18th Mar 2005 07:00
BHP Billiton PLC17 March 2005 Issued by: BHP Billiton Plc To: London Stock ExchangeJohannesburg Stock ExchangeNew York Stock Exchange Date: 18 March 2005 For Release: Immediately Contact: Ines Watson +44 (0) 20 7802 4176 Notification of interests of directors BHP Billiton Plc announces the following transactions made by Billiton ESOPTrustee Limited, as trustee of the Billiton Employee Share Ownership Trust, inOrdinary shares of US$0.50 in BHP Billiton Plc. Date of Type of Number of Price per DateTransaction Transaction Shares Share Notified 10 March 2005 Sale 14,553 £7.425 17 March 200516 March 2005 Transfer 4,090 N/A 17 March 2005 These transactions were made on behalf of beneficiaries of the Company's GroupIncentive and Co-Investment Plan (not any director of BHP Billiton Plc subjectto the Company's Securities Dealing Code). Following the above transactions Messrs C W Goodyear and M Salamon have aninterest in the balance held by the Trust of 1,412,579 shares as potentialbeneficiaries of the Trust. BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 Registered in AustraliaRegistered Office: 180 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Telephone +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 4000Facsimile +44 20 7802 4111 The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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