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BHP Billiton Limited 23 July 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. Issued by: BHP Billiton Plc To: Company Announcements Office cc: New York Stock Exchange The London Stock Exchange Swiss Stock Exchange Old Broad Street New Zealand Stock Exchange London EC2N 1HP Johannesburg Stock Exchange United Kingdom Euronext Paris Deutsche Bank Company Announcements Office The Australian Stock Exchange 4th Floor, 20 Bridge Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia Date: 23 July 2003 For Release: Immediately Contact: Elizabeth Hobley, Deputy Secretary, BHP Billiton Plc Direct Tel: + 44 (0)20 7802 4054 Notification of Major Interests in Shares BHP Billiton Plc received the following notification yesterday in a letter from Barclays PLC dated 21 July 2003. Letter to BHP Billiton Plc: 'Companies Act 1985 ('The Act') - Part VI I hereby inform you that as at 16 July 2003 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed on the attached schedule, has a notifiable interest in the capital of your Company of 3.12 %. Details of the interest, together with a breakdown between registered holders (as required by Section 202(3) of the Act), are enclosed.' LEGAL ENTITY REPORT BHP BILLITON PLC SEDOL : 0056650 As at 16 July 2003 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below, had a notifiable interest in 76,992,116 ORD USD0.50 representing 3.12% of the issued share capital of 2,468,147,002 units Legal Entity Holding Percentage Held Barclays Private Bank Ltd 2,010 0.0001 Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 28,587,357 1.1583 Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & 3,021,105 0.1224 Barclays Global Investors Japan 54,021 0.0022 Barclays Nikko Global Investors Ltd 885,084 0.0359 Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd 707,150 0.0287 Barclays Global Fund Advisors 687,154 0.0278 Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd 4,529 0.0002 Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 4,934,462 0.1999 Barclays Global Investors Ltd 37,350,579 1.5133 Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 758,665 0.0307 76,992,116 3.1195 Group Holding REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT BHP BILLITON PLC SEDOL: 0056650 As at 16 July 2003 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed below, had a notifiable interest in 76,992,116 ORD USD0.50 representing 3.12% of the issued share capital of 2,468,147,002 units. Registered Holder Account Designation Holding ALMIXFTTL-18408-CHASE MANHATTA ALMIXFTT 357,250 ASUKEXTTL-20947-CHASE MANHATTA ASUKEXTT 13,875,076 Bank of Ireland BNX009IE 676,471 BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMI 758,665 Barclays Global Investors Japa BTS026IE 28,568 Barclays Trust Co & Others 4,529 BLEEQTTTL-17011-CHASE MANHATTA BLEEQTTT 38,896 BLENTFUKQ-16344-CHASE MANHATTA BLENTFUK 119,046 BLENTPUKQ-16345-CHASE MANHATTA BLENTPUK 446,027 BLEQFDUKQ-16331-CHASE MANHATTA BLEQFDUK 914,687 BLEQPTUEA-16341-CHASE MANHATTA BLEQPTUE 715,141 BLEQPTUKQ-16341-CHASE MANHATTA BLEQPTUK 2,257,751 BLINTNUKQ-Z1AJ-dummy BLINTNUK 162,019 BLINTPUKQ-16342-CHASE MANHATTA BLINTPUK 280,895 BLUKINTTL-16400-CHASE MANHATTA BLUKINTT 21,902,527 Registered Holder Account Designation Holding BOSTON SAFE DEPOSIT AND TRUST 591668 558,865 CHASE MANHATTAN BANK 500227 11,577,970 CHASE MANHATTAN BANK 502872 4,325,757 CHASE MANHATTAN BANK 508068 1,272,292 CHASE MANHATTAN BANK 527191 3,836,034 CHASE MANHATTAN BANK 536747 813,147 CHASE MANHATTAN BANK 552942 826,068 Chase Manhattan Bank 585439 35,253 CHATRKTTL-16376-CHASE MANHATTA CHATRKTT 1,215,726 CITIBANK, N.A. (United States) 597367 253,156 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 428169 237,458 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 519891 10,837 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 519909 44,433 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 519917 7,452 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 519925 6,247 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 555879 46,962 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 573039 268,718 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 583293 1,217,513 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 588888 24,512 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 590421 64,616 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 595966 595,742 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 598856 33,874 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 911140 65,047 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 540186 257,109 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 555465 450,041 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 599123 71,289 JPMorgan Chase Bank BTC034IE 31,939 JPMorgan Chase Bank BTC045IE 280,083 JPMorgan Chase Bank BTGF01IE 124,526 JPMorgan Chase Bank BTGF04IE 331,922 JPMorgan Chase Bank BTGF05IE 192,025 JPMorgan Chase Bank BTGF07IE 55,587 JPMorgan Chase Bank BTK001IE 296,122 JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS004IE 267,478 JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS005IE 45,284 JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS011IE 103,945 JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS015IE 39,156 JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS018IE 7,222 JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS019IE 12,362 JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS024IE 27,268 JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS028IE 1,071,025 JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS031IE 8,538 JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS033IE 23,872 JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS036IE 74,183 Mitsubishi Trust International BNN018IE 12,499 Mitsubishi Trust International BNN024IE 9,900 Mitsubishi Trust International BNN033IE 14,775 Mitsubishi Trust International BNN046IE 35,927 NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 581610 234,815 NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 584069 138,785 State Street BNN005IE 1,737 State Street BNN032IE 26,811 State Street BNX012IE 45,988 State Street BNX019IE 54,021 Registered Holder Account Designation Holding State Street BNX021IE 1,577 STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST - US 713101 2,498,180 Sumitomo TB BNN029IE 16,143 Sumitomo TB BNN031IE 9,917 Sumitomo TB BNN036IE 11,531 Sumitomo TB BN052IE 21,808 UBS Limited 583996 209,489 ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED 2,010 Total 76,992,116 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: Neathouse Place London SW1V 1BH United 3000 Kingdom Telephone +61 3 9609 3333 Facsimile +61 3 9609 3015 Telephone +44 20 7802 4000 Facsimile +44 20 7802 4111 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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