Holding(s) in Company
BHP Billiton Limited
28 February 2005
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: cc:
Company Announcements Office York Stock Exchange
The London Stock Exchange Swiss Stock Exchange
Johannesburg Stock Exchange
Deutsche Bank
UBS Zurich
Company Announcements Office
The Australian Stock Exchange
Date: 28 February 2005
For Release: Immediately
Contact: Ines Watson + 44 (0)20 7802 4176
Notification of Major Interests in Shares
The following notification was received on 25 February 2005 by BHP Billiton Plc
in a letter from Barclays PLC, dated 23 February 2005, relating to major
interests in shares of BHP Billiton Plc as at 22 February 2005:
'I hereby inform you that as at 22 February 2005 Barclays PLC, through the legal
entities listed on the attached schedule, has a notifiable interest in the
capital of your Company of 3.58%.
Details of this interest, together with a breakdown between registered holders
(as required by Section 202(3) of the Act), are enclosed.
LEGAL ENTITY REPORT
BHP BILLITON PLC SEDOL : 0056650
As at 22 February 2005 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below, had a notifiable interest in 88,245,259
USD0.50 representing 3.58% of the issued share capital of 2,468,147,002 units
Legal Entity Holding Percentage Held
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd 10,866 0.0004
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 15,550,580 0.6301
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & 2,462,718 0.0998
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd 830,382 0.0336
Barclays Global Fund Advisors 5,280,828 0.2140
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 2,970,685 0.1204
Barclays Global Investors Ltd 31,490,450 1.2759
Gerrard Ltd 377,949 0.153
Barclays Private Bank Ltd 1,596 0.0001
Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 28,190,596 1.1422
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd 1,078,609 0.0437
88,245,259 3,5755
Group Holding
REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT
BHP BILLITON PLC SEDOL: 0056650
As at 22 February 2005 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed below, had a notifiable interest in
88,245,259 USD0.50 representing 3.58% of the issued share capital of 2,468,147,002 units.
Registered Holder Account Designation Holding
Bank of Ireland 345,301
Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd 15,550,580
Barclays Trust Co as EXEC/ADM 866
Barclays Trust Co DMC69 10,000
BNP Paribas 149,185
Chase Nominees Ltd 16376 1,393,213
Chase Nominees Ltd 20947 3,170,318
CIBC Mellon Global Securities 84,615
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 32,450
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 4,131,972
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 448,767
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 70,174
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 597,465
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 39,088
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 1,368,913
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 24,512
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 591,277
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 668,567
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 27,982
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 4,047,706
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 12,798,414
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 3,504,610
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 658,213
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 22,678
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 38,938
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 45,462
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16331 806,735
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16338 160,262
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16341 115,050
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16341 1,447,897
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16342 300,858
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16344 41,713
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16345 57,508
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16400 26,781,068
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 17011 40,662
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 18408 145,851
JPMorgan Chase Bank 74,464
JPMorgan Chase Bank 166,542
JPMorgan Chase Bank 97,465
JPMorgan Chase Bank 27,127
JPMorgan Chase Bank 58,706
JPMorgan Chase Bank 151,410
JPMorgan Chase Bank 1,498
JPMorgan Chase Bank 98,434
JPMorgan Chase Bank 420,185
JPMorgan Chase Bank 410,197
JPMorgan Chase Bank 65,662
JPMorgan Chase Bank 104,074
JPMorgan Chase Bank 267,331
JPMorgan Chase Bank 6,000
JPMorgan Chase Bank 314,525
JPMorgan Chase Bank 1,312,621
JPMorgan Chase Bank 312,735
JPMorgan Chase Bank 35,459
JPMorgan Chase Bank 20,491
JPMorgan Chase Bank 23,820
Master Trust Bank 33,268
Mellon Trust - Boston & SF 371,180
Mellon Trust - Boston & SF 212,952
Mellon Trust of New England 265,809
Mitsubishi Trust International 15,761
Mitsubishi Trust International 24,661
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA 70,293
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA 296,843
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA 340,411
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 122,274
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1 69,435
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1 GP1 108,620
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1 SA1 77,620
State Street 42,216
State Street 3,561
State Street Boston 213,560
State Street Boston 2,146,405
State Street Trust Company Can 85,800
Sumitomo TB 12,659
Wells Fargo Seattle - Wire Ban 42,719
Zeban Nominees Limited 1,596
Total 88,245,259
BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209
Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: Level 27, 180 Lonsdale Street Melbourne Registered Office: Neathouse Place London SW1V 1BH United
Victoria 3000 Kingdom
Telephone +61 1300 554 757 Facsimile +61 3 9609 3015 Telephone +44 20 7802 4000 Facsimile +44 20 7802 4111
The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia
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