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BHP Billiton PLC02 April 2007 2 April 2007 To: Australian Securities Exchange cc: New York Stock Exchange Swiss Stock Exchange JSE Limited London Stock Exchange Deutsche Bank UBS Zurich Notification of Change of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons (Australian Stock Exchange Listing Rules Appendix 3Y) (Listing Rules & Disclosure Rules of the UK Listing Authority) Name of entities BHP Billiton Limited BHP Billiton Plc ABN 49 004 028 077 REG NO 3196209 As part of a dual listed company structure, the Group voluntarily notifies allstock exchanges on which either BHP Billiton Limited or BHP Billiton Plc 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 Securities Exchange (ASX) Listing Rules, theListing Rules 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.2, the UK Listing Authority Disclosure Rule 3.1.4 and as agent for thedirector for the purposes of section 205G of the Australian Corporations Act andin accordance with the Group's Securities Dealing Code. Name of director Mr M J Kloppers Date of last notice 12 December 2006 Date issuer informed of transaction 28 March 2007 Date and place of transaction 28 March 2007 (place of transaction not applicable) Part 1 - Change of director's relevant interests in securities Included in this Part are: • in the case of a trust, interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust; • details of the circumstance giving rise to the relevant interest; • details and estimated valuation if the consideration is non-cash; and • changes in the relevant interest of Connected Persons of the director. Direct or indirect interest Direct and Indirect Nature of indirect interest (including registered holder) Shares are held indirectly by the Kloppers Family Superannuation fund, of whichMr Kloppers is a beneficiary. UBS Wealth Management Nominees Pty Ltd is theregistered holder. Date of change 27 March 2007 No. of securities held prior to change 440,183 shares (all directly held in the name of Mr Kloppers) Class Ordinary fully paid shares of US$0.50 in BHP Billiton Plc Number acquired 80,000 (transfer from direct holding in the name of Mr Kloppers to indirectholding by Kloppers Family Superannuation Fund) Number disposed 80,000 (transfer from direct holding in the name of Mr Kloppers to indirectholding by Kloppers Family Superannuation Fund) Value/Consideration GBP 10.03 per share No. of securities held after change 440,183 (360,183 direct and 80,000 indirect) Nature of change Example: on-market trade, off-market trade, exercise of options, issue ofsecurities under dividend reinvestment plan, participation in buy-back Off-market purchase Any additional information Mr Kloppers as an Executive Director also has a notifiable interest under theUnited Kingdom legislation in 93,990 shares of BHP Billiton Plc, being thebalance of shares held by ESOP Trustee Limited as trustee of the BillitonEmployee Share Ownership Trust. Part 2 - Change of director's interests in contracts other than as described inPart 3 Included in this Part are: • only details of a contract in relation to which the interest has changed; and • details and estimated valuation if the consideration is non-cash. Detail of contract - Nature of interest - Name of registered holder (if issued securities) - No. and class of securities to which interest related prior to change - Interest acquired - Interest disposed - Value/Consideration - Interest after change - Part 3 - Change of director's interests in options or other rights granted bythe entities Included in this Part are only details of options or other rights granted whichhave changed, save for the total number of securities over which options orother rights are held following this notification. Date of grant - Period during which or date on which exercisable - Total amount paid (if any) for the grant - Description of securities involved: class; number - Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to befixed at time of exercise - Total number of securities over which 90,071 - maximum number of GIS Deferredoptions or other rights held at the date of Shares (ordinary shares of BHPthis notice Billiton Plc) 675,000 - maximum number of Performance Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc) under the LTIP ________________ 765,071 TotalAny additional information - Part 4 - Contact details Name of authorised officers responsible for making this notification on behalfof the entities Mr R Mallett - BHP Billiton Limited Mrs I Watson - BHP Billiton Plc - BHP Billiton Plc Contact details Mr R Mallett Tel: +61 3 9609 3324Fax: +61 3 9609 4372 Mrs I Watson Tel: +44 20 7802 4176Fax: +44 20 7802 3054 BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209 Registered in Australia Registered in England and WalesRegistered Office: Level 27, 180 Lonsdale Street Melbourne Registered Office: Neathouse Place London SW1V 1BH UnitedVictoria 3000 Kingdom Telephone +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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