21st Oct 2005 07:30
BHP Billiton PLC21 October 2005 21 October 2005 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 The Hon. E Gail de Planque Further to our announcement on 8 September 2005 of the appointment of The Hon. EGail de Planque as a Director of BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited wenow advise details of Dr de Planque'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 The Hon. E Gail de Planque Date of appointment 19 October 2005 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 500 BHP Billiton Limited American Depositary Shares (ADSs) (representing 1,000BHP Billiton Limited shares). These ADSs are registered in the name of 'NYLifeSecurities, Inc' a subsidiary of New York Life. 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 N/A Nil Part 3 - Director's interests in contracts Detail of contract N/A Nature of interest N/A Name of registered holder N/A(if issued securities) No. and class of securities to which interest Nilrelates Part 4 - Contact details Name of authorised officers responsible for Mr S A Butcher - BHP Billiton Limitedmaking this notification on behalf of theentities Ms E A Hobley - 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 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:
BHP Group