Director Shareholding
October 27 2003 - 2:01AM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:3204R
BHP Billiton PLC
27 October 2003
27 October 2003
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Appendix 3Z of the Listing Rules
Final Notification of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons
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 BHP Billiton Group has agreed to
adopt the better of the existing governance practices between BHP Billiton Plc
and BHP Billiton Limited. As a result, 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 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.
This Final Notification is filed in consequence of Listing Rules of the ASX
which requires the following information concerning a director 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 and otherwise in accordance with the foregoing
policy .
Name of director Mr C A J Herkstroter
Date of last notice 22 July 2002
Date that Director ceased to be a director 24 October 2003
Part 1 - Director's relevant interests in securities of which the director is
the registered holder
In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by
the responsible entity of the trust.
Number & class of securities
-
Part 2 - Director's relevant interests in securities of which the director is
not the registered holder
Included in this Part is:
* 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 interest of Connected Persons as defined in the United
Kingdom Companies Act, their identity and relationship to the director. The
definition includes spouses and children under 18 years of age.
Name of holder & nature of interest Number & class of securities
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited 10 642 ordinary fully paid shares
for F Van Lanschot Bankiers on trust of US$0.50 of BHP Billiton Plc
for Mr Herkstroter and his spouse jointly
Part 3 - Director's interests in contracts other than as described in Part 4
Detail of contract -
Nature of interest -
Name of registered holder -
(if issued securities)
No. and class of securities to which interest relates -
Part 4 - Director's interests in options or other rights granted by the entities
Date of grant -
Period during which or date on which exercisable -
Total amount paid (if any) for the grant -
Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise -
Total number of securities over which options or other rights held at the date
of this notice -
Any additional information -
Part 5 - Contact details
Name of authorised officers responsible Mr R V Taylor - BHP Billiton Limited
for making this notification on behalf Ms E Hobley - BHP Billiton Plc
of the entities
Contact details Mr R V Taylor Tel: +61 3 9609 3265
Fax: +61 3 9609 4372
Ms E Hobley Tel: +44 20 7747 4054
Fax: +44 20 7747 3054
BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209
Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: Level 27, 180 Lonsdale Street Melbourne Registered Office: Neathouse Place London SW1V 1BH United
Victoria 3000 Kingdom
Telephone +61 1300 554 757 Facsimile +61 3 9609 3015 Telephone +44 20 7802 4000 Facsimile +44 20 7802 4111
The BHP
Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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