Management Announcement

BHP Billiton Limited 16 March 2004 '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.' Date 16 March 2004 Number 14/04 BHP BILLITON - MANAGEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT BHP Billiton announced today the resignation of Mike Oppenheimer as President of BHP Billiton's Energy Coal Customer Sector Group following an internal reorganisation. BHP Billiton Chief Executive Officer, Chip Goodyear said: 'Mike has done an excellent job running our Energy Coal CSG since June 2001. As a result of the changes to our organisational structure announced today, Mike has decided to leave the company. He will stay on until the end of July to ensure a smooth transition of the business to new leadership. I would like to wish Mike well for the future.' Further information on BHP Billiton can be found on our Internet site: http:// www.bhpbilliton.com AUSTRALIA Andrew Nairn, Investor Relations Tel: +61 3 9609 3952 Mobile: +61 408 313 259 email: Andrew.W.Nairn@bhpbilliton.com Tania Price, Media Relations Tel: +61 3 9609 3815 Mobile: +61 419 152 780 email: Tania.Price@bhpbilliton.com UNITED KINGDOM Mark Lidiard, Investor & Media Relations Tel: +44 20 7802 4156 email: Mark.Lidiard@bhpbilliton.com Ariane Gentil, Media Relations Tel: +44 20 7802 4177 Mobile: +44 78 81 51 8715 email: Ariane.Gentil@bhpbilliton.com UNITED STATES Francis McAllister, Investor Relations Tel: +1 713 961 8625 Mobile: +1 713 480 3699 email:Francis.R.McAllister@bhpbilliton.com SOUTH AFRICA Michael Campbell, Investor & Media Relations Tel: +27 11 376 3360 Mobile: +27 82 458 2587 email:Michael.J.Campbell@bhpbilliton.com BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 Registered in Australia Registered Office: 180 Lonsdale Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Telephone +61 1300 554 757 Facsimile +61 3 9609 3015 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209 Registered in England and Wales Registered Office: Neathouse Place London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom Telephone +44 20 7802 4000 Facsimile +44 20 7802 4111 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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