BHP Group Limited — Director's Dealing 2012

May 31, 2012

Company Secretariat

1 June 2012

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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 cc: New York Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange JSE Limited

Appointment of Pat Davies

Further to the announcement on 14 May 2012 advising of the appointment of Pat Davies as a Director of BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited with effect from 1 June 2012 we now advise details of Mr Davies’ 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 Acts and the Group’s Securities Dealing document.

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.

Name of director Pat Davies Date of appointment 1 June 2012

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 – 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

2,352 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc (Mr Davies holds these shares in his capacity as trustee of TAG Family Trust)

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 interestSanlam Private Investments (indirectinterest, Mr Davies has a beneficialinterest)	Number & class of securities1,818 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc

Part 3 – Director’s interests in contracts

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

Part 4 - Contact details

Part 4- Contact details
Name of authorised officersresponsible for making thisnotification on behalf of the entities	Nicola Evans – BHP Billiton LimitedGeof Stapledon – BHP Billiton Plc
Contact details	Nicola EvansTel:+61 3 9609 4326Fax:+61 3 9609 4372Geof Stapledon Tel:+44 20 7802 4176Fax:+44 20 7802 3054

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