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BHP Billiton Limited 16 March 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: Company Announcements Office cc: New York Stock Exchange The London Stock Exchange Swiss Stock Exchange Johannesburg Stock Exchange Company Announcements Office Deutsche Bank UBS Zurich The Australian Stock Exchange Date: 17 March 2005 For Release: Immediately Contact: Ines Watson + 44 (0)20 7802 4176 Notification of Major Interests in Shares The following notification was received on 16 March 2005 by BHP Billiton Plc in a letter from Barclays PLC, dated 10 March 2005, relating to major interests in shares of BHP Billiton Plc as at 8 March 2005: 'I hereby inform you that as at 8 March 2005 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed on the attached schedule, has a notifiable interest in the capital of your Company of 3.36%. 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 8 March 2005 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below, had a notifiable interest in 82,811,260 USD0.50 representing 3.36% of the issued share capital of 2,468,147,002 units Legal Entity Holding Percentage Held Barclays Global Fund Advisors 5,473,288 0.2218 Barclays Global Investors Ltd 39,847,008 1.6145 Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking 2,484,953 0.1007 Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd 1,308,859 0.053 Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 3,296,467 0.1336 Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd 965,666 0.0391 Gerrard Ltd 381,958 0.0155 Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 29,039,099 1.1766 Barclays Private Bank Ltd 1,596 0.0001 Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd 12,366 0.0005 Group Holding 82,811,260 3.3554 REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT BHP BILLITON PLC SEDOL: 0056650 As at 08 March 2005 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed below, had a notifiable interest in 82,811,260 USD0.50 representing 3.36% of the issued share capital of 2,468,147,002 units. Registered Holder Account Designation Holding ------------------- --------------------- --------- Bank of Ireland 345,301 BARCLAYS TRUST CO AS EXEC/ADM 866 Barclays Trust Co DMC69 10,000 Barclays Trust Co R69 1,500 BNP PARIBAS 168,729 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16376 1,393,213 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 20947 11,110,938 CIBC MELLON GLOBAL SECURITIES 99,091 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 70,174 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 474,454 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 590,285 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 4,777,096 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 45,462 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 596,144 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 27,982 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 1,624,140 Registered Holder Account Designation Holding ------------------- --------------------- --------- INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 3,437,519 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 46,217 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 4,299,723 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 12,631,659 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 728,093 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 690,505 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 24,512 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 32,793 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16331 796,492 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16338 160,262 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 284,977 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 1,447,897 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16342 300,858 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16344 105,492 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16345 159,827 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16400 27,200,771 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 17011 40,662 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 18408 142,086 JPMorgan Chase Bank 158,501 JPMorgan Chase Bank 24,366 JPMorgan Chase Bank 151,410 JPMorgan Chase Bank 180,668 JPMorgan Chase Bank 267,331 JPMorgan Chase Bank 179,107 JPMorgan Chase Bank 314,525 JPMorgan Chase Bank 20,870 JPMorgan Chase Bank 26,525 JPMorgan Chase Bank 122,862 JPMorgan Chase Bank 6,140 JPMorgan Chase Bank 35,459 JPMorgan Chase Bank 104,074 JPMorgan Chase Bank 65,662 JPMorgan Chase Bank 6,000 JPMorgan Chase Bank 312,735 JPMorgan Chase Bank 1,313,440 JPMorgan Chase Bank 20,491 JPMorgan Chase Bank 5,770 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 550,449 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 415,217 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 74,464 Master Trust Bank 33,268 Mellon Trust - Boston & SF 359,379 Mellon Trust - Boston & SF 251,448 MELLON TRUST OF NEW ENGLAND 314,711 Mitsubishi Trust International 16,210 Mitsubishi Trust International 24,661 NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 402,338 NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 83,222 NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 339,848 R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 123,574 R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1 69,210 Registered Holder Account Designation Holding ------------------- --------------------- --------- R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1 GP1 109,459 R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1 SA1 79,715 State Street 42,216 State Street 3,561 STATE STREET BOSTON 2,067,789 STATE STREET BOSTON 212,541 Sumitomo TB 12,659 WELLS FARGO SEATTLE - WIRE BAN 42,069 ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED 1,596 Total 82,811,260 BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 Registered in Australia Registered Office: 180 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Telephone +61 1300 55 4757 Facsimile +61 3 9609 3015 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209 Registered in England and Wales Registered Office: Neathouse Place, London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom 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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