Holding(s) in Company

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.

Letter Dated 29 November 2002

Notification of Major Interests in Shares

The following notification was received today by BHP Billiton Plc in a letter
from Putnam Investment Management, LLC and The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC
dated 27 November 2002 relating to major interests in shares of BHP Billiton Plc
as at 26 November 2002:

'Notification of the Holdings under Part VI of the Companies Act 1985, as
amended (the 'Companies Act') on the Disclosure of Interest in Shares

Putnam Investment Management, LLC and The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC (together
'Putnam') are hereby notifying you of certain holdings of its clients pursuant
to the above legislation. Each Putnam entity is an investment advisor registered
in the United States pursuant to the Investment Advisors Act of 1940.

As of November 26, 2002 clients of Putnam hold beneficial interests in
78,952,885 BHP Billiton Plc shares. The shares are held by Putnam's clients for
investment purposes only.'


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