Director Shareholding

BHP Billiton Limited
01 December 2003

     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
Euronext
Johannesburg Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange

Date:      1 December 2003

For Release:      Immediately

Contact:      Elizabeth Hobley - [phone]



                     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 28 November 2003.


  Date of                Type of                  Number of           Price per

  Transaction            Transaction              Shares              Share


  26 November 2003       Sale                     1,998               £4.415



These transactions were made on behalf of beneficiaries of the Company's
Co-Investment Plan (not any director of BHP Billiton Plc subject to the
Company's Securities Dealing Code).


Following the above transactions Messrs C W Goodyear and M Salamon have an
interest in the balance held by the Trust of 139,804 shares as potential
beneficiaries of the Trust.


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