BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Final Notification of Int3 Feb 2010
BIL
BIBLT                                                                           
BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Final Notification of Interests of Directors and       
Connected Persons                                                               
BHP Billiton Plc                                                                
Share code: BIL                                                                 
ISIN: GB0000566504                                                              
3 February 2010                                                                 
Final Notification of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons              
(Australian Securities Exchange Listing Rules Appendix 3Z)                      
Name of         BHP Billiton Limited           BHP Billiton Plc                 
entities                                                                        
               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 Procedure.                              
This final notification is filed in accordance with the ASX Listing Rules which 
requires the following information concerning a director to be reported on      
retirement from that office.                                                    
We (the entities) advise the following information under ASX Listing Rule       
3.19A.3 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the   
Australian Corporations Act.                                                    
Name of director              The Hon. E Gail de Planque                        
Date of last notice           23 June 2009                                      
Date of cessation as a        31 January 2010                                   
director                                                                        
Part 1 - Director`s 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; and      
*    the relevant interests of Connected Persons of the director.               
Name of holder and nature  Number and class of securities                       
of interest                                                                     
NY Life Securities Inc     2,590 American Depositary Shares                     
(indirect interest, The    in BHP Billiton Limited                              
Hon. E Gail de Planque     (representing 5,180 BHP Billiton                     
has a beneficial           Limited ordinary shares)                             
interest)                                                                       
Part 2 - Director`s interests in contracts other than as described              
in Part 3                                                                       
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 interest    N/A                            
relates                                                                         
Part 3 - Director`s interests in options or other rights granted by             
the entities                                                                    
Date of grant                                    N/A                            
Period during which or date on which exercisable N/A                            
Total amount paid (if any) for the grant         N/A                            
Description of securities involved: class;       N/A                            
number                                                                          
Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or    N/A                            
indication that price is to be fixed at time of                                 
exercise                                                                        
Total number of securities over which options or N/A                            
other rights held at the date of this notice                                    
Any additional information                       N/A                            
Part 4  -  Contact details                                                      
Name of authorised          Fiona Smith - BHP Billiton                          
officers responsible for    Limited                                             
making this notification                                                        
on behalf of the entities   Geof Stapledon - BHP Billiton                       
                           Plc                                                  
Contact details             Fiona Smith    Tel: +61 3 9609                      
3179                                  
                                          Fax: +61 3 9609                       
                                          4372                                  
                                                                                
Geof Stapledon Tel: +44 20 7802                      
                                          4176                                  
                                          Fax: +44 20 7802                      
                                          3054                                  
BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49     BHP Billiton Plc Registration                   
004 028 077                     number 3196209                                  
Registered in Australia         Registered in England and Wales                 
Registered Office: 180          Registered Office: Neathouse                    
Lonsdale Street Melbourne       Place London SW1V 1BH United                    
Victoria 3000                   Kingdom                                         
         The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia                   
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