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BHP Billiton Limited 04 December 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. 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, INC 3. Please state whether notification indicates that 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one it is in respect of holding of the shareholder holder, the number of shares held by each of them 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 NOTIFICATION BY THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC ON BEHALF OF ITS AFFILIATES SEE ANNEXED LIST 5. Number of shares/ 6. Percentage of issued 7. Number of shares/amount of 8. Percentage of issued class amount of stock class stock disposed acquired 0.009% 218,820 (see NOTE 14) 9. Class of security 10. Date of transaction 11. Date company informed ORDINARY US$0.50 28 NOVEMBER 2002 2 DECEMBER 2002 12. Total holding following this notification 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 159,381,228 6.46% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries ANNOUNCEMENT TRIGGERED BY AN AFFILIATE, CAPITAL INES WATSON +44 (0)20 7747 3976 GUARDIAN TRUST COMPANY, ATTAINING A NOTIFIABLE INTEREST 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Ines WATSON Date of notification 3 DECEMBER 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 28 November 2002 BHP Billiton Plc Number of Percent of Shares Outstanding The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ('CG') holdings 159,381,228 6.46% Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: • Capital Guardian Trust Company 74,118,367 3.00% • Capital International Limited 25,132,944 1.02% • Capital International S.A. 19,554,913 0.79% • Capital International, Inc. 11,297,485 0.46% • Capital Research and Management Company 29,277,519 1.19% Schedule A Schedule of holdings in BHP Billiton Plc As of 28 November 2002 Capital Guardian Trust Company Registered Name Local Shares *New Account' 74,118,367 Nominee Information Not Available TOTAL 74,118,367 Schedule B Page 1 of 5 Capital International Limited Registered Name Local Shares *New Account' 25,132,944 Nominee Information Not Available TOTAL 25,132,944 Schedule B Page 2 of 5 Capital International S.A. Registered Name Local Shares *New Account' 19,554,913 Nominee Information Not Available TOTAL 19,554,913 Schedule B Page 3 of 5 Capital International, Inc. Registered Name Local Shares *New Account' 11,297,485 Nominee Information Not Available TOTAL 11,297,485 Schedule B Page 4 of 5 Capital Research and Management Company Registered Name Local Shares *New Account' 29,277,519 Nominee Information Not Available TOTAL 29,277,519 Schedule B Page 5 of 5 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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