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
October 30, 2018
| BHP BILLITON LIMITED | BHP BILLITON PLC | |
| (ABN 49 004 028 077) | (REG. NO. 3196209) | |
| (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) | (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) | |
| VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA | ENGLAND AND WALES | |
| (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organisation) | (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organisation) | |
| 171 COLLINS STREET, MELBOURNE, VICTORIA 3000 AUSTRALIA (Address of principal executive offices) |
NOVA SOUTH, 160 VICTORIA STREET LONDON, SW1E 5LB UNITED KINGDOM (Address of principal executive offices) | |
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BHP BILLITON PLC and BHP BILLITON LIMITED
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by
Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities
BHP Billiton Plc issues a correction to the Director / PDMR shareholding notification made on 30 August 2017 at 07:53 with RNS number 2678P (PDMR Notification). The PDMR Notification detailed a purchase of 14,221 ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited on 25 August 2017 and a purchase of 18,635 ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited on 28 August 2017. A separate 4,495 parcel of ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited also purchased on 25 August 2017 was not disclosed in the PDMR Notification. Ken MacKenzie has an indirect interest in the shares that are subject to these three transactions through a family trust in which he is a beneficiary.
The PDMR Notification is restated in full below.
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / persons closely associated | |||
| a) | Name | MacKenzie Family S/F Trust (Person Closely Associated) | ||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||
| a) | Position/status | This notification concerns a Person Closely Associated with a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities, being Ken MacKenzie, Chairman and Non-executive Director.
Ken MacKenzie is a beneficiary of the MacKenzie Family S/F Trust. | ||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Amendment | ||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||
| a) | Name | BHP Billiton Plc | ||
| b) | LEI | 549300C116EOWV835768 | ||
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted. | |||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
1. BHP Billiton Limited ordinary shares ISIN: AU000000BHP4 2. BHP Billiton Limited ordinary shares ISIN: AU000000BHP4 3. BHP Billiton Limited ordinary shares ISIN: AU000000BHP4 | ||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | 1. The on-market purchase of 14,221 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited. 2. The on-market purchase of 18,635 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited. 3. The on-market purchase of 4,495 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited. | ||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) |
Volume(s) | |||||
| 1 | AUD 26.70 | 14,221 | ||||||
| 2 | AUD 26.83 | 18,635 | ||||||
| 3 | AUD 26.73 | 4,495 | ||||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
37,351 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited AUD 26.77 | ||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 1. 2017-08-25 2. 2017-08-28 3. 2017-08-25 | ||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | 1. Australian Securities Exchange (XASX) 2. Australian Securities Exchange (XASX) 3. Australian Securities Exchange (XASX) | ||||||
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: October 30, 2018 | By: | /s/ Rachel Agnew | ||
| Name: | Rachel Agnew | |||
| Title: | Company Secretary | |||