Director Shareholding

BHP Billiton Limited
03 February 2005

     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.



3 February 2005

To:      Australian Stock Exchange              cc:     New York Stock Exchange
         Companies Announcements Office                    Swiss Stock Exchange
                                                    Johannesburg Stock Exchange
         London Stock Exchange
         Companies Announcements Office


                    Australian Stock Exchange Limited (ASX)

                        Appendix 3X of the Listing Rules

      Initial 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 Initial Notification is filed in consequence of Listing Rules of the ASX
which requires the following information concerning a director on appointment to
that office.

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 and otherwise in accordance with the foregoing
policy.




Name of Director


    Mr Carlos Cordeiro



Date of appointment


    3 February 2005



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

                                      N/A


Number & class of securities

                                      Nil




Part 3 - Director's interests in contracts


Detail of contract


                                      N/A


Nature of interest


                                      N/A


Name of registered holder

(if issued securities)

                                      N/A


No. and class of securities to which interest relates

                                      Nil

Part 4 - Contact details
Name of authorised officers responsible for       Mr S A Butcher - BHP Billiton Limited
making this notification on behalf of the
entities                                          Ms E A Hobley - BHP Billiton Plc BHP Billiton Plc
Contact details                                   Mr S A Butcher Tel: [phone]
                                                  Fax: [phone]

                                                  Ms E A Hobley Tel: + 44 207 802 4054
                                                  Fax: [phone]



Yours sincerely,

Sam Butcher
Deputy Company Secretary


BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077                     BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209
Registered in Australia                                     Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: Level 27, 180 Lonsdale Street Melbourne  Registered Office: Neathouse Place London SW1V 1BH United
Victoria 3000                                               Kingdom
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                                                                    The BHP
Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia




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