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
December 1, 2010
| BHP BILLITON LIMITED (ABN 49 004 028 077) (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) |
BHP BILLITON PLC (REG. NO. 3196209) (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) |
| VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organisation)
180 LONSDALE STREET, MELBOURNE, VICTORIA 3000 AUSTRALIA (Address of principal executive offices) |
ENGLAND AND WALES (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organisation)
NEATHOUSE PLACE, VICTORIA, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (Address of principal executive offices) |
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¨ Yes x No
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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: December 1, 2010 | By: | /S/ JANE MCALOON | ||
| Name: | Jane McAloon | |||
| Title: | Group Company Secretary | |||
Company Secretariat
26 November 2010
| To: | Australian Securities Exchange | cc: | New York Stock Exchange | |||
| London Stock Exchange | JSE Limited |
Notification of Change of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons
(Australian Securities Exchange Listing Rules Appendix 3Y)
(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 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.
We (the entities) advise the following information under ASX Listing Rule 3.19A.2, the UK Listing Authority Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Australian Corporations Act and in accordance with the Group’s Securities Dealing Procedure.
| Name of director | Mr A L Boeckmann | |
| Date of last notice | 13 April 2010 | |
| Date issuer informed of transaction | 25 November 2010 | |
| Date and place of transaction | 24 November 2010 on the New York Stock Exchange | |
| Nature of transaction | On-market purchase of 750 BHP Billiton Plc American Depositary Shares (representing 1,500 BHP Billiton Plc shares) and 350 BHP Billiton Limited American Depositary Shares (representing 700 BHP Billiton Limited shares) on the New York Stock Exchange. | |
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 | Direct | |
| Nature of indirect interest (including registered holder) |
The registered holder is Cede and Company who holds the shares for the Alan L. Boeckmann Living Trust. Mr Boeckmann has a beneficial interest.
No change to the indirect holding. | |
| Date of change | 24 November 2010 | |
| No. of securities held prior to change | Direct:
• 815 BHP Billiton Plc ADRs (representing 1,630 BHP Billiton Plc shares); and
• 555 BHP Billiton Limited ADRs (representing 1,110 BHP Billiton Limited shares).
Indirect:
• 1,025 BHP Billiton Plc ADRs (representing 2,050 BHP Billiton Plc shares); and
• 1,020 BHP Billiton Limited ADRs (representing 2,040 BHP Billiton Limited shares). | |
| Class | American Depositary Shares (ADRs) in BHP Billiton Plc and in BHP Billiton Limited | |
| Number acquired | 750 ADRs (representing 1,500 BHP Billiton Plc shares)
350 ADRs (representing 700 BHP Billiton Limited shares) | |
| Number disposed | — | |
| Value/Consideration | US$72.43 per BHP Billiton Plc ADR (average)
US$83.95 per BHP Billiton Limited ADR (average) | |
| No. of securities held after change | Direct:
• 1,565 BHP Billiton Plc ADRs (representing 3,130 BHP Billiton Plc shares); and
• 905 BHP Billiton Limited ADRs (representing 1,810 BHP Billiton Limited shares).
Indirect:
• 1,025 BHP Billiton Plc ADRs (representing 2,050 BHP Billiton Plc shares); and
• 1,020 BHP Billiton Limited ADRs (representing 2,040 BHP Billiton Limited shares).Indirect: | |
| Nature of change Example: on-market trade, off-market trade, exercise of options, issue of securities under dividend reinvestment plan, participation in buy-back |
On-market purchase of BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited ADRs | |
| Any additional information | The shares are jointly held. | |
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 |
— | |||
| Any additional information | — | |||
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
Geof Stapledon |
Tel: +61 3 9609 3179 Fax: +61 3 9609 4372
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