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BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Risk and audit committee change at BHP Billiton BHP Billiton Plc Share code: BIL ISIN: GB0000566504 NEWS RELEASE Release IMMEDIATE Time Date 7 September 2011 Number 27/11 RISK AND AUDIT COMMITTEE CHANGE AT BHP BILLITON On 6 September 2011 Lindsay Maxsted was appointed Chairman of the Risk and Audit Committee (RAC). Mr Maxsted joined the Board in March 2011 and has been a member of the RAC since June 2011. David Crawford retired as RAC Chairman and as a member of the RAC on 6 September 2011. He will at the Board`s request stand for re-election as a Non-executive Director at the upcoming Annual General Meetings. BHP Billiton Chairman, Jac Nasser, said "Lindsay Maxsted has extensive experience in corporate restructuring and financial control, and is very well equipped to lead our Risk and Audit Committee." Mr Nasser also thanked David Crawford for his service as RAC Chairman: "The Board is pleased that it will continue to benefit from David`s strong contributions as a Non-executive Director." Further information on BHP Billiton can be found at: www.bhpbilliton.com Sponsor: Absa Capital (the investment banking division of Absa Bank Limited, affiliated with Barclays Capital) Media Relations Investor Relations Australia Australia Samantha Stevens Andrew Gunn Tel: +61 3 9609 2898 Tel: +61 3 9609 3575 Mobile: +61 400 693 915 Mobile: +61 439 558 454 email: email: Andrew.Gunn@bhpbilliton.com Samantha.Stevens@bhpbilliton.com United Kingdom and South Africa Kelly Quirke Tel: +61 3 9609 2896 Brendan Harris Mobile: +61 429 966 312 Tel: +44 20 7802 4131 email: Kelly.Quirke@bhpbilliton.com Mobile: +44 7990 527 726 email:
Fiona Martin Brendan.Harris@bhpbilliton.com Tel: +61 3 9609 2211 Mobile: +61 427 777 908 Americas email: Fiona.Martin2@bhpbilliton.com United Kingdom and Americas Scott Espenshade Tel: +1 713 599 6431 Ruban Yogarajah Mobile: +1 713 208 8565 Tel: US +1 713 966 2907 or email: UK +44 20 7802 4033 Mobile: Scott.Espenshade@bhpbilliton.com UK +44 7827 082 022 email: Ruban.Yogarajah@bhpbilliton.com BHP Billiton Limited BHP Billiton Plc Registration number ABN 49 004 028 077 3196209 Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales Registered Office: Registered Office: Neathouse Place 180 Lonsdale Street London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia Tel +44 20 7802 4000 Tel +61 1300 55 4757 Fax +44 20 7802 4111 Fax +61 3 9609 3015 Members of the BHP Billiton Group which is headquartered in Australia Date: 07/09/2011 07:06:24 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.
