Letter

5 November 2002

 

To:

Australian Stock Exchange

cc:

New York Stock Exchange

 

Companies Announcements Office

 

Swiss Stock Exchange

     

New Zealand Stock Exchange

 

London Stock Exchange

 

Johannesburg Stock Exchange

 

Companies Announcements Office

 

Paris Bourse

     

Deutsche Bank

 

 

Australian Stock Exchange Limited (ASX)

Appendix 3Z of the Listing Rules

Final Notification of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons

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 BHP Billiton Group has agreed to adopt the better of the existing governance practices between BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited. As a result, the Group voluntarily notifies all stock exchanges on which either BHP Billiton Plc or BHP Billiton Limited have primary or secondary listings, all those interest of directors of both entities in the securities of both entities (and changes to those interests) which are required to be disclosed under the ASX Listing Rules, the Listing Rules of the United Kingdom Listing Authority, the Australian Corporations Act, the United Kingdom Companies Act and the Group's Securities Dealing Code.

This Final Notification is filed in consequence of Listing Rules of the ASX which requires the following information concerning a director on retirement from that office.

We (the entities) advise the following information under ASX Listing Rule 3.19A.3 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Australian Corporations Act and otherwise in accordance with the foregoing policy .

Name of director

Mr P M Anderson

Date of last notice

13 September 2002

Date that Director ceased to be a director

4 November 2002

Part 1 - Director's relevant interests in securities of which the director is the registered holder

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust.

Number & class of securities

1 934 014 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited

 

 

 

Part 2 - Director's relevant interests in securities of which the director is not the registered holder

Included in this Part is:

Name of holder & nature of interest

 

-

 

Number & class of securities

 

-

 

Part 3 - Director's interests in contracts other than as described in Part 4

Detail of contract

-

Nature of interest

-

Name of registered holder

(if issued securities)

-

No. and class of securities to which interest relates

-

Part 4 - Director's interests in options or other rights granted by the entities

Date of grant

 

26 February 1999

Period during which or date on which exercisable

 

23 February 2002 -

22 April 2009

Total amount paid (if any) for the grant

 

-

Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise

$7.62 (exercise price divided by bonus factor)

Total number of securities over which options or other rights held at the date of this notice

2 065 100 ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited.

Any additional information

 

-

 

Part 5 - Contact details

Name of authorised officers responsible for making this notification on behalf of the entities

Mr R V Taylor - BHP Billiton Limited

Ms E Hobley - BHP Billiton Plc

Contact details

 

 

 

Mr R V Taylor Tel: +61 3 9609 3265

Fax: +61 3 9609 4372

Ms E Hobley Tel: +44 20 7747 3854

Fax: +44 20 7747 3852

 

5 November 2002

 

To:

Australian Stock Exchange

cc:

New York Stock Exchange

 

Companies Announcements Office

 

Swiss Stock Exchange

     

New Zealand Stock Exchange

 

London Stock Exchange

 

Johannesburg Stock Exchange

 

Companies Announcements Office

 

Paris Bourse

     

Deutsche Bank

 

 

Australian Stock Exchange Limited (ASX)

Appendix 3Z of the Listing Rules

Final Notification of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons

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 BHP Billiton Group has agreed to adopt the better of the existing governance practices between BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited. As a result, the Group voluntarily notifies all stock exchanges on which either BHP Billiton Plc or BHP Billiton Limited have primary or secondary listings, all those interest of directors of both entities in the securities of both entities (and changes to those interests) which are required to be disclosed under the ASX Listing Rules, the Listing Rules of the United Kingdom Listing Authority, the Australian Corporations Act, the United Kingdom Companies Act and the Group's Securities Dealing Code.

This Final Notification is filed in consequence of Listing Rules of the ASX which requires the following information concerning a director on retirement from that office.

We (the entities) advise the following information under ASX Listing Rule 3.19A.3 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Australian Corporations Act and otherwise in accordance with the foregoing policy .

Name of director

Mr J B Jackson

Date of last notice

22 July 2002

Date that Director ceased to be a director

4 November 2002

Part 1 - Director's relevant interests in securities of which the director is the registered holder

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust.

Number & class of securities

13 303 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc

 

 

 

Part 2 - Director's relevant interests in securities of which the director is not the registered holder

Included in this Part is:

Name of holder & nature of interest

 

-

 

Number & class of securities

 

-

 

Part 3 - Director's interests in contracts other than as described in Part 4

Detail of contract

-

Nature of interest

-

Name of registered holder

(if issued securities)

-

No. and class of securities to which interest relates

-

Part 4 - Director's interests in options or other rights granted by the entities

Date of grant

 

-

Period during which or date on which exercisable

 

-

Total amount paid (if any) for the grant

 

-

Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise

-

Total number of securities over which options or other rights held at the date of this notice

-

Any additional information

 

-

 

Part 5 - Contact details

Name of authorised officers responsible for making this notification on behalf of the entities

Mr R V Taylor - BHP Billiton Limited

Ms E Hobley - BHP Billiton Plc

Contact details

 

 

 

Mr R V Taylor Tel: +61 3 9609 3265

Fax: +61 3 9609 4372

Ms E Hobley Tel: +44 20 7747 3854

Fax: +44 20 7747 3852

 

5 November 2002

 

To:

Australian Stock Exchange

cc:

New York Stock Exchange

 

Companies Announcements Office

 

Swiss Stock Exchange

     

New Zealand Stock Exchange

 

London Stock Exchange

 

Johannesburg Stock Exchange

 

Companies Announcements Office

 

Paris Bourse

     

Deutsche Bank

 

 

Australian Stock Exchange Limited (ASX)

Appendix 3Z of the Listing Rules

Final Notification of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons

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 BHP Billiton Group has agreed to adopt the better of the existing governance practices between BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited. As a result, the Group voluntarily notifies all stock exchanges on which either BHP Billiton Plc or BHP Billiton Limited have primary or secondary listings, all those interest of directors of both entities in the securities of both entities (and changes to those interests) which are required to be disclosed under the ASX Listing Rules, the Listing Rules of the United Kingdom Listing Authority, the Australian Corporations Act, the United Kingdom Companies Act and the Group's Securities Dealing Code.

This Final Notification is filed in consequence of Listing Rules of the ASX which requires the following information concerning a director on retirement from that office.

We (the entities) advise the following information under ASX Listing Rule 3.19A.3 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Australian Corporations Act and otherwise in accordance with the foregoing policy .

Name of director

Mr J T Ralph AC

Date of last notice

4 January 2002

Date that Director ceased to be a director

4 November 2002

Part 1 - Director's relevant interests in securities of which the director is the registered holder

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust.

Number & class of securities

2 066 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited

 

 

 

Part 2 - Director's relevant interests in securities of which the director is not the registered holder

Included in this Part is:

Name of holder & nature of interest

National Australia Trustees Limited, as trustee of a private superannuation fund of which Mr Ralph is a potential beneficiary.

Number & class of securities

27 124 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited

 

 

Part 3 - Director's interests in contracts other than as described in Part 4

Detail of contract

-

Nature of interest

-

Name of registered holder

(if issued securities)

-

No. and class of securities to which interest relates

-

Part 4 - Director's interests in options or other rights granted by the entities

Date of grant

 

-

Period during which or date on which exercisable

 

-

Total amount paid (if any) for the grant

 

-

Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise

-

Total number of securities over which options or other rights held at the date of this notice

-

Any additional information

 

-

 

Part 5 - Contact details

Name of authorised officers responsible for making this notification on behalf of the entities

Mr R V Taylor - BHP Billiton Limited

Ms E Hobley - BHP Billiton Plc

Contact details

 

 

 

Mr R V Taylor Tel: +61 3 9609 3265

Fax: +61 3 9609 4372

Ms E Hobley Tel: +44 20 7747 3854

Fax: +44 20 7747 3852

 

BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077
Registered in Australia
Registered Office: 600 Bourke Street Melbourne Victoria 3000
Telephone +61 3 9609 3333 Facsimile +61 3 9609 3015

BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209
Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: 1-3 Strand London WC2N 5HA United Kingdom
Telephone +44 20 7747 3800 Facsimile +44 20 7747 3900

The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia