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BHP Billiton Limited 28 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. 6) (%) of issued Class 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 63,251 8) (0.003%) of issued Class (SEE NOTE 14) 9) Class of security ORDINARY US$0.50 10) Date of transaction 25 NOVEMBER 2002 11) Date company informed 28 NOVEMBER 2002 12) Total holding following this notification 159,600,048 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, CEASING TO HOLD 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 28 NOVEMBER 2002.... As of 25 November 2002 BHP Billiton Plc Number of Percent of Shares Outstanding The Capital Group Companies. Inc. ('CG') 159,600,048 6.47% holdings Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: • Capital Guardian Trust Company 73,904,367.00 2.99% • Capital International Limited 25,139,444.00 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 25 November 2002 Capital Guardian Trust Company Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 11,968,414 Bank of New York Nominees 2,070,969 Chase Nominees Limited 29,516,211 BT Globenet Nominees Ltd. 700,985 Midland Bank plc 13,807,072 Bankers Trust 2,921,787 Barclays Bank 1,998,572 Citibank London 1,022,102 Nortrust Nominees 8,165,620 Royal Bank of Scotland 55,305 MSS Nominees Limited 89,394 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 106,957 HSBC Bank plc 39,872 ROY Nominees Limited 66,196 Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 1,374,911 TOTAL 73,904,367 Schedule B Capital International Limited Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 370,889 Bank of New York Nominees 6,986,136 Northern Trust 177,600 Chase Nominees Limited 5,592,036 Midland Bank plc 58,959 Bankers Trust 1,329,455 Barclays Bank 657,236 Citibank London 531,806 Morgan Guaranty 176,132 Nortrust Nominees 4,179,494 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 893,386 Lloyds Bank 53,212 Citibank NA 345,694 Deutsche Bank AG 398,415 HSBC Bank plc 744,366 Mellon Bank N.A. London Branch 735,039 Northern Trust AVFC 114,832 Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 438,469 Bank One London 882,473 Clydesdale Bank plc 473,815 TOTAL 25,139,444 Schedule B Capital International S.A. Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 28,000 Bank of New York Nominees 648,401 Chase Nominees Limited 4,503,146 Credit Suisse London Branch 25,755 Midland Bank plc 427,911 Barclays Bank 1,668,847 Citibank London 121,324 Brown Bros. 78,746 Nortrust Nominees 120,686 Morgan Stanley 132,605 Royal Bank of Scotland 3,956,790 MSS Nominees Limited 219,900 J.P. Morgan 4,635,736 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 140,481 National Westminster Bank 397,922 Lloyds Bank 34,269 Vidacos Nominees Ltd. 222,427 RBSTB Nominees Ltd. 10,385 Citibank NA 73,433 Deutsche Bank AG 1,502,843 HSBC Bank plc 619,306 TOTAL 19,568,913 Schedule B Capital International, Inc. Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 4,394,581 Bank of New York Nominees 698,930 Chase Nominees Limited 3,954,861 Midland Bank plc 377,914 Deutsche Bank Mannheim 142,088 Bankers Trust 32,991 Citibank London 153,505 Nortrust Nominees 708,818 Royal Bank of Scotland 333,569 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 319,652 Citibank 49,647 RBSTB Nominees Ltd. 122,495 Citibank NA 362,516 Deutsche Bank AG 35,869 Chase Manhattan Nominee Ltd. 22,369 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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