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BHP Billiton PLC17 October 2005 Issued by: BHP Billiton Plc To: London Stock Exchange JSE Securities Exchange SA New York Stock Exchange Date: 17 October 2005 For Release: Immediately Contact: Ines Watson - +44 (0) 20 7802 4176 Annual Information Update for the 12 months up to and including 17 October 2005 BHP Billiton Plc ("the Company") announces that, in accordance with therequirements of Prospectus Rule 5.2., the information set out in Appendices 1and 2 to this Update has been published or made available to the public over theprevious twelve months in compliance with laws and rules dealing with theregulation of securities, issues of securities and securities markets: Appendix 1 Announcements made via a Regulatory Information Service are set out in Appendix 1. Copies of the announcements may be downloaded from the Company's website at www.bhpbilliton.com and copies of the documents provided to the UKLA's Document Viewing Facility may be obtained by application to the Deputy Secretary at the registered address (set out below). Appendix 2 Documents filed at Companies House are set out in Appendix 2. Copies of these documents may also be obtained by application to the Deputy Secretary at the registered address (set out below) or from Companies House (or through Companies House Direct at www.direct.companieshouse.gov.uk). In the interests of economy, the references to information published or madeavailable have been summarised. The information referred to in this update was correct at the time theinformation was published but some information may now be out-of-date. The Company has a secondary listing on the JSE Securities Exchange ("JSE") andthe Company's ADRs are listed on the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The Company has also submitted regulatory filings to these bodies. Fulldetails of the filings can be found on the JSE's website at www.jse.co.za andthe SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The Company's Annual Report for the period ending 30 June 2005 (which was filedwith the UKLA Document Viewing Facility on 19 September 2005) can be found onthe Company's website, as can the Interim Report 2005 published on 16 February2005 and the 2005 AGM documents. BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 Registered in Australia Registered Office: 180 Lonsdale Street Melbourne Victoria 3000Telephone +61 1300 55 4757 Facsimile +61 3 9609 3015 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209Registered in England and WalesRegistered Office: Neathouse Place, London SW1V 1BH United KingdomTelephone +44 20 7802 4000 Facsimile +44 20 7802 4111 The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia APPENDIX 1 Regulatory Information Service Date of Brief description of announcementAnnouncement 21/10/2004 BHP Billiton Production Report - Q/E 30 September 200421/10/2004 BHP Billiton E&D Report - Q/E 30 September 200421/10/2004 Notification of Major Interests in Shares (Capital Group) - BHP Billiton Plc22/10/2004 BHP Billiton Ltd - AGM Speeches 200422/10/2004 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd25/10/2004 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd25/10/2004 BHP Billiton Approves Spence Copper Project25/10/2004 BHP Billiton Approves Expansion Of Western Australian Iron Ore Capacity To 118 Million Tonnes Per Annum26/10/2004 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd27/10/2004 Alcoa, BHP Billiton To Sell Integris Metals To Ryerson Tull For US$660 Million28/10/2004 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd02/11/2004 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd05/11/2004 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd05/11/2004 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd (Correction)09/11/2004 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd15/11/2004 BHP Billiton to sell its interests in the Laminaria and Corallina oil fields15/11/2004 BHP Billiton confirms commercial hydrocarbon discovery with Shenzi-3 appraisal well15/11/2004 Notification of Major Interests in Shares (Capital Group) - BHP Billiton Plc16/11/2004 BHP Billiton announces adjustment to tax value for off market buy-back18/11/2004 Notification of Major Interests in Shares (Old Mutual) - BHP Billiton Plc23/11/2004 BHP Billiton Successfully Completes A$2.272 Billion (US$1.780 Billion) Off-Market Share Buy-Back23/11/2004 Appendix 3F - Off-Market Share Buy-Back Final Notice26/11//2004 BHP Billiton Plc 2004 AGM - Speeches26/11//2004 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd26/11//2004 BHP Billiton AGM 2004 - Results26/11//2004 BHP Billiton Plc - AGM Resolutions7/12//2004 Notification of Change of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons (Mr C W Goodyear)07/12/2004 Notification of Change of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons (Mr M Salamon)10/12//2004 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd13/12//2004 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd13/12/2004 Notification of Major Interests in Shares (Barclays PLC) - BHP Billiton Plc23/12//2004 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd25/01/2005 BHP Billiton Board Appointment27/01/2005 BHP Billiton Production Report - Q/E 31 December 2004 Date of Brief description of announcementAnnouncement 27/01/2005 BHP Billiton E&D Report - Q/E 31 December 200427/01/2005 BHP Billiton Appoints President Energy Coal27/01/2005 BHP Billiton Appoints President Metallurgical Coal03/02/2005 Initial Notification of Interests of Directors - Mr Carlos Cordeiro04/02/2005 Notification of Major Interests in Shares (Barclays) - BHP Billiton Plc16/02/2005 BHP Billiton Half Year Results Ended 31 December 200417/02/2005 Sale of Samancor Chrome28/02/2005 Notification of Major Interests in Shares (Barclays PLC) - BHP Billiton Plc28/02/2005 Notification of Major Interests in Shares (Deutsche Bank) - BHP Billiton Plc01/03/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd02/03/2005 Notification of Major Interests in Shares (Cater Allen) - BHP Billiton Plc03/03/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd07/03/2005 Market Speculation08/03/2005 Market Speculation Regarding WMC Resources08/03/2005 BHP Billiton Announces US$7.3 Billion Cash Offer For WMC Resources08/03/2005 Notification of Major Interests in Shares (Capital Group) - BHP Billiton Plc11/03/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd11/03/2005 Notification of Major Interests in Shares (Cater Allen) - BHP Billiton Plc15/03/2005 Notification of Major Interests in Shares (Deutsche Bank) - BHP Billiton Plc17/03/2005 Notification of Major Interests in Shares (Barclays PLC) - BHP Billiton Plc18/03/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd18/03/2005 BHP Billiton Limited: De-Listing from the London Stock Exchange21/03/2005 BHP Billiton Lodges Bidder's Statement for WMC Resources Ltd21/03/2005 Bidder's Statement for WMC Resources Ltd22/03/2005 Becoming a substantial holder for WMR29/03/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd29/03/2005 BHP Billiton Dispatches Bidder's Statement for WMC Resources Ltd04/04/2005 BHP Billiton Announces Foreign Investment Review Board Approval of Bid for WMC Resources Ltd05/04/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd13/04/2005 Notice of Change of Interests of Substantial Holder (WMC)13/04/2005 BHP Billiton Settles Iron Ore Prices13/04/2005 Notification of Major Interests in Shares (Old Mutual) - BHP Billiton Plc15/04/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd19/04/2005 BHP Billiton Announces Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Approval of Bid for WMC Resources Ltd19/04/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd19/04/2005 Notice of Change of Interests of Substantial Holder (Heron)21/04/2005 Notice of Change of Interests of Substantial Holder (WMC)26/04/2005 BHP Billiton Announces European Commission (Commission) Approval of Bid for WMC Resources Ltd28/04/2005 BHP Billiton Production Report - Q/E 31 March 200528/04/2005 BHP Billiton E&D Report - Q/E 31 March 200528/04/2005 Takeover bid for WMC Resources Ltd - Extension of Offer Period Date of Brief description of announcementAnnouncement 02/05/2005 Notice of Change of Interests of Substantial Holder (WMC)06/05/2005 Notification of Major Interests in Shares (Old Mutual) - BHP Billiton Plc09/05/2005 Notification of Change of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons (Mr C W Goodyear)09/05/2005 BHP Billiton Results Under IFRS12/05/2005 EGM of BHP Billiton Plc and Proxies12/05/2005 BHP Billiton Plc - EGM13/05/2005 BHP Billiton Announces Establishment of Acceptance Facility and Broker Handling Fees19/05/2005 Transition To International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) BHP Billiton Results For The Half Year Ended 31 December 200426/05/2005 BHP Billiton's Offer For WMC Resources To Close On 3 June 200526/05/2005 WMC Supplementary Bidder's Statement27/05/2005 WMC - Notice of Change of Interests of Substantial Holder Report on Acceptance Facility27/05/2005 Notification of Major Interests in Shares (Capital Group) - BHP Billiton Plc30/05/2005 Takeover Bid for WMC Resources Ltd - Report on Acceptance Facility31/05/2005 WMC - Notice of Change of Interests of Substantial Holder Report on Acceptance Facility01/06/2005 WMC - Notice of Change of Interests of Substantial Holder Report on Acceptance Facility02/06/2005 WMC - Notice of Change of Interests of Substantial Holder Report on Acceptance Facility02/06/2005 BHP Billiton Supplementary Bidder's Statement for WMC03/06/2005 WMC - Notice of Change of Interests of Substantial Holder Report on Acceptance Facility03/06/2005 WMC - Notice of Change of Interests of Substantial Holder Report on Acceptance Facility03/06/2005 BHP Billiton Achieves More Than 50% of WMC and Declares Offer Unconditional03/06/2005 BHP Billiton Announces Holding of 76.25% in WMC06/06/2005 WMC - Notice of Change of Interests of Substantial Holder Report on Acceptance Facility07/06/2005 WMC - Notice of Change of Interests of Substantial Holder Report on Acceptance Facility08/06/2005 WMC - Notice of Change of Interests of Substantial Holder Report on Acceptance Facility09/06/2005 WMC - Notice of Change of Interests of Substantial Holder Report on Acceptance Facility10/06/2005 WMC - Notice of Change of Interests of Substantial Holder Report on Acceptance Facility10/06/2005 BHP Billiton Approves Its Share of North West Shelf Expansion10/06/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd13/06/2005 BHP Billiton Plc EGM - Chairman's Speech13/06/2005 BHP Billiton Plc EGM - Final Proxy Position14/06/2005 BHP Billiton Plc EGM - View on UK Listing Authority15/06/2005 WMC - Notice of Change of Interests of Substantial Holder Report on Acceptance Facility16/06/2005 WMC - Notice of Change of Interests of Substantial Holder Report on Acceptance Facility16/06/2005 Appendix 3B17/06/2005 BHP Billiton Achieves More Than 90% Of WMC And Proceeds With Compulsory Acquisition20/06/2005 WMC - Notice of Change of Interests of Substantial Holder Report on Acceptance Facility20/06/2005 Face Value of Debt Securities - Listing Rule 4.11 Date of Brief description of announcementAnnouncement 24/06/2005 BHP Billiton Announces Assessment By Australian Tax Office30/06/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd30/06/2005 BHP Billiton to Develop Neptune Oil and Gas Field in Gulf of Mexico06/07/2005 Notification of Major Interests in Shares (Old Mutual) - BHP Billiton Plc28/07/2005 BHP Billiton Production Report - Q/E 30 June 200528/07/2005 BHP Billiton E&D Report - Q/E 30 June 200502/08/2005 BHP Billiton Announces 100 Percent Ownership of WMC Resources05/08/2005 Directors Interest - Mr Carlos Cordeiro24/08/2005 BHP Billiton Results for the Year Ended 30 June 200526/08/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd26/08/2005 Notification of Change of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons (Mr D R Argus AO)26/08/2005 Notification of Change of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons (Mr J Buchanan)29/08/2005 Notification of Change of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons (Mr C Cordeiro)29/08/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd29/08/2005 Appendix 3D - Changes Relating to Buy-Back31/08/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd31/08/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd31/08/2005 Notification of Change of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons (Mr C W Goodyear)31/08/2005 Notification of Change of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons (Mr M Salamon)31/08/2005 Notification of Change of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons (Mr I C Fraser)01/09/2005 Notification of Change of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons (Mr P S Aiken)01/09/2005 Notification of Change of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons (Ms K J Wood)01/09/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd02/09/2005 BHP Billiton Appoints Chief Human Capital & Excellence Officer02/09/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd02/09/2005 Notification of Change of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons (Mr M Salamon)05/09/2005 Notification of Change of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons (Mr C W Goodyear)05/09/2005 Notification of Change of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons (Dr M J Kloppers)05/09/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd06/09/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd08/09/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd08/09/2005 Notification of Major Interests in Shares (Cater Allen) - BHP Billiton Plc08/09/2005 BHP Billiton Board Changes09/09/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd09/09/2005 Appendix 4E - Supplementary Information Date of Brief description of announcementAnnouncement 13/09/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd13/09/2005 Notification of Major Interests in Shares (Cater Allen) - BHP Billiton Plc14/09/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd14/09/2005 Notification of Major Interests in Shares (Cater Allen) - BHP Billiton Plc15/09/2005 Notification of Major Interests in Shares (Cater Allen) - BHP Billiton Plc15/09/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd16/09/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd19/09/2005 BHP Billiton Limited 2005 Annual Report - Concise19/09/2005 BHP Billiton Limited 2005 Annual Report - Combined Financial Statements19/09/2005 BHP Billiton Ltd - Proxy Form 200519/09/2005 BHP Billiton Plc 2005 Annual Report19/09/2005 BHP Billiton Ltd - NOM 200519/09/2005 BHP Billiton Plc - NOM 200519/09/2005 BHP Billiton Plc (UK) - Proxy Form 200519/09/2005 BHP Billiton Plc (SA) - Proxy Form 200519/09/2005 BHP Billiton Sustainability Report (Summary) 200519/09/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd19/09/2005 BHP Billiton Plc - UK Listing Authority Submissions20/09/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd21/09/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd22/09/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd23/09/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd26/09/2005 Typhoon Production Platform Damaged by Hurricane Rita27/09/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd28/09/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd29/09/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd30/09/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd03/10/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd03/10/2005 Annual Report 2005 - Form 20-F04/10/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd04/10/2005 Notification of Change of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons (Mr R W Kirkby)05/10/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd05/10/2005 Carbon Steel Materials Appoints New President Manganese06/10/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd07/10/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd Date of Brief description of announcementAnnouncement 11/10/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd12/10/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd13/10/2005 BHP Billiton Update on US Gulf of Mexico Operations14/10/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd17/10/2005 Notification of Interests of Executive Directors - BHP Billiton Plc - Billiton ESOP Trustees Ltd APPENDIX 2 Companies House Date of filing Brief description of document filed 21/12/2004 To renew the disapplication of pre-emption rights 21/12/2004 To approve the re-purchase of shares in BHP Billiton Plc 12/01/2005 Annual Accounts made up to 30/06/2004 25/01/2005 Form 288c - Change in Directors' Particulars 25/01/2005 Form 288c - Change in Directors' Particulars 25/01/2005 Form 288c - Change in Directors' Particulars 25/01/2005 Form 288c - Change in Directors' Particulars 25/01/2005 Form 288c - Change in Directors' Particulars 25/01/2005 Form 288c - Change in Directors' Particulars 25/01/2005 Form 288c - Change in Directors' Particulars 25/01/2005 Form 288c - Change in Directors' Particulars 25/01/2005 Form 288c - Change in Directors' Particulars 27/01/2005 Form 288c - Change in Directors' Particulars 23/02/2005 Form 288a recording the appointment of Carlos Cordeiro as Director 22/06/2005 Share Premium Account Cancellation 30/06/2005 Annual Return 09/07/2005 Interim Accounts made up to 30/04/2005 15/09/2005 288b recording the resignation of Carlos Cordeiro as Director 10/10/2005 Form 288a recording the appointment of Carlos Cordeiro as Director This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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