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BHP Billiton Limited 7 March 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. 'For the information of the local market, please find following notification of major interests in shares filed by BHP Billiton Plc with the London Stock Exchange' SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters. 1. Name of company 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest BHP BILLITON PLC THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES 3. Please state whether notification 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one indicates that it is in respect of holder, the number of shares held by each of them holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial SEE LIST 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 5. Number of shares/ 6. Percentage 7. Number of shares/ 8. Percentage of issued class amount of stock of issued amount of stock acquired class disposed A NUMBER OF 0.09% TRANSACTIONS ACCUMULATED IN A NOTIFIABLE EVENT 9. Class of security 10. Date of 11. Date company informed transaction ORDINARY US$0.50 5 MARCH 2002 1 MARCH 2002 12. Total holding following this notification 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 92,920,638 4.01% 14. Any additional information 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 5 MARCH 2002 Company Announcements Office, Old Broad Street, London EC2N 1HP Facsimile: 020 7588 6057, 020 7334 8964/8965/8966 (PLEASE DO NOT POST) Enquiries: Company Monitoring and Enquiries; UK Listing Authority As of 1 March 2002 BHP Billiton plc Number of Percent of Shares Outstanding The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ('CG') holdings 92,920,638 4.01% Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: • Capital Guardian Trust Company 16,902,604.00 0.73% • Capital International Limited 27,042,149.00 1.17% • Capital International S.A. 10,254,500.00 0.44% • Capital International, Inc. 8,131,317.00 0.35% • Capital Research and Management Company 30,590,068.00 1.32% Schedule of holdings in BHP Billiton plc As of 1 March 2002 Capital Guardian Trust Company Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 2,154,900 Canary Wharf 27th Floor, 1 Canada Square London E14 5AF Bank of New York Nominees 890,200 Bank of New York 3 Birchin Lane London EC3V 9BY Chase Nominees Limited 6,888,088 Woolgate House Coleman Street London EC2P 2HD BT Globenet Nominees Ltd. 394,900 1 Appold Street Broadgate London EC2A 2HE Midland Bank plc 2,856,100 5 Laurence Poutney Hill EC4R 0E, United Kingdom Bankers Trust 326,116 59 1/2 Southmark Street 2nd Floor London SEI 0HH Barclays Bank 275,000 Barclays Global Securities Services 8 Angel Court London EC2R 7HT Nortrust Nominees 2,165,300 155 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3XS United Kingdom Royal Bank of Scotland 23,600 Regents House, 42 Islington High St London N1 8XL UK State Street Bank & Trust Co. 26,900 HSBC Bank plc 17,900 Securities Services, Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA ROY Nominees Limited 21,000 71N Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4DE United Kingdom Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 862,600 150 Buchanan Street Glasgow G1 2DY United Kingdom TOTAL 16,902,604 Schedule of holdings in BHP Billiton plc As of 1 March 2002 Capital International Limited Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 517,600 Canary Wharf 27th Floor, 1 Canada Square London E14 5AF Bank of New York Nominees 2,011,751 Bank of New York 3 Birchin Lane London EC3V 9BY Chase Nominees Limited 6,392,156 Woolgate House Coleman Street London EC2P 2HD Midland Bank plc 55,400 5 Laurence Poutney Hill EC4R 0E, United Kingdom Bankers Trust 7,356,700 59 1/2 Southmark Street 2nd Floor London SEI 0HH Barclays Bank 419,000 Barclays Global Securities Services 8 Angel Court London EC2R 7HT Citibank London 221,100 11 Old Jewry London EC2R 8D8 UK Morgan Guaranty 536,400 83 Pall Mall London SW1Y 5ES UK Nortrust Nominees 4,457,728 155 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3XS United Kingdom State Street Bank & Trust Co. 1,621,114 Lloyds Bank 50,000 Central Settlement Section Branches Stock Office 34 Threadneedle Street Citibank 63,600 Citibank NA 225,600 Toronto Deutsche Bank AG 939,100 23 Great Winchester Street London EC2P 2AX United Kingdom HSBC Bank plc 747,500 Securities Services, Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA Northern Trust AVFC 107,900 South Africa Bank One London 955,800 Clydesdale Bank plc 363,700 TOTAL 27,042,149 Schedule of holdings in BHP Billiton plc As of 1 March 2002 Capital International S.A. Registered Name Local Shares Bank of New York Nominees 436,300 Bank of New York 3 Birchin Lane London EC3V 9BY Chase Nominees Limited 4,542,300 Woolgate House Coleman Street London EC2P 2HD Credit Suisse London Branch 24,200 24 Bishopsgate London EC2n4BQ UK Midland Bank plc 295,900 5 Laurence Poutney Hill EC4R 0E, United Kingdom Barclays Bank 291,200 Barclays Global Securities Services 8 Angel Court London EC2R 7HT Nortrust Nominees 113,400 155 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3XS United Kingdom Morgan Stanley 124,600 Royal Bank of Scotland 2,741,600 Regents House, 42, Islington High St London N1 8XL UK National Westminster Bank 323,900 Vidacos Nominees Ltd. 209,000 Citibank N.A. Lewisham House, 25 Molesworth St. London SE13 7EX RBSTB Nominees Ltd. 6,000 67 Lombard St London EC3 3DL United Kingdom Citibank NA 69,000 Toronto Deutsche Bank AG 901,100 23 Great Winchester Street London EC2P 2AX United Kingdom HSBC Bank plc 176,000 Securities Services, Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA TOTAL 10,254,500 Schedule of holdings in BHP Billiton plc As of 1 March 2002 Capital International, Inc. Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 3,044,986 Canary Wharf 27th Floor, 1 Canada Square London E14 5AF Bank of New York Nominees 453,415 Bank of New York 3 Birchin Lane London EC3V 9BY Chase Nominees Limited 4,436,416 Woolgate House Coleman Street London EC2P 2HD Nortrust Nominees 159,000 155 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3XS United Kingdom Citibank NA 37,500 Toronto TOTAL 8,131,317 Schedule of holdings in BHP Billiton plc As of 1 March 2002 Capital Research and Management Company Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 2,743,700 Canary Wharf 27th Floor, 1 Canada Square London E14 5AF Chase Nominees Limited 27,846,368 Woolgate House Coleman Street London EC2P 2HD TOTAL 30,590,068 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: 1-3 Strand London WC2N 5HA United Kingdom 3000 Telephone +44 20 7747 3800 Facsimile +44 20 7747 3900 Telephone +61 3 9609 3333 Facsimile +61 3 9609 3015 The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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