3rd Jan 2006 07:00
BHP Billiton PLC03 January 2006 3 January 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 Christopher J Lynch as Director Further to the announcement on 8 December 2005 advising of the appointment of MrChristopher Lynch as an Executive Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHPBilliton Plc effective 1 January 2006, we advise details of Mr Lynch's interestsin BHP Billiton Limited shares below: Initial Notification 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 and personsdischarging managerial responsibilities of both entities in the securities ofboth entities (and changes to those interests) which are required to bedisclosed under the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) Listing Rules, the ListingRules and Disclosure Rules of the United Kingdom Listing Authority, theAustralian Corporations Act, the United Kingdom Companies Act and the Group'sSecurities 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 Group'sSecurities Dealing Code. Name of director Mr Christopher J Lynch Date of appointment 1 January 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 • 80 679 ordinary BHP Billiton Limited shares 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 N/A Number & class of securities Nil 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 - Director's interests in options or other rights granted by the entitiesTotal number of securities over which options 142 195 111 671 vested Performanceor other rights are held at the date of this Rights to 142 195 ordinary sharesnotice of BHP Billiton Limited 117 117 vested Group Incentive Scheme (GIS) Performance Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) 61 010 maximum number of GIS Performance Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) 61 010 vested GIS Deferred Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) 99 578 maximum number of GIS Deferred Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) 450 000 maximum number of Performance Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under the Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) ---------- 930 910 Total Any additional information - Part 5 - 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 3323Fax: +61 3 9609 4372 Ms E A Hobley Tel: + 44 207 802 4054Fax: +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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