6th Jun 2006 08:05
BHP Billiton PLC06 June 2006 6 June 2006 To: Australian Stock Exchange cc: New York Stock Exchange Swiss Stock Exchange JSE Securities Exchange SA London Stock Exchange Deutsche Bank UBS Zurich Appointment of Mr Jacques Nasser Further to the announcement on 26 April 2006 advising of the appointment of MrJacques Nasser as a Director of BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited we nowadvise details of Mr Nasser's interests in BHP Billiton Limited shares. Notification of Change of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons (Australian Stock 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 Stock 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 and otherwise in accordance with the foregoingpolicy. Name of director Mr Jacques Nasser Date of appointment 6 June 2006 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 Mr Nasser has a beneficial interest, held through Comerica Inc. Number & class of securities 2,800 BHP Billiton Limited American Depositary Shares (representing 5,600ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited) 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 for making this notification on behalfof the entities Mr S A Butcher - BHP Billiton Limited Ms E A Hobley - BHP Billiton Plc BHP Billiton Plc Contact details Mr S A Butcher Tel: +61 3 9609 3323 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 Victoria 3000 United 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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