BHP Group Limited — Director's Dealing 2009

Mar 30, 2009

Company Secretariat

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31 March 2009

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.

	onsibilities in accordance with the Group’s Securities Dealing Procedure.	onsibilities in accordance with the Group’s Securities Dealing Procedure.	onsibilities in accordance with the Group’s Securities Dealing Procedure.
Nadisre	me of personcharging managerial	Mr A Vanselow
	sponsibilities
Da	te of last notice	9 December 2008
Date issuer informed oftransaction	te issuer informed of
Datra	te and place ofnsaction	30 March 2009, Melbourne
Na	ture of transaction	Transfer of shares in BHP Billiton Limited to the person whis presently and unconditionally entitled to the shares	o
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BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 Registered in Australia Registered Office: 180 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia

BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209 Registered in England and Wales Registered Office: Neathouse Place, London SW1V 1BH UK

Members of the BHP Billiton Group which is headquartered in Australia

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 **	30 March 2009
No. of securities held prior tochange	100,563
Class	ORD
Number acquired	—
Number disposed	1,000
Value/Consideration	NIL
No. of securities held afterchange	99,563
Nature of changeExample: on-market trade, off-markettrade, exercise of options, issue ofsecurities under dividend reinvestmentplan, participation inbuy-back	Transfer of shares to the person who is presently andunconditionally entitled to the shares.
Any additional information	Mr Vanselow also has an indirect interest in 244 ordinaryshares in BHP Billiton Limited held by ComputershareNominees on behalf of Shareplus participants as AcquiredShares under the scheme (Shareplus is an all-employeeshare purchase plan of the BHP Billiton Group).

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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 24,847 – maximum number of Deferred options or other rights held at the date of Shares (ordinary shares of BHP this notice Billiton Limited) under the GIS 153,768 – maximum number of Options (over ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under the GIS 867,676 – maximum number of Performance Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under the LTIP 244 – maximum number of Matched Shares (ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Limited) under Shareplus _________ 1,046,535 – Total — Any additional information

Part 4 – Contact details

Name of authorised officers responsiblefor making this notification on behalf ofthe entities	Ms F Smith – BHP Billiton LimitedMs E Hobley – BHP Billiton Plc
Contact details	Ms F SmithTel:+61 3 9609 3179Fax:+61 3 9609 4372Ms E HobleyTel:+44 20 7802 4054Fax:+44 20 7802 3054

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