Interests of Directors

21st Mar 2005 16:16

BHP Billiton PLC21 March 2005 Issued by: BHP Billiton Plc To: London Stock Exchange Johannesburg Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange Date: 21 March 2005 For Release: Immediately Contact: Jamin Lawton +44 (0) 20 7802 4108 Notification of interests of directors BHP Billiton Plc announces the following transaction made by Billiton ESOPTrustee Limited, as trustee of the Billiton Employee Share Ownership Trust, inOrdinary shares of US$0.50 in BHP Billiton Plc. Date of Type of Number of Price per DateTransaction Transaction Shares Share Notified 18 March 2005 Sale 11,781 £7.625 21 March 2005 This transaction was made on behalf of a beneficiary of the Company's RestrictedShare Scheme (not any director of BHP Billiton Plc subject to the Company'sSecurities Dealing Code). Following the above transaction Messrs C W Goodyear and M Salamon have aninterest in the balance held by the Trust of 1,400,798 shares as potentialbeneficiaries of the Trust. BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209Registered in Australia Registered in England and WalesRegistered Office: 180 Lonsdale Street Registered Office: Neathouse Place, Melbourne Victoria 3000 London SW1V 1BH United KingdomTelephone +61 1300 55 4757 Telephone +44 20 7802 4000Facsimile +61 3 9609 3015 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 Exchange

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