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Review Leads To Selection Of Single Auditor
BHP BILLITON PLC
Registration number 3196209
Share code: BIL
ISIN: GB0000566504
Issuer Code: BIBLT
REVIEW LEADS TO SELECTION OF SINGLE AUDITOR
BHP Billiton today announced that its Risk Management and Audit Committee had
completed a review of its external audit services. At the 2003 Annual General
Meetings BHP Billiton announced that it was undertaking a review of its joint
audit arrangements.
As part of the review, proposals were invited from PWC and KPMG, the Company"s
current joint auditors, on ways to enhance the efficiency of the audit going
forward.
BHP Billiton said that on the recommendation of the Committee, the Board had
resolved that the audit could be more efficiently undertaken by a single audit
firm. KPMG, one half of the existing joint audit team, has been selected to
continue as auditor.
The Board expressed its appreciation to PWC for its service.
Further information on BHP Billiton can be found on our Internet site:
http://www.bhpbilliton.com
Australia United Kingdom
Andrew Nairn, Investor Relations Mark Lidiard, Investor & Media Relations
Tel: +61 3 9609 3952 Tel: +44 20 7802 4156
Mobile: +61 408 313 259 email: Mark.Lidiard@bhpbilliton.com
email:
Andrew.W.Nairn@bhpbilliton.com
Tania Price, Media Relations Ariane Gentil, Media Relations
Tel: +61 3 9609 3815 Tel: +44 20 7802 4177
Mobile: +61 419 152 780 email: Ariane.Gentil@bhpbilliton.com
email: Tania.Price@bhpbilliton.com
United States South Africa
Francis McAllister, Investor Michael Campbell, Investor & Media
Relations Relations
Tel: +1 713 961 8625 Tel: +27 11 376 3360
Mobile: +1 713 480 3699 Mobile: +27 82 458 2587
email: email: Michael.J.Campbell@bhpbilliton.com
Francis.R.McAllister@bhpbilliton.com
Date: 05/12/2003 08:47:02 AM Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za
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