Change of Director's Interest Notice - K Rumble BHP Billiton Limited Company Secretariat BHP Billiton Limited BHP Billiton Plc 171 Collins Street Neathouse Place Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia London SW1V 1LH UK GPO BOX 86 Melbourne Victoria 3001 Australia Tel +44 20 7802 4000 Tel +61 1300 55 47 57 Fax +61 3 9609 3015 Fax + 44 20 7802 4111 4 March 2014 bhpbilliton.com bhpbilliton.com 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 document. 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 document. Name of Director Mr K C Rumble Date of last notice 31 August 2011 Date issuer informed of 3 March 2014 transaction Date and place of 28 February 2014 (London Stock Exchange) transaction Nature of transaction On-market purchase of 6,180 BHP Billiton Plc shares BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209 Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales Registered Office: 171 Collins Street, Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia Registered Office: Neathouse Place, London SW1V 1LH UK Members of the BHP Billiton Group which is headquartered in Australia 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 Indirect Nature of indirect interest Mr Rumble has an indirect interest in 20,680* ordinary shares (including registered holder) in BHP Billiton Plc as follows: 1) 12,200 registered in the name of Standard Bank Nominees (Transvaal) (Proprietary) Limited of which Mr Rumble is the beneficial holder, 2) 2,300 registered in the name of Standard Bank Trust Company (Mauritius) Limited held as trustees of the Saint Lambert Trust of which Mr Rumble is a beneficiary and 3) 6,180 registered in the name of Pershing Nominees Limited on behalf of an Old Mutual Life Policy of which Mr Rumble is the policy holder. * Note – total above reflects shares purchased in this transaction. Date of change 28 February 2014 No. of securities held prior to 14,500 change Class Ordinary Shares of US$0.50 each Number acquired 6,180 Number disposed - Value/Consideration £19.19 No. of securities held after 20,680 change Nature of change On-market purchase of BHP Billiton Plc shares Example: on-market trade, off- market trade, exercise of options, issue of securities under dividend reinvestment plan, participation in buy-back Any additional information - 2 Part 2 – Change of interests in contracts other than as described in Part 4 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 – Closed period Were the interests in the securities or No. contracts detailed above traded during a closed period where prior written clearance was required? If so, was prior written clearance Under our Securities Dealing Policy a Person provided to allow the trade to proceed Discharging Managerial Responsibilities cannot during this period? deal in BHP Billiton Securities without prior clearance. This requirement applies to all dealings, including those that occur outside of a Close Period. If prior written clearance was provided, — on what date was this provided? 3 Part 4 – 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 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 Nicole Duncan – BHP Billiton Limited for making this notification on behalf of the entities Elizabeth Hobley – BHP Billiton Plc Contact details Nicole Duncan Tel: +61 3 9609 2917 Fax: +61 3 9611 1044 Elizabeth Hobley Tel: +44 20 7802 4054 Fax: +44 20 7802 3054 Sponsor: Absa Bank Limited (acting through its Corporate and Investment Banking Division) 4 Date: 04/03/2014 07:05:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited ('JSE'). 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