Director Shareholding

BHP Billiton Limited
27 October 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.


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                    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            Number & class of securities

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited       10 642 ordinary fully paid shares
for F Van Lanschot Bankiers on trust           of US$0.50 of BHP Billiton Plc
for Mr Herkstroter and his spouse jointly



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     Mr R V Taylor - BHP Billiton Limited
for making this notification on behalf      Ms E Hobley   - BHP Billiton Plc
of the entities

Contact details                             Mr R V Taylor Tel:  [phone]
                                                          Fax:  [phone]

                                            Ms E Hobley   Tel:  [phone]
                                                          Fax:  [phone]


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
Telephone [phone] Facsimile [phone]        Telephone [phone] Facsimile [phone]

                                                                    The BHP
Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia








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