Director Shareholding

BHP Billiton Limited
06 November 2002

     BHP Billiton Limited is issuing this announcement to fulfil disclosure
  obligations arising from its secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange.

    The text of this release is identical to that issued by BHP Billiton Plc
                                    earlier.



Issued by:        BHP Billiton Plc

To:               London Stock Exchange
                  Johannesburg Stock Exchange
                  Euronext

Date:             5 November 2002

For Release:      7.00 a.m., 6 November 2002

Contact:          Ines Watson 020 7747 3976



                     Notification of interests of directors

BHP Billiton Plc announces the following transactions made by Billiton ESOP
Trustee Limited, as trustee of the Billiton Employee Share Ownership Trust, in
Ordinary shares of US$0.50 in BHP Billiton Plc. BHP Billiton Plc was notified of
these transactions on 5 November 2002.


        Date of             Type of          Number of         Price per
        Transaction         Transaction      Shares            Share


        1 November 2002     Sale             11,387            £3.0475

        4 November 2002     Sale             4,659             £3.1700

        4 November 2002     Transfer         4,281             n/a


These transactions were made on behalf of non-relevant beneficiaries of the
Company's Restricted Share Scheme (not any director of BHP Billiton Plc or
Relevant Employee subject to the Company's Securities Dealing Code).


Following the above transactions Messrs B P Gilbertson and C W Goodyear have an
interest in the balance held by the Trust of 440,778 shares as potential
beneficiaries of the Trust.
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