BHP Billiton Ltd – ‘6-K’ for 6/5/00

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Report of a Foreign Private Issuer   —   Form 6-K
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6-K   —   Report of a Foreign Private Issuer

Release Time    IMMEDIATE                                                       
Date            5 June 2000                                                     
Number          49/00                                                           

CHAIRMAN AND NAME OF NEW STEEL COMPANY ANNOUNCED                                

The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited (BHP) today announced the chairman  
and name of the new long products steel company scheduled to be spun-out later  
this year.                                                                      
A news release detailing the announcements is attached.                         

Contact:                                                                        
MEDIA RELATIONS:                    INVESTOR RELATIONS:                         
Mandy Frostick                      Robert Porter                               
Manager Media Relations             Vice President Investor Relations           
Ph:     +61 3 9609 4157             Ph:     +61 3 9609 3540                     
Mob:    +61 419 546 245             Mob:    +61 419 587 456                     

Michael Buzzard                     Candy Ramsey BHP Investor Relations Houston 
Senior Media Relations Advisor      Tel:    (713) 961-8640                      
Ph:     +61 3 9609 3709             EMail: ramsey.candy.pa@bhp.com.au           
Mob:    +61 417 914 103                                                         

Release Time    IMMEDIATE                                                       
Date            5 June 2000                                                     
Number          01/00                                                           

CHAIRMAN AND NAME OF NEW STEEL COMPANY ANNOUNCED                                

The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited (BHP) today announced Peter         
Smedley, Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Colonial Group     
will be appointed Chairman of OneSteel Limited, the new long products steel     
company scheduled to be spun-out later this year.                               

Mr Smedley said: "I am delighted to accept this appointment to be Chairman-     
Elect of OneSteel and to join Bob Every and his team as we drive towards the    
planned stock exchange listing later this year.  OneSteel is an exciting        
Company and will have a great future.                                           

"I will be working closely with Bob Every, and expect to have the full Board    
of OneSteel in place shortly.  The Board will have an appropriate blend of      
experience and expertise, and be committed to maximising shareholder value.     
It will include two Executive Directors:  Bob Every, OneSteel Managing          
Director and Chief Executive Officer and Bernard Carrasco, OneSteel Chief       
Financial Officer."                                                             

Dr Every said: "I am delighted to have Peter Smedley as our Chairman-Elect,     
given his outstanding track record and broad experience.  My team and I are     
looking forward to working with Peter and the new Board to manage the           
business whilst completing the spin-out and listing".                           

"The name OneSteel encapsulates our strategy and commitment to being            
Australia's premier steel manufacturing and distribution company.  We have      
the resources, the people, the distribution network and the product range to    
build the business and maximise value for our various stakeholders."            

Dr Every said: "Today is a significant milestone in the journey towards our     
independence.  We are now focused on the key steps which are ahead of us,       
culminating in our stock exchange listing which is planned to be completed      
before the end of the year."                                                    

   ***

Contact:                                                                        
David Goodwin                           Mandy Frostick                          
Vice President External Affairs         Manager Media Relations                 
OneSteel                                BHP                                     
Ph:     (02) 9239 6616                  Ph:     (03) 9609 4157                  
Mob:    0419 585 298                    Mob:    0419 546 245                    

Fact Sheet 1                                                                    

SMEDLEY, Peter J                                                                

Chairman-Elect, OneSteel Limited, June 2000                                     

CAREER DATA :                                                                   

Colonial Group 1993 -                                                           
Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer                               

Mr Smedley is Chief Executive Officer of the Colonial Group and Chairman of     
the State Bank of New South Wales.  At Colonial he oversees funds under         
management worth $100 billion and directs more than 20,000 staff and field      
agents.                                                                         

Chairman :                                                                      
Care Australia Corporate Council                                                
State Bank of New South Wales                                   
Colonial Investment Management Limited                          
Colonial Finance Limited                                        
Colonial (UK) Limited                                           
CMG Asia Ltd                                                    
Colonial Mutual Life Australia                                  

Deputy Chairman :                                                               
Newcrest Mining Limited                                         

Councillor/Member/Director :                                                    
Business Council of Australia                                   
BCA National Gallery of Victoria                                
President's Council Art Gallery of New South Wales              
Australian Davos Connection Ltd                                 

Shell Australia :                                                               
Executive Director, Downstream Oil & Chemicals (1990-92)        
Executive Director, Resources (1986-90)                         

Executive Chairman  :                                           
Drayton Coal Pty Ltd 1988-90                                    
Callide Coalfields Pty Ltd 1988-90                              
Theodore Coal Pty Ltd 1988-90                                   
Capricorn Coal Management Pty Ltd 1987-90                       
German Creek Coal Pty Ltd 1987-90                               

Director  :                                                     
Shell Co of Aust Ltd 1986-92                                    
Shell Chemicals (Aust) Pty Ltd                                  
Shell Refining (Aust) Pty Ltd                                   
Shell Finance (Aust) Pty Ltd                                    
Neptune Oil Co Pty Ltd 1990-92                                  

Worsley Alumina Pty Ltd 1987-90                                 
Billiton Aust. Gold Pty Ltd (Boddington) 1986-90                
Austen & Butta Ltd 1986-90                                      

       Area Co-ordinator Central and South America Shell International 1982-86
Shell International Petroleum Co., London                       

Joined Shell Company of Australia Limited in 1963               

Director :                                                                      

Australian Mining Industry CI 1988-90, Australian Mining Indust.
Res Assn Ltd 1986-90                                                            
Lloyds Register of Shipping (Aust)1990-93                       
Alumina Development Council 1986-90                             

Personal :                                                                      
Born:  2 January 1943.                                                          
Education: RMC Duntroon; BComm University of WA; MBA University of Melbourne.   
Spouse: Christine                                                               
Children: 3 Sons 2 Daughters                                                    
Recreation: Sport, theatre, reading.