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BHP Billiton PLC
30 September 2003

30 September 2003

                    BHP BILLITON GROUP - 2003 ANNUAL REPORTS

                 NOTICES OF SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS & PROXY FORMS

I advise that copies of the 2003 Annual Reports to shareholders from BHP
Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited (both the Concise Report and Combined
Financial Statements) have been lodged with the United Kingdom Financial
Services Authority and can be viewed on the Authority's Document Viewing
Facility. They may also be viewed on the BHP Billiton Group website
www.bhpbilliton.com, together with full single entity financial statements of
BHP Billiton Limited which will not be mailed to shareholders but are available
on request by telephoning +61 3 9649 5020.

Copies of the Notices of Meetings of the Annual General Meetings of BHP Billiton
Plc (to be held in London on 24 October 2003) and of BHP Billiton Limited (to be
held in Melbourne on 13 November 2003) have been lodged with the Authority and
can also be viewed on the viewing facility, together with forms of proxy mailed
to BHP Billiton Limited shareholders and BHP Billiton Plc shareholders
(principal UK register and South African register).



Karen Wood - 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: 600 Bourke Street Melbourne Victoria    Registered Office: Neathouse Place London SW1V 1BH United
3000                                                       Kingdom
Telephone +61 3 9609 3333 Facsimile +61 3 9609 3015        Telephone +44 20 7802 4000 Facsimile +44 20 7802 4111


              The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia




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