BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Appointment of Mr Wayne W24 Jun 2009
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BIBLT                                                                           
BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Appointment of Mr Wayne W. Murdy                       
BHP Billiton Plc                                                                
Share code:    BIL                                                              
ISIN:          GB0000566504                                                     
Company Secretariat                                                             
24 June 2009                                                                    
To: Australian Securities Exchange   cc:   New York Stock Exchange              
Swiss Stock Exchange                  
                                          JSE Limited                           
   London Stock Exchange                  Deutsche BankUBS Zurich               
Appointment of Mr Wayne W. Murdy                                                
Further to the announcement on 18 June 2009 advising of the appointment of      
Mr Wayne W. Murdy as a Director of BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited we 
now advise details of Mr Murdy`s interests in BHP Billiton Limited shares:      
Notification of Initial Interests of Directors and Connected Persons            
(Australian Securities Exchange Listing Rules Appendix 3X)                      
Name of entities    BHP Billiton Limited     BHP Billiton Plc                   
                   ABN  49 004 028 077      REG NO  3196029                     
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 directors 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.1 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the   
Australian Corporations Act.                                                    
Name of director        Mr Wayne W. Murdy                                       
Date of appointment     18 June 2009                                            
Part 1 - Director`s relevant interests in securities of which the director is   
the registered holder                                                           
In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by  
the responsible entity of the trust                                             
Number & class of securities                                                    
2,015 BHP Billiton Ltd American Depositary Receipts (representing 4,030         
BHP Billiton Limited shares).                                                   
Part 2 - Director`s relevant interests in securities of which the director is   
not the registered holder                                                       
In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by  
the responsible entity of the trust                                             
Name of holder & nature of interest N/A    Number & class of securities N/A     
Part 3 - Director`s interests in contracts                                      
Detail of contract                         N/A                                  
                                                                                
Nature of interest                         N/A                                  

Name of registered holder                  N/A                                  
(if issued securities)                                                          
No. and class of securities to which       Nil                                  
interest relates                                                                
Part 4 -  Contact details                                                       
Name of authorised officers responsible    Ms F Smith -   BHP Billiton Limited  
for making this notification on behalf of                                       
the entities                               Ms E Hobley - BHP Billiton Plc       
Contact details                            Ms F Smith     Tel: +61 3 9609 3179  
                                                Fax:     +61 3 9609 4372        
                                                                                
Ms E Hobley    Tel: +44 207 802 4054  
                                                Fax:     +44 207 802 3054       
BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077    BHP Billiton Plc Registration        
Registered in Australia                    number 3196209                       
Registered Office: 180 Lonsdale Street     Registered in England and Wales      
Melbourne Victoria 3000                    Registered Office: Neathouse Place   
                                          London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom        
The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia                            
Date: 24/06/2009 08:12:02 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.                  
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