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 8, 2010
| BHP BILLITON LIMITED | BHP BILLITON PLC | |
| (ABN 49 004 028 077) | (REG. NO. 3196209) | |
| (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) | (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) |
| VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organisation) |
ENGLAND AND WALES (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organisation) | |
| 180 LONSDALE STREET, MELBOURNE, VICTORIA 3000 AUSTRALIA (Address of principal executive offices) |
NEATHOUSE PLACE, VICTORIA, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (Address of principal executive offices) | |
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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 8 2010 | By: | /S/ JANE MCALOON | ||
| Name: | Jane McAloon | |||
| Title: | Group Company Secretary | |||
Company Secretariat
1 April 2010
| To: | Australian Securities Exchange | cc: | New York Stock Exchange | |||
| London Stock Exchange | JSE Limited |
Notification of Change of Interests of
Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility
(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 Listing Rules and Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the United Kingdom Listing Authority and the Group’s Securities Dealing Procedure.
We (the entities) advise the following information under the UK Listing Authority Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4 and as agent for the person discharging managerial responsibilities in accordance with the Group’s Securities Dealing Procedure.
| Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities | Mr J M Yeager | |
| Date of last notice | 18 December 2009 | |
| Date issuer informed of transaction | 1 April 2010 | |
| Date and place of transaction | Shareplus employee share plan trust purchased the shares on the New York Stock Exchange on 5 March 2010. The shares were allocated and the issuer informed on 1 April 2010. | |
| Nature of transaction | Due to the expiry of the Qualification Period and satisfaction of other conditions under the terms of the all employee share plan Shareplus (2007) the:
• acquisition of 134 Matched Shares ordinary fully paid shares of BHP Billiton Limited (held as 67 BHP Billiton Limited ADRs) (see Part 3), and
• transfer of 134 Acquired Shares ordinary fully paid shares of BHP Billiton Limited (held as 67 BHP Billiton Limited ADRs). | |
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) |
Mr Yeager has an indirect interest in 274* ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited (held as 137* BHP Billiton Limited ADRs) held by Computershare Nominees on behalf of Shareplus participants as Acquired Shares under the scheme. Shareplus is an all employee share purchase plan of the BHP Billiton Group.
Mr Yeager also holds an indirect interest in 268* ordinary shares in BHP Billiton (held as 134 BHP Billiton ADRs) held by Cede & Company, and they are held on behalf of Mr Yeager as beneficial owner.
* Note – total above includes shares allocated and transferred in this transaction (Matched Shares) | |
| Date of change | 1 April 2010 | |
| No. of securities held prior to change | 408 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited (held as 204* BHP Billiton Limited ADRs) | |
| Class | BHP Billiton Limited ADRs | |
| Number acquired | 134 BHP Billiton Limited (67 BHP Billiton Limited ADRs) | |
| Number disposed | — | |
| Value/Consideration | Nil priced Matched Shares (BHP Billiton Limited) | |
| No. of securities held after change | 542 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited (held as 271* BHP Billiton Limited ADRs) | |
| Nature of change Example: on-market trade, off-market trade, exercise of options, issue of securities under dividend reinvestment plan, participation in buy-back |
Allocation and transfer of Matching Shares and transfer of Acquired Shares from Computershare Nominees. | |
| Any additional information | Mr Yeager has a direct interest in 23,364 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited.
There is no change to the above direct holding.
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 qualification 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:
| • | 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 – 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 | 86,250 | – maximum number Deferred Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under the GIS | ||
| 1,082,702 | – maximum number of Performance Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under the LTIP | |||
| 274 | – maximum number of Matched Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited, held as 137 Limited ADRs) under Shareplus | |||
| 1,169,226 | – Total | |||
| Any additional information | This notification is in respect of the vested Matched Shares under Shareplus where 134 (67 ADRs) Matched Shares under the 2007 scheme were purchased and transferred (see Part 1). | |||
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: Fax: |
+61 3 9609 3179 +61 3 9609 4372 | |||
| Geof Stapledon | Tel: Fax: |
+44 20 7802 4176 +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