BHP Group Limited — Director's Dealing 2008

Oct 20, 2008

Company Secretariat

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21 October 2008

BHP Billiton Limited BHP Billiton Plc 180 Lonsdale Street Neathouse Place Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia London SW1V 1BH UK GPO BOX 86A Melbourne Victoria 3001 Australia Tel +44 20 7802 4000 Tel +61 1300 55 47 57 Fax +61 3 9609 4372 Fax + 44 20 7802 4111 bhpbilliton.com bhpbilliton.com

To: Australian Securities Exchange London Stock Exchange

cc: New York Stock Exchange Swiss Stock Exchange JSE Limited Deutsche Bank UBS Zurich

Notification of Change of Interests of Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (Listing Rules & Disclosure and Transparency 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 all stock exchanges on which either BHP Billiton Limited or BHP Billiton Plc have primary or secondary listings, all those interests of directors and persons discharging managerial responsibilities of both entities in the securities of both entities (and changes to those interests) which are required to be disclosed under the Listing Rules and Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the United Kingdom Listing Authority and the Group’s Securities Dealing Procedure.

We (the entities) advise the following information under the UK Listing Authority Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4 and as agent for the person discharging managerial responsibilities in accordance with the Group’s Securities Dealing Procedure.

Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities	Mr A Vanselow
Date of last notice	19 December 2007
Date issuer informed of transaction	16 October 2008
Date and place of transaction	Melbourne, 16 October 2008
Nature of transaction	Transfer of shares in BHP Billiton Limited to the person who is presently and unconditionally entitled to the shares.

A member of the BHP Billiton group which is headquartered in Australia Registered Office: Level 27, 180 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia ABN 49 004 028 077

Part 1 – Change of 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
Nature of indirect interest (including registered holder)	-
**Date of change **	16 October 2008
No. of securities held prior to change	52,900
Class	ORD
Number acquired	-
Number disposed	1000
Value/Consideration	NIL
No. of securities held after change	51,900
Nature of change Example: on-market trade, off-market trade, exercise of options, issue of securities under dividend reinvestment plan, participation inbuy-back	Transfer of shares to the person who is presently and unconditionally entitled to the shares.
Any additional information

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Part 2 – Change of interests in contracts other than as described in Part 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 interests in options or other rights granted by the entities

Included in this Part are only details of options or other rights granted which have changed, save for the total number of securities over which options or other 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 be fixed at time of exercise

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Part 3 – Change of interests in options or other rights granted by the entities (cont’d)

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

Part 4 – Contact details

Name of authorised officers responsible Ms F Smith – BHP Billiton Limited for making this notification on behalf of the entities Mrs E Hobley – BHP Billiton Plc Contact details Ms F Smith Tel: +61 3 9609 3179 Fax: +61 3 9609 4372 Mrs E Hobley Tel: +44 20 7802 4054 Fax: +44 20 7802 3054

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