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BHP Billiton Limited 24 July 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. 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. SEE SCHEDULE B ANNEXED HERETO ON BEHALF OF ITS AFFILIATES 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 12,942,267 0.524% (see NOTE 14) 9. Class of security 10. Date of transaction 11. Date company informed ORDINARY US$0.50 8 JULY 2003 23 JULY 2003 12. Total holding following this notification 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 173,442,473 7.027% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries ANNOUNCEMENT TRIGGERED BY AFFILIATES ATTAINING A ELIZABETH HOBLEY +44 (0)20 7802 4054 NOTIFIABLE INTEREST (SEE SCHEDULE A ANNEXED HERETO) 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification ELIZABETH HOBLEY, DEPUTY SECRETARY, BHP BILLITON PLC Date of notification 24 JULY 2003 Company Announcements Office, Old Broad Street, London EC2N 1HP As of 8 July 2003 BHP Billiton plc Schedule A Number of Percent of Shares Outstanding The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ('CG') holdings 173,442,473 7.027% Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: • Capital Guardian Trust Company 83,209,503 3.371% • Capital International Limited 33,319,442 1.350% • Capital International S.A. 21,217,876 0.860% • Capital International, Inc. 13,524,625 0.548% • Capital Research and Management Company 22,171,027 0.898% Section 198 dated 8 July 2003 BHP Billiton plc Schedule B Nominee Shares Bank of New York Nominees 13,583,303 Bank of New York 3 Birchin Lane London EC3V 9BY UK Bank One London 871,173 Bankers Trust 5,000,133 59 1/2 Southmark Street 2nd Floor London SEI 0HH UK Barclays Bank 4,398,155 Barclays Global Securities Services 8 Angel Court London EC2R 7HT UK Brown Bros. 85,446 One Mellon Bank Center Pittsburgh, PA 15258 BT Globenet Nominees Ltd. 664,085 1 Appold Street Broadgate London EC2A 2HE UK Chase Manhattan Nominee Ltd. 22,369 Australia Nominee Shares Chase Nominees Limited 73,780,976 Woolgate House Coleman Street London EC2P 2HD UK Citibank London 2,262,978 11 Old Jewry London EC2R 8D8 UK Citibank NA 515,650 Toronto Clydesdale Bank plc 488,715 Credit Suisse London Branch 25,755 24 Bishopsgate London EC2n4BQ UK Deutsche Bank AG 1,802,838 23 Great Winchester Street London EC2P 2AX United Kingdom Deutsche Bank Mannheim 160,788 Nominee Shares HSBC Bank plc 1,379,095 Securities Services, Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA J.P. Morgan 5,643,982 Lloyds Bank 165,481 Central Settlement Section Branches Stock Office 34 Threadneedle Street London EC2R 8AZ Mellon Bank N.A. 777,039 London Branch London United Kingdom Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 2,348,580 150 Buchanan Street Glasgow G1 2DY United Kingdom Midland Bank plc 15,159,610 5 Laurence Poutney Hill EC4R 0E, United Kingdom Morgan Guaranty 176,132 83 Pall Mall London SW1Y 5ES UK Nominee Shares Morgan Stanley 132,605 MSS Nominees Limited 391,394 Midland Bank plc Mariner House, Pepys London EC3N 4DA National Westminster Bank 342,322 Northern Trust 1,622,042 c/o NorTrust Nominees Limited 155 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3XS UK Northern Trust AVFC 114,832 South Africa Nortrust Nominees 14,820,984 155 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3XS United Kingdom RBSTB Nominees Ltd. 178,880 67 Lombard St London EC3 3DL United Kingdom Nominee Shares ROY Nominees Limited 67,496 71N Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4DE United Kingdom Royal Bank of Scotland 4,522,364 Regents House, 42, Islington High St London N1 8XL UK State Street Bank & Trust Co. 1,755,376 State Street Nominees Limited 19,959,468 Canary Wharf 27th Floor, 1 Canada Square London E14 5AF UK Vidacos Nominees Ltd. 222,427 Citibank N.A. Lewisham House, 25 Molesworth St. London SE13 7EX UK Total 173,442,473 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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