Edgar Filing: BHP BILLITON LTD

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 22, 2006

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

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22 December 2006

To:	Australian Stock 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 Responsibilities and Connected Persons

(Listing Rules & Disclosure 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 Plc or BHP Billiton Limited 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 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 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	Ms K J Wood
Date of last notice	11 December 2006
Date issuer informed of transaction	22 December 2006
Date and place of transaction	20 December 2006 (place of transaction not applicable)

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 person discharging managerial responsibilities.

Direct or indirect interest	Direct and Indirect
Nature of indirect interest (including registered holder and the identity of a Connected Person if applicable)	Sloan Wood Superannuation Fund is the registered holder. The trustees of this private superannuation fund are K Wood and A Sloan, of which Ms Wood is a beneficiary*.
No. of securities held prior to change	74,656 (all direct interest)
Class	Ordinary fully paid shares in BHP Billiton Limited
Number acquired	38,000 (transfer from direct to indirect holding)
Number disposed	38,000 (transfer from direct to indirect holding)
Value/Consideration	A$25.77 per share
No. of securities held after change	74,656 (38,000 indirect and 36,656 direct)
Nature of change Example: on-market trade, off-market trade, exercise of options, issue of securities under dividend reinvestment plan, participation in buy-back	Off-market transfer
Any additional information	*Ms Wood has transferred 38,000 shares from a registered holding in her name into a private superannuation fund in which Ms Wood is a beneficiary. Any changes in the holdings of the superannuation fund are notifiable to the exchanges.

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 (including the identity of a Connected Person if applicable)	-
Name of registered holder	-
No. and class of securities to which interest related prior to change	-
Interest acquired	-
Interest disposed	-
Value/Consideration	-
Interest after change	-
No. and class of securities to which interest related after the 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

25,846 - 24,110 vested Performance Rights under the PSP
to 25,846 ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited

16,547 - vested GIS Performance Shares (ordinary shares
of BHP Billiton Limited)

26,631 - vested GIS Deferred Shares (ordinary shares of
BHP Billiton Limited)

38,729 - maximum number of GIS Deferred Shares
(ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited)

                        335,000 -        maximum number of Performance Shares
                                                 (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under the
                                                 LTIP

_____________________

442,753 Total

Any additional information

Part 4 - Contact details

Name of authorised officers responsible for making this notification on behalf of the entities	Mr R Mallett - BHP Billiton Limited Mrs I Watson - BHP Billiton Plc - BHP Billiton Plc
Contact details	Mr R Mallett Tel: +61 3 9609 3324 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

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): [ ]

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: [ ] Yes [x] No