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BHP Billiton Limited 06 September 2004 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 THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC. BHP BILLITON PLC 3. Please state whether notification indicates that 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, it is in respect of holding of the shareholder 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 SCHEDULE B ANNEXED HERETO NOTIFICATION BY THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC. ON BEHALF OF ITS AFFILIATES 5. Number of shares/amount 6. Percentage of issued 7. Number of shares/amount 8. Percentage of issued class of stock acquired class of stock disposed 22,892,967 0.928% 9. Class of security 10. Date of transaction 11. Date company informed 1 SEPTEMBER 2004 ORDINARY US$0.50 3 SEPTEMBER 2004 12. Total holding following this notification 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 172,217,718 6.978% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries ANNOUNCEMENT TRIGGERED BY AFFILIATES DECREASING INES WATSON +44 (0)20 7802 4176 THEIR INTEREST (SEE SCHEDULE A ANNEXED HERETO) 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification INES WATSON, ASSISTANT SECRETARY, BHP BILLITON PLC Date of notification 6 SEPTEMBER 2004 Schedule of holdings in BHP Billiton Plc as of 1 September 2004 BHP Billiton Plc Schedule A Number of Percent of Shares Outstanding The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ('CG') holdings 172,217,718 6.978% Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: • Capital Guardian Trust Company 56,840,958 2.303% • Capital International Limited 59,261,008 2.401% • Capital International S.A 21,557,124 0.873% • Capital International, Inc. 12,387,601 0.502% • Capital Research and Management Company 22,171,027 0.898% Schedule of holdings in BHP Billiton Plc as of 1 September 2004 BHP Billiton Plc Schedule B BHP Billiton Plc Schedule B Capital Guardian Trust Company Registered Name Local Shares Bank of New York Nominees 1,464,431 Bank of New York 3 Birchin Lane London EC3V 9BY UK Bankers Trust 1,693,182 59 1/2 Southmark Street 2nd Floor London SEI 0HH UK Barclays Bank 392,759 Barclays Global Securities Services 8 Angel Court London EC2R 7HT UK BT Globenet Nominees Ltd. 421,585 1 Appold Street Broadgate London EC2A 2HE UK Chase Nominees Limited 24,082,379 Woolgate House Coleman Street London EC2P 2HD UK Citibank 35,300 Citibank London 23,502 11 Old Jewry London EC2R 8D8 UK Registered Name Local Shares HSBC Bank plc 29,872 Securities Services, Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA JP Morgan Chase Bank 622,000 Mellon Bank N.A. 213,900 London Branch London United Kingdom Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 2,435,000 150 Buchanan Street Glasgow G1 2DY United Kingdom Midland Bank plc 8,943,828 5 Laurence Poutney Hill EC4R 0E, United Kingdom MSS Nominees Limited 16,310 Midland Bank plc Mariner House, Pepys London EC3N 4DA Nortrust Nominees Limited 7,404,599 155 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3XS UK Registered Name Local Shares Northern Trust 303,600 c/o NorTrust Nominees Limited 155 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3XS UK Royal Trust 31,600 Royal Bank of Scotland 117,705 Regents House, 42 Islington High Street London N1 8XL UK ROY Nominees Limited 38,096 71N Queen Victoria Street London Ec4V 4DE UK State Street Bank & Trust Co 150,557 State Street Nominees Limited 8,420,753 Canary Wharf 27th Floor, 1 Canada Square London E14 5AF Total 56,840,958 Schedule of holdings in BHP Billiton Plc as of 1 September 2004 Capital International Limited Registered Name Local Shares Bank of New York Nominees 14,405,187 Bank of New York 3 Birchin Lane London EC3V 9BY Bank One London 957,773 Barclays Bank 832,336 Barclays Global Securities Services 8 Angel Court London EC2R 7HT Bankers Trust 516,863 59 1/2 Southwark Street 2nd Floor London SE1 0HH Chase Nominees Limited 9,794,772 Woolgate House Coleman Street London EC2P 2HD Citibank London 1,096,106 11 Old Jewry London EC2R 8D8 UK Citibank NA 314,794 Toronto Clydesdale Bank plc 471,115 Registered Name Local Shares Deutsche Bank AG 1,804,355 23 Great Winchester Street London EC2P 2AX UK HSBC Bank plc 1,191,817 Securities Services, Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA JP Morgan Chase Bank 477,000 KAS UK 409,200 Kass Associate P O Box 178 1000 AD Amsterdam Lloyds Bank 171,712 Central Settlement Section Branches Stock Office 34 Threadneedle Street London Mellon Bank N.A. 928,239 London Branch London UK Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 898,969 150 Buchanan Street Glasgow G1 2DY UK Midland Bank plc 441,059 5 Laurence Poutney Hill EC4R 0E UK Registered Name Local Shares Morgan Guaranty 239,032 83 Pall Mall London SW1Y 5ES UK MSS Nominees Limited 413,400 Midland Bank plc Mariner House, Pepys London EC3N 4DA National Westminster Bank 472,938 Northern Trust AVFC 485,932 South Africa Northern Trust 2,904,047 c/o NorTrust Nominees Limited 155 Bishopsgate London EC2M3XS Nortrust Nominees 7,362,191 155 Bishopsgate London ECM 3XS UK Royal Bank of Scotland 4,845,557 Regents House, 42 Islington High St London N1 8XL UK State Street Australia Limited 27,300 Australia Registered Name Local Shares State Street Bank & Trust Co 5,996,987 State Street Nominees Limited 1,802,327 Canary Wharf 27th Floor, 1 Canada Square London E14 5AF Total 59,261,008 Schedule of holdings in BHP Billiton Plc as of 1 September 2004 Capital International S.A. Registered Name Local Shares Barclays Bank 1,831,447 Barclays Global Securities Services 8 Angel Court London EC2R 7HT Bank of New York Nominees 19,700 Bank of New York 3 Birchin Lane London EC3V 9BY Brown Bros 169,046 One Mellon Bank Center Pittsburg, PA 15258 Chase Nominees Limited 4,587,695 Woolgate House Coleman Street London EC2P 2HD Citibank London 103,124 11 Old Jewry London EC2R 8D8 UK Citibank NA 85,633 Toronto Credit Suisse London Branch 147,555 24 Bishopsgate London EC2N 4BQ UK Registered Name Local Shares Deutsche Bank AG 551,009 23 Great Winchester Street London EC2P 2AX UK HSBC Bank plc 1,076,657 Securities Services, Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA JP Morgan 9,483,785 Lloyds Bank 39,000 Central Settlement Section Branches Stock Office 34 Threadneedle Street London Midland Bank plc 1,921,211 5 Laurence Poutney Hill EC4R 0E United Kingdom Morgan Stanley 132,205 National Westminster Bank 271,584 Nortrust Nominees Limited 127,086 155 Bishopsgate London EC2M3XS Registered Name Local Shares Pictet & Cie 145,200 Geneva RBSTB Nominees Ltd 413,100 67 Lombard Street London EC3 3DL UK Royal Bank of Scotland 285,906 Regents House, 42 Islington High St London N1 8XL UK State Street Bank & Trust Co 98,581 State Street Nominees Limited 67,600 Canary Wharf 27th Floor, 1 Canada Square London E14 5AF Total 21,557,124 Schedule of holdings in BHP Billiton Plc as of 1 September 2004 Capital International, Inc. Registered Name Local Shares Bank of New York Nominees 775,248 Bank of New York 3 Birchin Lane London EC3V 9BY Bankers Trust 22,991 59 1/2 Southwark Street 2nd Floor London SE1 0HH Brown Bros 280,002 One Mellon Bank Center Pittsburgh, PA 15258 Chase Nominees Limited 3,129,110 Woolgate House Coleman Street London EC2P 2HD Citibank 32,147 Citibank London 79,205 11 Old Jewry London EC2R 8D8 UK Citibank NA 391,544 Toronto Registered Name Local Shares HSBC Bank plc 295,900 Securities Services, Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA JP Morgan Chase Bank 740,000 Midland Bank plc 472,414 5 Laurence Poutney Hill EC4R 0E UK Northern Trust 49,889 C/o NorTrust Nominees Limited 155 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3XS Nortrust Nominees Limited 370,498 155 Bishopsgate London EC2M3XS Royal Bank of Scotland 411,069 Regents House, 42 Islington High St London N1 8XL UK RBSTB Nominees Ltd 88,295 67 Lombard Street London EC3 3DL UK State Street Bank & Trust Co 524,688 Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 4,724,601 Canary Wharf 27th Floor, 1 Canada Square London E14 5AF Total 12,387,601 Schedule of holdings in BHP Billiton Plc as of 1 September 2004 Capital Research and Management Company Registered Name Local Shares Chase Nominees Limited 20,671,027 Woolgate House Coleman Street London EC2P 2HD State Street Nominees Limited 1,500,000 Canary Wharf 27th Floor, 1 Canada Square London E14 5AF Total 22,171,027 BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209 Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales Registered Office: Level 27, 180 Lonsdale Street Registered Office: Neathouse Place London SW1V 1BH Melbourne Victoria 3000 United Kingdom Telephone +61 1300 554 757 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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