Holding(s) in Company

BHP Billiton Limited
22 August 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                                       PLC NOMINEES PTY LIMITED

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 REFERS TO A NON-BENEFICIAL INTEREST



                                                            N/A

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
                                                            N/A
     540,360,860
                                21.89%
                                                                                           N/A

9.  Class of security                                 10.    Date of transaction     11.      Date company informed



    ORDINARY US$0.50                                         A NUMBer of                      21 AUGUST 2002
                                                             transactions SINCE 24
                                                             DECEMBER 2002
                                                             accumulated in the
                                                             TOTAL INTEREST
                                                             DISCLOSED

12.  Total holding following this notification         13.    Total percentage holding of issued class following this
                                                              notification

                                                              21.89%
     540,360,860

14.  Any additional information                        15.  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     PLC NOMINEES PTY LIMITED IS NOMINEE FOR                INES WATSON
     SHAREHOLDERS IN SOUTH AFRICA WHO HOLD THEIR
     SHARES VIA THE STRATE ELECTRONIC SETTLEMENT            [phone]
     SYSTEM FOR SHARES ON THE JSE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
     SOUTH AFRICA

16.  Name and signature of authorised company official

     responsible for making this notification





     INES WATSON

Date of notification __21 August 2002___________________


        Enquiries: Company Monitoring and Enquiries; UK Listing Authority

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
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              The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia




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