BIL
 BIBLT                                                                           
BHP Billiton Plc - Appointment and retirement of Company Secretary              
BHP Billiton Plc                                                                
Share code: BIL                                                                 
ISIN: GB0000566504                                                              
London Stock Exchange                                                           
10 Paternoster Square                                                           
London EC4M 7LS                                                                 
UNITED KINGDOM                                                                  
22 August 2006                                                                  
Re:  Appointment and retirement of Company Secretary                            
We advise that Mr Robert Franklin ACIS, was appointed a secretary of BHP        
Billiton Plc on Friday 18 August.  Mr Franklin will report to Group Company     
Secretary, Ms Karen Wood.                                                       
Mr Bill Smith has retired as a secretary of BHP Billiton Plc.                   
Karen Wood                                                                      
Group Company Secretary                                                         
Date: 22/08/2006 01:38:10 PM Produced by the JSE SENS Department