Company Secretariat
 

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 19, 2007


 

 

 

BHP BILLITON LIMITED

(ABN 49 004 028 077)

(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)

 

 

 

BHP BILLITON PLC

(REG. NO. 3196209)

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

ENGLAND AND WALES

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organisation)

 

NEATHOUSE PLACE, VICTORIA, LONDON,

UNITED KINGDOM

(Address of principal executive offices)

 


 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:  [x] Form 20-F   [  ] Form 40-F
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):  [ ]
 
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19 December 2007

To:

Australian Securities Exchange

cc:

New York Stock Exchange

     

Swiss Stock Exchange

     

JSE Limited

 

London Stock Exchange

 

Deutsche Bank
UBS Zurich

 

Notification of Change of Interests of Persons Discharging

Managerial Interests and Connected Persons

(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 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 Listing Rules and Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the United Kingdom Listing Authority and the Group's Securities Dealing Code.

We (the entities) advise the following information under the UK Listing Authority Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4 and as agent for the person discharging managerial responsibilities in accordance with the Group's Securities Dealing Code.

Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities

Mr M P Randolph

Date of last notice

13 February 2007

Date issuer informed of transaction

17 December 2007

Date and place of transaction

14 December 2007 (place of transaction not applicable)

Nature of transaction

Award of Performance Shares under the Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") and of Deferred Shares under the Group Incentive Scheme ("GIS").

 

Part 1 - Change of relevant interests in securities

Included in this Part are:

Direct or indirect interest

-

Nature of indirect interest

(including registered holder)

-

Date of change

-

No. of securities held prior to change

-

Class

-

Number acquired

-

Number disposed

-

Value/Consideration

-

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

-

Any additional information

Mr Randolph has a direct interest in 175,437 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited.

Mr Randolph also has an indirect interest in 33 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited held by Computershare Nominees on behalf of Shareplus participants as Acquired Shares under the scheme (Shareplus is an all-employee share purchase plan of the BHP Billiton Group).

There is no change to the above holdings

 

Part 2 - Change of interests in contracts other than as described in Part 3

Included in this Part are:

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

14 December 2007

Period during which or date on which exercisable

  • Performance Shares - August 2012 to August 2017
  • Deferred Shares - August 2009 to August 2012

Total amount paid (if any) for the grant

-

Description of securities involved:

class; number

  • 197,676 Performance Shares under the LTIP
  • 23,648 Deferred Shares under the GIS

Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise

Nil

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

                          32,199 -      vested GIS Deferred Shares
                                              (ordinary shares of BHP
                                              Billiton Limited)

                          53,103 -      maximum number of GIS
                                              Deferred Shares (ordinary
                                              shares of BHP Billiton
                                              Limited)

                        592,676 -     maximum number of
                                              Performance Shares
                                              (ordinary shares of BHP
                                              Billiton Limited) under the
                                              LTIP

                                  33 -     maximum number of matched
                                              shares (ordinary shares of
                                              BHP Billiton Limited) under
                                              Shareplus

_____________________________

               678,011      Total

Any additional information

This notification is in respect of the award of Performance Shares under the LTIP and Deferred Shares under the GIS following the approval by shareholders on 28 November 2007.

 

Part 4 - Contact details

Name of authorised officers responsible for making this notification on behalf of the entities

Ms F Smith - BHP Billiton Limited

Mrs I Watson - BHP Billiton Plc - BHP Billiton Plc

Contact details

 

 

Ms F Smith Tel: +61 3 9609 3179
Fax: +61 3 9609 4372

Mrs I Watson Tel: +44 20 7802 4176
Fax: +44 20 7802 3054

 

BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077
Registered in Australia
Registered Office: Level 27, 180 Lonsdale Street Melbourne Victoria 3000
Telephone +61 1300 554 757 Facsimile +61 3 9609 3015
BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209
Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: Neathouse Place London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom
Telephone +44 20 7802 4000 Facsimile +44 20 7802 4111

                                                                  The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia

                                                                          


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: 19 December 2007 By:

Jane McAloon
 


  Name:  Jane McAloon
  Title: Group Company Secretary