Holding(s) in Company

BHP Billiton Limited
8 February 2002

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


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     BHP BILLITON PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     BARCLAYS PLC

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

     BARCLAYS PLC HAS NOTIFIED OF THE DISPOSAL THROUGH ITS SUBSIDIARY, BARCLAYS
     BANK PLC

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

      N/A

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

      14,096,528

8)   ( 0.61 %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY US$ 0.50

10)  Date of transaction

     4 FEBRUARY 2002

11)  Date company informed

     7 FEBRUARY 2002

12)  Total holding following this notification

     56,235,430
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     2.42%

14)  Any additional information

     BARCLAYS NO LONGER HAS A NOTIFIABLE INTEREST IN BHP BILLITON PLC

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     INES WATSON 
     020 7747 3976

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification  INES WATSON

     Date of Notification 7 FEBRUARY 2002


BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077
Registered in Australia
Registered Office: 600 Bourke Street Melbourne Victoria 3000
Telephone [phone] Facsimile [phone]

BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209
Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: 1-3 Strand London WC2N 5HA United Kingdom
Telephone [phone] Facsimile [phone]

           The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia

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