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BHP Billiton Limited 26 June 2003 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. Issued by: BHP Billiton Plc To: Company Announcements Office cc: New York Stock Exchange The London Stock Exchange Swiss Stock Exchange Old Broad Street New Zealand Stock Exchange London EC2N 1HP Johannesburg Stock Exchange United Kingdom Euronext Deutsche Bank Company Announcements Office The Australian Stock Exchange 4th Floor, 20 Bridge Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia Date: 26 June 2003 For Release: Immediately Contact: Ines Watson +44 (0)20 7802 4176 Notification of Major Interests in Shares The following notification was received yesterday by BHP Billiton Plc in a letter from Old Mutual plc dated 24 June 2003 relating to major interests in shares of BHP Billiton Plc as at 19 June 2003: 'Disclosure under s 198 - 212 Companies Act Please find notification pursuant to Section 198 of the Companies Act 1985, that as at 19 June 2003, Old Mutual Plc and its direct and indirect subsidiaries had a material interest in 137,040,958 ordinary shares of BHP Billiton plc, representing 5.55% of the issued share capital. The shares are registered as per the attached schedule.' Registered holdings of BHP Billiton Plc share capital by Old Mutual Companies at 19 June 2003 Total Shares Number of Company Registered Holder issued Shares 2,468,147,002 71,606,617 Old Mutual Asset Managers (South Old Mutual Life Assurance Company 2.90% Africa) (Pty) Ltd (South Africa) Ltd 454,321 Stanlib Asset Management Ltd (not an Old Mutual Life Assurance Company 0.02% Old Mutual Company) (South Africa) Ltd 286,231 Prudential Portfolio Managers SA Old Mutual Life Assurance Company 0.01% (Pty) Ltd (not an Old Mutual Company (South Africa) Ltd 253,684 PeregrineQuant (Pty) Ltd (Not an Old Old Mutual Life Assurance Company 0.01% Mutual Company) (South Africa) Ltd 298,609 Coronation Fund Managers Ltd (Not an Old Mutual Life Assurance Company 0.01% Old Mutual Company) (South Africa) Ltd 1,067,190 Old Mutual Asset Managers (South Old Mutual Unit Trusts (SA) Limited 0.04% Africa) (Pty) Ltd 25,715,852 Old Mutual Asset Managers (South Old Mutual Asset Managers (South 1.04% Africa) (Pty) Ltd Africa) (Pty) Ltd (Managed Fund Client Assets) 22,800 Old Mutual Asset Managers (South Omnibon No 13 (Pty) Limited 0.00% Africa) (Pty) Ltd 440,183 Old Mutual Asset Managers (Namibia) Old Mutual Life Assurance Company 0.02% (Pty) Ltd (Namibia) Ltd 232,849 Old Mutual Asset Managers (Namibia) Old Mutual Holdings (Namibia) (Pty) 0.01% (Pty) Ltd Ltd 251,891 Old Mutual Asset Managers (Namibia) Old Mutual Asset Managers (Namibia) 0.01% (Pty) Ltd (Pty) Ltd (Managed Fund Client Assets) 13,326 Old Mutual Asset Managers (South Old Mutual Unit Trusts (Namibia) 0.00% Africa) (Pty) Ltd Limited 3,705,874 Old Mutual Asset Managers (Bermuda) Old Mutual Global Asset Fund 0.15% Ltd 10,860,248 Old Mutual Asset Managers (Bermuda) Old Mutual South Africa Equity Trust 0.44% Ltd Limited 844,406 Old Mutual Asset Managers (Bermuda) Old Mutual South African Trust Plc 0.03% Ltd 5,991,754 Quantitive Asset Management Nedbank Nominees Ltd 0.24% 79,766 Quantitive Asset Management Standard Bank Nominees Ltd 0.00% 2,697 Syfrets Securities Syfrets Securities Nominees (Pty) Ltd 0.00% 2,590,732 Franklin Templeton/NIB Investments Nedcor Bank Nominees Ltd 0.10% 2,277 Old Mutual Garden View Nominees 0.00% 2,534,028 BOE personal Stockbrokers BNS Nominees 0.10% 330,707 Syfrets Trust Nedcor Bank Nominees 0.01% 3,271,244 NSPB Necdcor Bank Nominees 0.13% 2,888,992 BOE Private Clients Standard Bank Nominees 0.12% 47,427 BOE Private Clients Registered Own Name 0.00% 689,979 Nedcor Investment Bank Multi Manager Standard Bank Nominees (Pty) Limited 0.03% 9,617 Nedcor Investment Bank Securities Marser Nominees (Pty) Limited 0.00% 1,936,848 Mutual & Federal Limited Mutual & Federal Limited 0.08% 610,809 Quaystone Ltd Standard Bank Nominees (Transvaal) 0.02% (Pty) Limited 137,040,958 5.55% 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: Neathouse Place London SW1V 1BH United 3000 Kingdom Telephone +61 3 9609 3333 Facsimile +61 3 9609 3015 Telephone +44 20 7802 4000 Facsimile +44 20 7802 4111 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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