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BHP Billiton Limited 08 January 2003 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 THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC 3. Please state whether notification indicates that 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one it is in respect of holding of the shareholder holder, the number of shares held by each of them 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 SEE ANNEXED LIST NOTIFICATION BY THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC ON BEHALF OF ITS AFFILIATES 5. Number of shares/ 6. Percentage of issued 7. Number of shares/amount of 8. Percentage of issued class amount of stock class stock disposed acquired 1,084,853 0.044% (see NOTE 14) 9. Class of security 10. Date of transaction 11. Date company informed ORDINARY US$0.50 3 JANUARY 2003 7 January 2003 12. Total holding following this notification 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 160,500,206 6.50% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries ANNOUNCEMENT TRIGGERED BY AN AFFILIATE, CAPITAL INES WATSON +44 (0)20 7747 3976 GUARDIAN TRUST COMPANY, ATTAINING A NOTIFIABLE INTEREST 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Ines WATSON Date of notification 7 JANUARY 2003 Company Announcements Office, Old Broad Street, London EC2N 1HP Facsimile: 020 7588 6057, 020 7334 8964/8965/8966 (PLEASE DO NOT POST) Enquiries: Company Monitoring and Enquiries; UK Listing Authority As of 3 January 2003 BHP Billiton Plc Number of Percent of Shares Outstanding The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ('CG') holdings 160,500,206 6.50% Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: • Capital Guardian Trust Company 74,150,101.00 3.00% • Capital International Limited 26,006,541.00 1.05% • Capital International S.A. 19,693,459.00 0.80% • Capital International, Inc. 11,372,586.00 0.46% • Capital Research and Management Company 29,277,519.00 1.19% Schedule A Schedule of holdings in BHP Billiton Plc As of 3 January 2003 Capital Guardian Trust Company Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 11,795,148 Canary Wharf 27th Floor, 1 Canada Square London E14 5AF Bank of New York Nominees 2,070,969 Bank of New York 3 Birchin Lane London EC3V 9BY Chase Nominees Limited 29,614,211 Woolgate House Coleman Street London EC2P 2HD BT Globenet Nominees Ltd. 700,985 1 Appold Street Broadgate London EC2A 2HE Midland Bank plc 14,003,372 5 Laurence Poutney Hill EC4R 0E, United Kingdom Bankers Trust 2,968,087 59 1/2 Southwark Street 2nd Floor London SE1 0HH Barclays Bank 1,998,572 Barclays Global Securities Services 8 Angel Court London EC2R 7HT Citibank London 1,022,102 11 Old Jewry London EC2R 8D8 Schedule B Page 1 of 11 Nortrust Nominees 8,165,620 155 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3XS United Kingdom Royal Bank of Scotland 55,305 Regents House 42 Islington High St London N1 8XL UK MSS Nominees Limited 89,394 Midland Bank plc Mariner House, Pepys London EC3N 4DA State Street Bank & Trust Co. 106,957 HSBC Bank plc 39,872 Securities Services, Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA ROY Nominees Limited 66,196 71N Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4DE United Kingdom Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 1,453,311 150 Buchanan Street Glasgow G1 2DY United Kingdom TOTAL 74,150,101 Schedule B Page 2 of 11 Capital International Limited Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 492,589 Canary Wharf 27th Floor, 1 Canada Square London E14 5AF Bank of New York Nominees 7,277,418 Bank of New York 3 Birchin Lane London EC3V 9BY Northern Trust 177,600 C/o NorTrust Nominees Limited 155 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3XS Chase Nominees Limited 6,224,607 Woolgate House Coleman Street London EC2P 2HD Midland Bank plc 58,959 5 Laurence Poutney Hill EC4R 0E, United Kingdom Bankers Trust 1,154,455 59 1/2 Southwark Street 2nd Floor London SE1 0HH Barclays Bank 657,236 Barclays Global Securities Services 8 Angel Court London EC2R 7HT Citibank London 531,806 11 Old Jewry London EC2R 8DB UK Schedule B Page 3 of 11 Morgan Guaranty 176,132 83 Pall Mall London SW1Y 5ES UK Nortrust Nominees 4,186,833 155 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3XS United Kingdom State Street Bank & Trust Co. 893,386 Lloyds Bank 53,212 Central Settlement Section Branches Stock Office 34 Threadneedle Street Citibank NA 345,694 Toronto Deutsche Bank AG 439,620 23 Great Winchester Street London EC2P 2AX United Kingdom HSBC Bank plc 650,366 Securities Services, Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA Mellon Bank N.A. 777,039 London Branch London United Kingdom Northern Trust AVFC 114,832 South Africa Schedule B Page 4 of 11 Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 438,469 150 Buchanan Street Glasgow G1 2DY United Kingdom Bank One London 882,473 Clydesdale Bank plc 473,815 TOTAL 26,006,541 Schedule B Page 5 of 11 Capital International S.A. Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 28,000 Canary Wharf 27th Floor, 1 Canada Square London E14 5AF Bank of New York Nominees 648,401 Bank of New York 3 Birchin Lane London EC3V 9BY Chase Nominees Limited 4,503,146 Woolgate House Coleman Street London EC2P 2HD Credit Suisse London Branch 25,755 24 Bishopsgate London EC2N 4BQ UK Midland Bank plc 427,911 5 Laurence Poutney Hill EC4R 0E, United Kingdom Barclays Bank 1,668,847 Barclays Global Securities Services 8 Angel Court London EC2R 7HT Citibank London 107,324 11 Old Jewry London EC2R 8DB UK Brown Bros. 85,446 One Mellon Bank Center Pittsburgh, PA 15258 Schedule B Page 6 of 11 Nortrust Nominees 120,686 155 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3XS United Kingdom Morgan Stanley 132,605 Royal Bank of Scotland 3,969,990 Regents House, 42, Islington High St London N1 8XL UK MSS Nominees Limited 219,900 Midland Bank plc Mariner House, Pepys London EC3N 4DA J.P. Morgan 4,720,982 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 140,481 National Westminster Bank 397,922 Lloyds Bank 34,269 Central Settlement Section Branches Stock Office 34 Threadneedle Street Vidacos Nominees Ltd. 222,427 Citibank N.A. Lewisham House, 25 Molesworth St. London SE13 7EX Schedule B Page 7 of 11 RBSTB Nominees Ltd. 10,385 67 Lombard St London EC3 3DL United Kingdom Citibank NA 73,433 Toronto Deutsche Bank AG 1,502,843 23 Great Winchester Street London EC2P 2AX United Kingdom HSBC Bank plc 652,706 Securities Services, Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA TOTAL 19,693,459 Schedule B Page 8 of 11 Capital International, Inc. Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 4,414,781 Canary Wharf 27th Floor, 1 Canada Square London E14 5AF Bank of New York Nominees 698,930 Bank of New York 3 Birchin Lane London EC3V 9BY Chase Nominees Limited 3,946,761 Woolgate House Coleman Street London EC2P 2HD Midland Bank plc 377,914 5 Laurence Poutney Hill EC4R 0E, United Kingdom Deutsche Bank Mannheim 160,788 Bankers Trust 32,991 59 1/2 Southmark Street 2nd Floor London SE1 0HH Citibank London 195,505 11 Old Jewry London EC2R 8DB UK Nortrust Nominees 298,798 155 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3XS United Kingdom Schedule B Page 9 of 11 Royal Bank of Scotland 333,569 Regents House, 42, Islington High St London N1 8XL UK State Street Bank & Trust Co. 319,652 Citibank 49,647 RBSTB Nominees Ltd. 122,495 67 Lombard Street London EC3 3DL United Kingdom Citibank NA 362,517 Toronto Deutsche Bank AG 35,869 23 Great Winchester Street London EC2P 2AX United Kingdom Chase Manhattan Nominee Ltd. 22,369 Australia TOTAL 11,372,586 Schedule B Page 10 of 11 Capital Research and Management Company Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 2,919,976 Canary Wharf 27th Floor, 1 Canada Square London E14 5AF Chase Nominees Limited 26,357,543 Woolgate House Coleman Street London EC2P 2HD TOTAL 29,277,519 Schedule B Page 11 of 11 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 3000 Telephone +44 20 7747 3800 Facsimile +44 20 7747 3900 Telephone +61 3 9609 3333 Facsimile +61 3 9609 3015 The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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