Certification by Chief Executive Officer, Mr Marius Kloppers

EX-12.1 3 dex121.htm CERTIFICATION BY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, MR MARIUS KLOPPERS Certification by Chief Executive Officer, Mr Marius Kloppers

EXHIBIT 12.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Marius Kloppers, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this amendment to the annual report on Form 20-F/A of BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited; and

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report.


/s/ Marius Kloppers
Name:		Marius Kloppers
Title:		Chief Executive Officer

Date: December 22, 2010