Director Shareholding
November 25 2003 - 2:02AM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:4488S
BHP Billiton PLC
25 November 2003
25 November 2003
To: Australian Stock Exchange cc: New York Stock Exchange
Swiss Stock Exchange
New Zealand Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange Johannesburg Stock Exchange
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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
19 September 2003
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
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Nature of indirect interest
(including registered holder)
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Date of change
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No. of securities held prior to change
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Class
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Number acquired
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Number disposed
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Value/Consideration
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No. of securities held after change
Nature of change
Example: on-market trade, off-market trade, exercise of options, issue of
securities under dividend reinvestment plan, participation in buy-back
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Any additional information
Mr Goodyear has a direct interest in 349 692 shares of BHP Billiton Limited. He
is the registered holder of these shares.
Mr Goodyear has an indirect interest in shares of BHP Billiton Limited held in
the form of 41 302 American Depositary Shares. The registered holder is Cede and
Company, and they are held on behalf of Mr Goodyear as beneficial owner.
Mr Goodyear has an indirect interest in shares of BHP Billiton Plc held in the
form of 1000 American Depository Shares. The registered holder is Cede and
Company, and they are held on behalf of Mr Goodyear and his wife as beneficial
joint owners.
There is no change to report to the above holdings.
Mr Goodyear as an Executive Director also has a notifiable interest under United
Kingdom legislation in 141 802 shares of BHP Billiton Plc, being the balance of
shares held by Billiton ESOP Trustee Limited as trustee of the Billiton Employee
Share 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
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Nature of interest
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Name of registered holder
(if issued securities)
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No. and class of securities to which interest related prior to change
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Interest acquired
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Interest disposed
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Value/Consideration
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Interest after change
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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
21 November 2003
Period during which or date on which exercisable
* Deferred Shares and Options - August 2005 to August 2008
* Performance Shares - August 2006 to August 2009
Total amount paid (if any) for the grant
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Description of securities involved:
class; number
112 375 Performance Shares of BHP Billiton Limited
28 093 Deferred Shares of BHP Billiton Limited
320 725 Options of BHP Billiton Limited
Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise
A$11.11
Part 3 - Change of director's 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
1 601 086 - 940 725 maximum number of
options over 1 601 086 ordinary
shares of BHP Billiton Limited
136 573 - 127 400 maximum number of
Performance Rights to 136 573
ordinary shares of BHP Billiton
Limited
292 529 - Group Incentive Scheme
Performance Shares
28 093 - maximum number of Group
Incentive Scheme Deferred Shares
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2 058 281 Total
Any additional information
This change represents an award of Options, Deferred Shares and Performance
Shares under the Group Incentive Scheme following approval by shareholders at
the 2003 Annual General Meetings of the Group.
Mr Goodyear also holds rights over shares of BHP Billiton Limited under the BHP
Billiton Limited Executive Share Scheme as detailed above.
Part 4 - Contact details
Name of authorised officers responsible for making this notification on behalf
of the entities
Mr R V Taylor - BHP Billiton Limited
Ms E A Hobley - BHP Billiton Plc - 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
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
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