BHP Group Limited — Director's Dealing 2008

Sep 3, 2008

Company Secretariat

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4 September 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

Appointment of Mr Alan Boeckmann

Further to the announcement on 14 August 2008 advising of the appointment of Mr Alan Boeckmann as a Director of BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited with effect from 1 September 2008, we now advise details of Mr Boeckmann’s interests in BHP Billiton shares:

Notification of Initial Interests of Directors and Connected Persons (Australian Securities 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 all stock exchanges on which either BHP Billiton Plc or BHP Billiton Limited have primary or secondary listings, all those interests of directors of both entities in the securities of both entities (and changes to those interests) which are required to be disclosed under the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) Listing Rules, the Listing Rules and Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the United Kingdom Listing Authority, the Australian Corporations Act, the United Kingdom Companies Act and the Group’s Securities Dealing Code.

We (the entities) advise the following information under ASX Listing Rule 3.19A.1 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Australian Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and otherwise in accordance with the foregoing policy.

Name of director Mr Alan Lee Boeckmann Date of appointment 1 September 2008

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 – 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

Nil

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

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

	Name of holder & nature of interestN/A	Number & class of securitiesNil

Part 3 – Director’s interests in contracts

Detail of contract	N/A
Nature of interest	N/A
Name of registered holder(if issued securities)	N/A
No. and class of securities to whichinterest relates	Nil

Part 4 - Contact details

	t 4- Contact details
Naresnoti
	me of authorised offiponsible for makingfication on behalf of	cersthisthe entiti		Ms F C D S	mith – BHP Billiton Li	mited
			es	Ms E A Ho	ley – BHP Billiton Plc
Contact details	tact details
				Ms F C D S	mith Tel:+61 3 96	09 3179
					Fax:+61 3 96	09 4372
				Ms E A HobleyTel:+44 207 802 4054Fax:+44 207 802 3054

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