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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Date of  27 October 2003

BHP Billiton Plc

Registration Number 3196209

Neathouse Place

London SW1V 1BH

United Kingdom

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F

X

Form 40-F

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Yes

No

X

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):

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27 October 2003

 

To:	Australian Stock Exchange	cc:	New York Stock Exchange
	Companies Announcements Office		Swiss Stock Exchange
			New Zealand Stock Exchange
	London Stock Exchange		Johannesburg Stock Exchange
	Companies Announcements Office		Paris Bourse
			Deutsche Bank

 

Australian Stock Exchange Limited (ASX)

Appendix 3Z of the Listing Rules

Final Notification of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons

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 BHP Billiton Group has agreed to adopt the better of the existing governance practices between BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited. As a result, the Group voluntarily notifies all stock exchanges on which either BHP Billiton Plc or BHP Billiton Limited have primary or secondary listings, all those interest of directors of both entities in the securities of both entities (and changes to those interests) which are required to be disclosed under the ASX Listing Rules, the Listing Rules of the United Kingdom Listing Authority, the Australian Corporations Act, the United Kingdom Companies Act and the Group's Securities Dealing Code.

This Final Notification is filed in consequence of Listing Rules of the ASX which requires the following information concerning a director on retirement from that office.

We (the entities) advise the following information under ASX Listing Rule 3.19A.3 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Australian Corporations Act and otherwise in accordance with the foregoing policy .

Name of director	Mr C A J Herkstroter
Date of last notice	22 July 2002
Date that Director ceased to be a director	24 October 2003

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 -

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

Included in this Part is:

• 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; and
• the relevant interest of Connected Persons as defined in the United Kingdom Companies Act, their identity and relationship to the director. The definition includes spouses and children under 18 years of age.

Name of holder & nature of interest HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited for F Van Lanschot Bankiers on trust for Mr Herkstroter and his spouse jointly

Number & class of securities 10 642 ordinary fully paid shares of US$0.50 of BHP Billiton Plc

 

Part 3 - Director's interests in contracts other than as described in Part 4

Detail of contract	-
Nature of interest	-
Name of registered holder (if issued securities)	-
No. and class of securities to which interest relates	-

Part 4 - Director's interests in options or other rights granted by the entities

Date of grant	-
Period during which or date on which exercisable	-
Total amount paid (if any) for the grant	-
Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise	-
Total number of securities over which options or other rights held at the date of this notice	-
Any additional information	-

 

Part 5 - Contact details

Name of authorised officers responsible for making this notification on behalf of the entities	Mr R V Taylor - BHP Billiton Limited Ms E Hobley - BHP Billiton Plc
Contact details	Mr R V Taylor Tel: +61 3 9609 3265 Fax: +61 3 9609 4372 Ms E Hobley Tel: +44 20 7747 4054 Fax: +44 20 7747 3054

 

BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 Registered in Australia Registered Office: Level 27, 180 Lonsdale Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Telephone +61 1300 554 757 Facsimile +61 3 9609 3015

BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209 Registered in England and Wales Registered Office: Neathouse Place London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom Telephone +44 20 7802 4000 Facsimile +44 20 7802 4111

                                                                    The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

BHP BILLITON Plc
/s/ KAREN WOOD
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Karen Wood
Title: Company Secretary
Date: 27 October 2003