Holding(s) in Company

BHP Billiton Limited
31 May 2002


     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                                CATER ALLEN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

3.        Please state whether notification         4.    Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder,
          indicates that it is in respect of              the number of shares held by each of them
          holding of the shareholder 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                CATER ALLEN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
          person's spouse or children under the age
          of 18

          NOTIFICATION REFERS TO SHAREHOLDER NAMED
          IN PT. 2 ABOVE

5.        Number of shares/     6.       Percentage 7.    Number of       8.        Percentage of issued class
          amount of stock                of issued        shares/amount
          acquired                       class            of stock
                                                          disposed
          100,385,871                     4.33%                                      N/A
                                                          N/A

9.    Class of security                       10.           Date of     11.               Date company informed
                                                            transaction

                                                            28 MAY 2002                   30 MAY 2002
      ORDINARY US$0.50


12.       Total holding following this notification 13.           Total percentage holding of issued class following    
                                                                  this notification

          100,385,871                                             4.33%

14.       Any additional information                15.   Name of contact and telephone number for queries

          THIS HOLDING HAS ARISEN FROM A STOCK            INES WATSON
          BORROWING & LENDING POSITION DONE UNDER
          THE APPROVED MASTER EQUITY AND FIXED            [phone]
          INTEREST LENDING AGREEMENT AS A PRINCIPAL
          TRADING MEMBER OF THE LONDON STOCK
          EXCHANGE. BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE
          HOLDING, THE SHAREHOLDER STATES THEY HAVE
          NO INTEREST OR VOTING CAPABILITY IN THE
          SAID ORDINARY SHARES.

16.       Name and signature of authorised company official

          responsible for making this notification

            INES WATSON

Date of notification __30 May 2002___________________


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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: 1-3 Strand London WC2N 5HA United Kingdom
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              The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia



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