | |
| Total amount paid (if any) for the grant | N/A | |
| Description of securities involved: class; number | N/A | |
| Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise | N/A | |
| Total number of securities over which options or other rights held at the date of this notice | N/A | |
| Any additional information | N/A | |
Part 4 – Contact details
| Name of authorised officers responsible for making this notification on behalf of the entities | Fiona Smith – BHP Billiton Limited
Geof Stapledon – BHP Billiton Plc | |||
| Contact details | Fiona Smith | Tel: +61 3 9609 3179 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 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