Major Interests in Shares
BHP Billiton Limited
13 December 2004
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: 13 December 2004
For Release: Immediately
Contact: Ines Watson + 44 (0)20 7802 4176
Notification of Major Interests in Shares
The following notification was received on 10 December 2004 by BHP Billiton Plc
in a letter from Barclays PLC, dated 9 December 2004, relating to major
interests in shares of BHP Billiton Plc as at 8 December 2004:
'I hereby inform you that as at 8 December 2004 Barclays PLC, through the legal
entities listed on the attached schedule, has a notifiable interest in the
capital of your Company of 3.03%.
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 December 2004 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below, had
a notifiable interest in 74,720,461 USD0.50 representing 3.03% of the issued
share capital of 2,468,147,002 units
Legal Entity Holding Percentage Held
-------------- --------- -----------------
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd 10,000 0.0004
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 1,673,959 0.0678
Barclays Global Investors Japan 2,390,735 0.0969
Trust &
Barclays Global Investors 740,804 0.0300
Australia Ltd
Barclays Global Fund Advisors 4,799,397 0.1945
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 3,048,799 0.1235
Barclays Global Investors Ltd 33,908,058 1.3738
Gerrard Ltd 341,691 0.138
Barclays Private Bank Ltd 4,789 0.0002
Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 26,680,767 1.0810
Barclays Global Investors Japan 1,121,462 0.0454
Ltd
Group Holding 74,720,461 3.0273
REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT
BHP BILLITON PLC SEDOL: 0056650
As at 8 December 2004 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed
below, had a notifiable interest in 74,720,461 USD0.50 representing 3.03% of
the issued share capital of 2,468,147,002 units.
Registered Holder Account Designation Holding
------------------- --------------------- ---------
Bank of Ireland 439,718
Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd 1,673,959
Barclays Global Investors 23,600
Barclays Trust Co DMC69 10,000
BNP Paribas 222,105
Chase Nominees Ltd 16376 1,462,952
Chase Nominees Ltd 20947 5,750,506
CIBC Mellon Global Securities 25,802
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 3,643,355
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 425,288
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 631,548
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 68,635
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 30,571
Registered Holder Account Designation Holding
------------------- --------------------- ---------
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 3,414,496
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 865,395
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 45,462
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 588,793
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 27,982
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 3,502,637
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 1,153,335
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 12,258,982
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 24,512
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 658,213
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 33,314
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16331 814,397
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16338 160,262
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16341 1,453,780
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16341 156,241
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16342 300,858
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16344 46,418
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16345 76,181
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16400 26,544,622
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 17011 40,662
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 18408 149,978
JPMorgan Chase Bank 74,072
JPMorgan Chase Bank 71,277
JPMorgan Chase Bank 97,465
JPMorgan Chase Bank 26,510
JPMorgan Chase Bank 30,495
JPMorgan Chase Bank 166,542
JPMorgan Chase Bank 158,472
JPMorgan Chase Bank 340,424
JPMorgan Chase Bank 400,380
JPMorgan Chase Bank 65,662
JPMorgan Chase Bank 3,605
JPMorgan Chase Bank 3,268
JPMorgan Chase Bank 35,459
JPMorgan Chase Bank 306,518
JPMorgan Chase Bank 104,074
JPMorgan Chase Bank 299,582
JPMorgan Chase Bank 1,260,028
JPMorgan Chase Bank 265,441
JPMorgan Chase Bank 2,787
JPMorgan Chase Bank 20,491
JPMorgan Chase Bank 23,820
Master Trust Bank 33,268
Mellon Trust - Boston & SF 368,630
Mellon Trust - Boston & SF 184,328
Mellon Trust of New England 229,805
Mitsubishi Trust International 15,175
Mitsubishi Trust International 24,661
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA 300,945
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA 54,406
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA 205,265
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 103,269
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1 62,045
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1 GP1 105,112
Registered Holder Account Designation Holding
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R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1 SA1 71,265
State Street 41,659
State Street 3,561
State Street Boston 2,162,135
State Street Boston 212,015
Sumitomo TB 12,659
Wells Fargo Seattle - Wire Ban 44,538
Zeban Nominees Limited 4,789
Total 74,720,461
BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number
3196209
Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: 180 Lonsdale Street, Registered Office: Neathouse Place,
Melbourne, Victoria 3000 London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom
Telephone +61 1300 55 4757 Telephone +44 20 7802 4000
Facsimile +61 3 9609 3015 Facsimile +44 20 7802 4111
The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia
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