BIL - Notification of initial interests of director - M Brinded BHP Billiton Plc Share code: BIL ISIN: GB0000566504 Company Secretariat 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 15 April 2014 To: Australian Securities Exchange cc: New York Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange JSE Limited Appointment of Malcolm Brinded Further to the announcement on 15 April 2014 advising of the appointment of Malcolm Brinded as a Director of BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited with effect from 15 April 2014 we now advise details of Mr Brinded’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 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 Malcolm Brinded Date of appointment 15 April 2014 BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209 Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales Registered Office:180 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia 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 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 interest Number & class of securities Investment Funds Direct Nominees 12,000 ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc Limited (indirect interest, Mr Brinded has a beneficial interest) Part 3 – Director’s interests in contracts Detail of contract Nil Nature of interest N/A Name of registered holder N/A (if issued securities) No. and class of securities to which N/A interest relates Part 4 - Contact details Name of authorised officers Nicole Duncan – BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc responsible for making this notification on behalf of the entities Contact details Nicole Duncan Tel: +61 3 9609 2917 Fax: +61 3 9611 1044 Elizabeth Hobley Tel: +44 20 7802 4054 Fax: +44 20 7802 3054 Sponsor: Absa Bank Limited (acting through its Corporate and Investment Banking Division) 2 Date: 15/04/2014 10:10:00 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.