3rd Jan 2008 07:00
BHP Billiton PLC02 January 2008 3 January 2008 To: Australian Securities Exchange cc: New York Stock Exchange Swiss Stock Exchange JSE Limited London Stock Exchange Deutsche Bank UBS Zurich Appointment of Dr David Morgan Further to the announcement on 17 December 2007 advising of the appointment ofDr David Morgan as a Director of BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited wenow advise details of Dr Morgan's interests in BHP Billiton Limited shares: Initial Director's Interest Notice (Australian Securities Exchange Listing Rules Appendix 3X) Name of entities BHP Billiton Limited BHP Billiton Plc ABN 49 004 028 077 REG NO 3196029 As part of a dual listed company structure, the Group voluntarily notifies allstock exchanges on which either BHP Billiton Plc or BHP Billiton Limited haveprimary or secondary listings, all those interests of directors of both entitiesin the securities of both entities (and changes to those interests) which arerequired to be disclosed under the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) ListingRules, the Listing Rules and Disclosure Rules of the United Kingdom ListingAuthority, the Australian Corporations Act, the United Kingdom Companies Act andthe Group's Securities Dealing Code. We (the entities) advise the following information under ASX Listing Rule3.19A.1 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of theAustralian Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and otherwise in accordance with theforegoing policy. Name of director Dr David Raymond Morgan Date of appointment 1 January 2008 Part 1 - Director's relevant interests in securities of which the director isthe registered holder In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available bythe responsible entity of the trust Number & class of securities Nil Part 2 - Director's relevant interests in securities of which the director isnot the registered holder In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available bythe responsible entity of the trust Name of holder & nature of interest Number & class of securities HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited on behalf of David Raymond Morgan 102,750 ordinary shares in BHP (indirect interest, Dr D R Morgan beneficial owner). Billiton Limited HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited on behalf of JB Davros Pty Limited as 38,800 ordinary shares in BHPtrustee for Raymor Family Trust (indirect interest, Dr D R Morgan beneficial Billiton Limitedowner). HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited on behalf of Raymor Superannuation Pty 5,000 ordinary shares in BHPLtd as trustee for The Raymor Superannuation Fund (indirect interest, Dr D R Billiton LimitedMorgan beneficial owner). Part 3 - Director's interests in contracts Detail of contract N/A Nature of interest N/A Name of registered holder(if issued securities) N/A No. and class of securities to which interest relates Nil Part 4 - Contact details Name of authorised officers responsible Ms F C D Smith - BHP Billiton Limitedfor making this notification on behalfof the entities Ms E A Hobley - BHP Billiton Plc Contact details Ms F C D Smith Tel: +61 3 9609 3179 Fax: +61 3 9609 4372 Ms E A Hobley Tel: +44 207 802 4054 Fax: +44 207 802 3054 BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209Registered in Australia Registered in England and WalesRegistered Office: Level 27, 180 Lonsdale Street Melbourne Registered Office: Neathouse Place London SW1V 1BH UnitedVictoria 3000 KingdomTelephone +61 1300 554 757 Facsimile +61 3 9609 3015 Telephone +44 20 7802 4000 Facsimile +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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