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BHP Billiton Limited 26 November 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. DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS 1) NAME OF COMPANY BHP BILLITON PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 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 person's spouse or children under the age of 18 NOTIFICATION BY THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC ON BEHALF OF ITS AFFILIATES 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. SEE ANNEXED LIST BELOW 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. 287,630 6) (0.012%) of issued Class (SEE NOTE 14) 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 8) ( %) of issued Class 9) Class of security ORDINARY US$0.50 10) Date of transaction 22 NOVEMBER 2002 11) Date company informed 26 NOVEMBER 2002 12) Total holding following this notification 159,663,299 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 6.47% 14) Any additional information ANNOUNCEMENT TRIGGERED BY AN AFFILIATE, CAPITAL GUARDIAN TRUST COMPANY, ATTAINING A NOTIFIABLE INTEREST 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries INES WATSON +44 (0) 20 7747 3976 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification INES WATSON Date of Notification 26 NOVEMBER 2002.... As of 22 November 2002 BHP Billiton Plc Number of Percent of Shares Outstanding The Capital Group Companies. Inc. ('CG') 159,663,299 6.47% holdings Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: • Capital Guardian Trust Company 74,044,667.00 3.00% • Capital International Limited 25,062,395.00 1.02% • Capital International S.A. 19,568,913.00 0.79% • Capital International, Inc. 11,709,805.00 0.47% • Capital Research and Management Company 29,277,519.00 1.19% Schedule A Schedule of holdings in BHP Billiton Plc As of 22 November 2002 Capital Guardian Trust Company Registered Name Local Shares Royal Bank of Scotland 55,305 Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 1,374,911 Bank of New York Nominees 2,077,269 ROY Nominees Limited 66,196 HSBC Bank plc 39,872 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 106,957 MSS Nominees Limited 89,394 Nortrust Nominees 8,290,020 Citibank London 1,022,102 Barclays Bank 1,998,572 Bankers Trust 2,921,787 Midland Bank plc 13,816,672 Chase Nominees Limited 29,516,211 State Street Nominees Limited 11,968,414 BT Globenet Nominees Ltd. 700,985 TOTAL 74,044,667 Schedule B Capital International Limited Registered Name Local Shares Bank of New York Nominees 6,986,136 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 893,386 Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 438,469 Northern Trust AVFC 114,832 Bank One London 882,473 Mellon Bank N.A. London Branch 735,039 HSBC Bank plc 744,366 Deutsche Bank AG 398,415 Citibank NA 345,694 Lloyds Bank 53,212 Nortrust Nominees 4,102,445 Morgan Guaranty 176,132 Citibank London 531,806 Barclays Bank 657,236 Bankers Trust 1,329,455 Midland Bank plc 58,959 Northern Trust 177,600 State Street Nominees Limited 370,889 Clydesdale Bank plc 473,815 Chase Nominees Limited 5,592,036 TOTAL 25,062,395 Schedule B Capital International S.A. Registered Name Local Shares Nortrust Nominees 120,686 HSBC Bank plc 619,306 Deutsche Bank AG 1,502,843 Citibank NA 73,433 RBSTB Nominees Ltd. 10,385 Vidacos Nominees Ltd. 222,427 Lloyds Bank 34,269 National Westminster Bank 397,922 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 140,481 J.P. Morgan 4,635,736 MSS Nominees Limited 219,900 Morgan Stanley 132,605 Brown Bros. 78,746 Citibank London 121,324 Barclays Bank 1,668,847 Midland Bank plc 427,911 Credit Suisse London Branch 25,755 Chase Nominees Limited 4,503,146 Bank of New York Nominees 648,401 State Street Nominees Limited 28,000 Royal Bank of Scotland 3,956,790 TOTAL 19,568,913 Schedule B Capital International, Inc. Registered Name Local Shares Deutsche Bank Mannheim 142,088 Deutsche Bank AG 35,869 Citibank NA 362,516 RBSTB Nominees Ltd. 122,495 Citibank 49,647 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 319,652 Royal Bank of Scotland 333,569 Nortrust Nominees 708,818 Bankers Trust 32,991 Midland Bank plc 377,914 Chase Nominees Limited 3,954,861 Bank of New York Nominees 698,930 State Street Nominees Limited 4,394,581 Chase Manhattan Nominee Ltd. 22,369 Citibank London 153,505 TOTAL 11,709,805 Schedule B Capital Research and Management Company Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 2,919,976 Chase Nominees Limited 26,357,543 TOTAL 29,277,519 Schedule B This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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