Result of AGM

BHP Billiton Limited 05 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. 5 November 2002 To: Company Announcements Office cc: New York Stock Exchange Swiss Stock Exchange The Australian Stock Exchange New Zealand Stock Exchange 4th Floor, 20 Bridge Street Johannesburg Stock Exchange SYDNEY NSW 2000 Paris Bourse (Euronext) Australia Deutchse Bank Company Announcements Office The London Stock Exchange Old Broad Street London EC2N 1HP United Kingdom For Announcement to the Market I advise the following results of the business conducted at the meetings of shareholders of BHP Billiton Limited ('Limited') and BHP Billiton Plc ('Plc') held on 4 November 2002. The final proxy position for each company (excluding the proxy votes carried from one meeting to the other meeting by the Special Voting Shares) is detailed in Appendices 1 and 2. As required by the Dual Listed Companies Structure, a poll was conducted on each of the proposed resolutions. Because of the nature of that Structure, the poll results for each company on Joint Electorate Actions are identical. The poll results were: Votes Votes Votes For Against Abstain Results Business 1. Receipt of Financial Statements and Reports of 2,945,996,613 2,036,694 Nil Carried BHP Billiton Limited (an ordinary resolution and Joint Electorate Action) 2. Receipt of Financial Statements and Reports of 2,940,272,470 1,824,008 Nil Carried BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution and Joint Electorate Action) 3. Re-election of Mr B P Gilbertson as a director 2,882,959,882 23,962,199 Nil Carried of BHP Billiton Limited (an ordinary resolution and Joint Electorate Action) 4. Re-election of Mr B P Gilbertson as a director 2,823,515,266 29,489,675 Nil Carried of BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution and Joint Electorate Action) 5. Re-election of Dr D A L Jenkins as a director 2,873,328,138 18,158,541 Nil Carried of BHP Billiton Limited (an ordinary resolution and Joint Electorate Action) 6. Re-election of Dr D A L Jenkins 2,860,265,511 24,395,273 Nil Carried as a director of BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution and Joint Electorate Action) 7. Re-election of Dr J M Schubert as a director of 2,829,069,920 18,232,259 Nil Carried BHP Billiton Limited (an ordinary resolution and Joint Electorate Action) 8. Re-election of Dr J M Schubert 2,820,144,391 20,175,793 Nil Carried as a director of BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution and Joint Electorate Action) 9. Election of Mr C W Goodyear as 2,966,197,842 6,219,236 Nil Carried a director of BHP Billiton Limited (an ordinary resolution and Joint Electorate Action) 10. Election of Mr C W Goodyear as 2,962,573,329 5,197,351 Nil Carried a director of BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution and Joint Electorate Action) 11. Appointment of auditors of BHP Billiton 2,929,787,123 34,275,486 Nil Carried Limited and BHP Billiton Plc and authorise auditors' remuneration (an ordinary resolution and Joint Electorate Action) 12. Renewal of Directors' authority to issue 2,807,850,193 161,188,314 Nil Carried shares of BHP Billiton Plc (an ordinary resolution and Joint Electorate Action) 13. Renewal of disapplication of pre-emption 2,818,539,053 143,036,194 Nil Carried rights in BHP Billiton Plc (a special resolution and Joint Electorate Action) 14. Renewal of the authority given in the 2,754,760,532 140,969,761 Nil Carried Contingent Purchase Contract of BHP Billiton Plc (a special resolution and Joint Electorate Action) 15. Approval of the Remuneration Policy (an 2,493,575,814 228,083,912 Nil Carried ordinary resolution and Joint Electorate Action) 16. Approval of the Group Incentive Schemes (an 2,547,740,837 214,000,881 Nil Carried ordinary resolution and Joint Electorate Action) 17. Approval of the grant of Performance Shares to 2,447,664,326 337,109,846 Nil Carried Mr B P Gilbertson (an ordinary resolution and Joint Electorate Action) 18. Approval of the grant of Performance Shares to 2,454,809,533 337,249,043 Nil Carried Mr C W Goodyear (an ordinary resolution and Joint Electorate Action) K J Wood Company Secretary Final Proxy Position - BHP Billiton Limited Limited Plc 1. Receipt of Financial Statements and Reports of BHP Billiton Limited -> Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed -> Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - 1,530,491,880 1,481,976,994 • was to vote for the resolution 1,348,065,074 1,327,362,531 • was to vote against the resolution 1,574,478 451,510 • was to abstain on the resolution 29,778,767 36,704,392 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 151,073,561 117,458,561 2. Receipt of Financial Statements and Reports of BHP Billiton Plc -> Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,526,142,999 1,481,976,994 -> Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,220,632,382 1,440,579,163 • was to vote against the resolution 1,363,511 450,428 • was to abstain on the resolution 30,417,565 37,499,652 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 273,729,541 3,447,751 3. Re-election of Mr B P Gilbertson as a director of BHP Billiton Limited -> Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,534,544,226 1,481,976,994 -> Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,352,415,760 1,260,409,913 • was to vote against the resolution 4,620,433 19,323,532 • was to abstain on the resolution 26,578,753 85,034,170 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 150,929,280 117,209,379 4. Re-election of Mr B P Gilbertson as a director of BHP Billiton Plc -> Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,527,512,623 1,481,976,994 -> Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,222,064,454 1,321,184,504 • was to vote against the resolution 3,925,983 25,546,095 • was to abstain on the resolution 26,534,642 131,801,098 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 274,987,544 3,445,297 5. Re-election of Dr D A L Jenkins as a director of BHP Billiton Limited -> Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,531,855,363 1,481,976,994 -> Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,352,029,298 1,250,780,656 • was to vote against the resolution 5,949,162 12,205,745 • was to abstain on the resolution 22,597,874 101,789,728 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 151,279,029 117,200,865 6. Re-election of Dr D A L Jenkins as a director of BHP Billiton Plc -> Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,527,512,673 1,481,976,994 -> Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,224,322,937 1,355,270,929 • was to vote against the resolution 5,405,724 18,988,753 • was to abstain on the resolution 22,444,065 104,272,015 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 275,339,947 3,445,297 7. Re-election of Dr J M Schubert as a director of BHP Billiton Limited -> Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,531,854,859 1,481,976,994 -> Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,351,636,938 1,207,033,362 • was to vote against the resolution 6,360,874 11,839,397 • was to abstain on the resolution 22,615,872 145,903,370 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 151,241,175 117,200,865 8. Re-election of Dr J M Schubert as a director of BHP Billiton Plc -> Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,527,512,694 1,481,976,994 -> Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,223,923,571 1,315,775,154 • was to vote against the resolution 5,772,919 14,370,886 • was to abstain on the resolution 22,612,934 148,385,657 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 275,203,270 3,445,297 9. Election of Mr C W Goodyear as a director of BHP Billiton Limited -> Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,531,850,804 1,481,976,994 -> Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,363,539,534 1,340,411,597 • was to vote against the resolution 5,377,149 761,841 • was to abstain on the resolution 11,588,699 31,863,945 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 151,345,422 108,939,611 10. Election of Mr C W Goodyear as a director of BHP Billiton Plc -> Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,527,508,344 1,481,976,994 -> Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,236,449,708 1,445,684,256 • was to vote against the resolution 4,354,637 765,306 • was to abstain on the resolution 11,512,691 32,086,664 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 275,191,308 3,440,768 11. Appointment of auditors of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc and authorise auditors' remuneration -> Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,531,850,912 1,481,976,994 -> Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,355,773,470 1,418,930,133 • was to vote against the resolution 14,952,134 21 • was to abstain on the resolution 11,065,647 40,692,110 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 150,059,661 3,105,195 12. Renewal of Directors' authority to issue shares of BHP Billiton Plc -> Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,531,876,949 1,481,976,994 -> Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,291,044,176 1,361,873,477 • was to vote against the resolution 76,120,152 84,935,084 • was to abstain on the resolution 14,690,269 32,087,358 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 150,022,352 3,081,075 13. Renewal of disapplication of pre-emption rights in BHP Billiton Plc -> Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,524,398,467 1,481,976,994 -> Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,308,921,142 1,354,210,672 • was to vote against the resolution 50,249,439 92,587,624 • was to abstain on the resolution 14,680,016 32,094,867 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 150,547,870 3,083,831 14. Renewal of the authority given in the Contingent Purchase Contract of BHP Billiton Plc -> Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,543,274,989 1,481,976,994 -> Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,265,611,037 1,332,883,392 • was to vote against the resolution 57,217,753 83,702,731 • was to abstain on the resolution 69,198,830 62,306,827 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 151,247,369 3,084,044 15. Approval of the Remuneration Policy -> Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,524,471,919 1,481,976,994 -> Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,233,647,006 1,104,787,846 • was to vote against the resolution 50,089,640 177,608,774 • was to abstain on the resolution 90,275,470 196,497,330 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 150,459,803 3,083,044 16. Approval of the Group Incentive Schemes -> Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,490,080,501 1,481,976,994 -> Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,199,627,235 1,246,247,313 • was to vote against the resolution 115,933,965 97,577,788 • was to abstain on the resolution 76,793,381 135,068,849 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 97,725,920 3,083,044 17. Approval of the grant of Performance Shares to Mr B P Gilbertson -> Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,482,358,568 1,481,976,994 -> Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,147,590,034 1,198,464,654 • was to vote against the resolution 161,968,148 174,731,428 • was to abstain on the resolution 75,318,172 105,698,932 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 97,482,214 3,081,980 18. Approval of the grant of Performance Shares to Mr C W Goodyear -> Total number of proxy votes exercisable by all proxies validly appointed 1,489,800,363 1,481,976,994 -> Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy - • was to vote for the resolution 1,154,855,011 1,198,445,994 • was to vote against the resolution 162,012,427 174,741,066 • was to abstain on the resolution 75,432,611 105,696,053 • may vote at the proxy's discretion 97,500,314 3,093,881 BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209 Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales Registered Office: 600 Bourke Street Melbourne Victoria Registered Office: 1-3 Strand London WC2N 5HA United Kingdom 3000 Telephone +44 20 7747 3800 Facsimile +44 20 7747 3900 Telephone +61 3 9609 3333 Facsimile +61 3 9609 3015 The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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