Number 22/03

BHP Billiton Plc today announced the listing of its existing sponsored American Depositary Receipt (ADR) security on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).  The listed security will trade under the ticker symbol BBL.  Each ADR represents two ordinary shares traded on the London Stock Exchange.

Chris Lynch, Chief Financial Officer for BHP Billiton commented, “BHP Billiton inherited two ADR programs following the merger of BHP Ltd and Billiton Plc in 2001.  The listing of the BHP Billiton Plc ADR on the NYSE brings it to parity with the already listed BHP Billiton Ltd (NYSE: BHP) ADR program.”

JP Morgan will act as depositary for both BHP Billiton ADR programs, and Susquehanna Specialists, Inc. will provide specialist services for both programs.

For further information contact:

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
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