BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Notification of Change of12 Feb 2010
BIL
BIBLT                                                                           
BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Notification of Change of Interests of Directors and   
                        Connected Persons                                       
BHP Billiton Plc                                                                
Share code: BIL                                                                 
ISIN: GB0000566504                                                              
Company Secretariat                                                             
12 February 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         BHP Billiton Limited       BHP Billiton Plc                     
entities                                                                        
               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       13 November 2009                                             
notice                                                                          
Date issuer        11 February 2010                                             
informed of                                                                     
transaction                                                                     
Date and place of  10 February 2010 on the New York Stock                       
transaction        Exchange                                                     
Nature of          On-market purchase of 590 BHP Billiton Plc                   
transaction        American Depositary Shares (representing                     
1,180 BHP Billiton Plc 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)                                                   
Date of change                    10 February 2010                              
No. of securities held prior to   375 BHP Billiton Limited ADRs                 
change                                                                          
Class                             American Depositary Shares (ADRs) in BHP      
                                 Billiton Plc                                   
Number acquired                   590 ADRs (representing 1,180 BHP Billiton     
                                 Plc shares)                                    
Number disposed                   -                                             
Value/Consideration               US$58.41 per ADR (average)                    
No. of securities held after      375 BHP Billiton Limited ADRs                 
change                            (representing 750 BHP Billiton Limited        
shares)                                        
                                 590 BHP Billiton Plc ADRs (representing        
                                 1,180 BHP Billiton Plc shares)                 
Nature of change                  On-market purchase of BHP Billiton Plc        
Example:  on-market trade, off-   ADRs                                          
market trade, exercise of                                                       
options, issue of securities                                                    
under dividend reinvestment                                                     
plan, participation in buy-back                                                 
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          Fiona Smith - BHP Billiton                 
responsible for making this          Limited                                    
notification on behalf of the                                                   
entities                             Geof Stapledon - BHP Billiton              
Plc                                         
Contact details                      Fiona Smith    Tel: +61 3 9609             
                                    3179                                        
                                         Fax: +61 3 9609 4372                   

                                    Geof Stapledon Tel: +44 20 7802             
                                    4176                                        
                                         Fax: +44 20 7802 3054                  
BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028  BHP Billiton Plc Registration              
077                                  number 3196209                             
Registered in Australia              Registered in England and Wales            
Registered Office: 180 Lonsdale      Registered Office: Neathouse               
Street Melbourne Victoria 3000       Place London SW1V 1BH United               
                                    Kingdom                                     
The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia                            
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