Director Shareholding
February 28 2003 - 2:03AM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:1080I
BHP Billiton PLC
28 February 2003
28 February 2003
To: Australian Stock Exchange cc: New York Stock Exchange
Swiss Stock Exchange
New Zealand Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange Johannesburg Stock Exchange
Paris Bourse (Euronext)
Deutsche Bank
Notification of Change of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons
(Australian Stock Exchange Listing Rules Appendix 3Y)
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 interest 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 Stock Exchange (ASX) Listing
Rules, the Listing Rules of the United Kingdom Listing Authority, the Australian
Corporations Act, the United Kingdom Companies Act 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 otherwise in accordance with the foregoing
policy.
Name of director Mr C W Goodyear
Date of last notice 15 November 2002
Part 1 - Change of 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;
* 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 Direct
Nature of indirect interest -
(including registered holder)
Date of change 27 February 2003
No. of securities held prior to change -
Class Ordinary fully paid shares of
BHP Billiton Limited
Number acquired 165 209 after exercising 80 000 options
Number disposed -
Value/Consideration $14.29 per option
No. of securities held after change 165 209
Nature of change
Example: on-market trade, off-market trade,
exercise of options, issue of securities
under dividend reinvestment plan,
participation in buy-back Exercise of options
Any additional information Mr Goodyear has an indirect interest in
shares of BHP Billiton Limited held in
the form of 41 302 American Depository
Shares. The registered holder is
Salamon Smith Barney, and they are held
on behalf of Mr Goodyear as beneficial
owner.
There is no change to report to the
above holding.
Mr Goodyear as an Executive Director
also has a notifiable interest under
United Kingdom legislation in 354 203
shares of BHP Billiton Plc, being the
balance of shares held by Billiton ESOP
Trustees Limited as trustee of the
Billiton Employee Ownership Trust.
Part 2 - Change of director's 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 director's 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 director's interests in options or other rights granted by
the entities (cont'd)
Total number of securities over which 1 280 362 - 620 000 maximum
options or other rights held at the date number of options over
of this notice 1 280 362 ordinary
shares of BHP Billiton
Limited
321 056 - 210 733 maximum number
of Performance Rights
to 321 056 ordinary
shares of BHP Billiton
Limited
180 154 - 180 154 maximum number
of Group Incentive
Scheme Performance
Shares
_______
1 781 572 Total
Any additional information This change represents
a reduction in the
maximum number of
options and the number
of ordinary shares
they convert to on
exercise following the
exercise of 80 000
options by Mr
Goodyear.
Mr Goodyear also holds
rights over shares of
BHP Billiton Limited
under the BHP Billiton
Limited Executive
Share Scheme and Group
Incentive Scheme as
detailed above.
Part 4 - Contact details
Name of authorised officers responsible for making this Mr R V Taylor -
notification on behalf of the entities BHP Billiton Limited
Ms E A Hobley -
BHP Billiton Plc -
Contact details Mr R V Taylor
Tel: +61 3 9609 3265
Fax: +61 3 9609 4372
Ms E A Hobley
Tel: +44 20 7802 4054
Fax: +44 20 7802 3054
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