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BHP Billiton Limited 28 February 2005 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: cc: Company Announcements Office York Stock Exchange The London Stock Exchange Swiss Stock Exchange Johannesburg Stock Exchange Deutsche Bank UBS Zurich Company Announcements Office The Australian Stock Exchange Date: 28 February 2005 For Release: Immediately Contact: Ines Watson + 44 (0)20 7802 4176 Notification of Major Interests in Shares The following notification was received on 25 February 2005 by BHP Billiton Plc in a letter from Barclays PLC, dated 23 February 2005, relating to major interests in shares of BHP Billiton Plc as at 22 February 2005: 'I hereby inform you that as at 22 February 2005 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed on the attached schedule, has a notifiable interest in the capital of your Company of 3.58%. Details of this 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 22 February 2005 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below, had a notifiable interest in 88,245,259 USD0.50 representing 3.58% of the issued share capital of 2,468,147,002 units Legal Entity Holding Percentage Held Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd 10,866 0.0004 Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 15,550,580 0.6301 Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & 2,462,718 0.0998 Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd 830,382 0.0336 Barclays Global Fund Advisors 5,280,828 0.2140 Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 2,970,685 0.1204 Barclays Global Investors Ltd 31,490,450 1.2759 Gerrard Ltd 377,949 0.153 Barclays Private Bank Ltd 1,596 0.0001 Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 28,190,596 1.1422 Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd 1,078,609 0.0437 88,245,259 3,5755 Group Holding REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT BHP BILLITON PLC SEDOL: 0056650 As at 22 February 2005 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed below, had a notifiable interest in 88,245,259 USD0.50 representing 3.58% of the issued share capital of 2,468,147,002 units. Registered Holder Account Designation Holding Bank of Ireland 345,301 Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd 15,550,580 Barclays Trust Co as EXEC/ADM 866 Barclays Trust Co DMC69 10,000 BNP Paribas 149,185 Chase Nominees Ltd 16376 1,393,213 Chase Nominees Ltd 20947 3,170,318 CIBC Mellon Global Securities 84,615 Investors Bank and Trust Co. 32,450 Investors Bank and Trust Co. 4,131,972 Investors Bank and Trust Co. 448,767 Investors Bank and Trust Co. 70,174 Investors Bank and Trust Co. 597,465 Investors Bank and Trust Co. 39,088 Investors Bank and Trust Co. 1,368,913 Investors Bank and Trust Co. 24,512 Investors Bank and Trust Co. 591,277 Investors Bank and Trust Co. 668,567 Investors Bank and Trust Co. 27,982 Investors Bank and Trust Co. 4,047,706 Investors Bank and Trust Co. 12,798,414 Investors Bank and Trust Co. 3,504,610 Investors Bank and Trust Co. 658,213 Investors Bank and Trust Co. 22,678 Investors Bank and Trust Co. 38,938 Investors Bank and Trust Co. 45,462 JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16331 806,735 JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16338 160,262 JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16341 115,050 JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16341 1,447,897 JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16342 300,858 JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16344 41,713 JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16345 57,508 JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16400 26,781,068 JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 17011 40,662 JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 18408 145,851 JPMorgan Chase Bank 74,464 JPMorgan Chase Bank 166,542 JPMorgan Chase Bank 97,465 JPMorgan Chase Bank 27,127 JPMorgan Chase Bank 58,706 JPMorgan Chase Bank 151,410 JPMorgan Chase Bank 1,498 JPMorgan Chase Bank 98,434 JPMorgan Chase Bank 420,185 JPMorgan Chase Bank 410,197 JPMorgan Chase Bank 65,662 JPMorgan Chase Bank 104,074 JPMorgan Chase Bank 267,331 JPMorgan Chase Bank 6,000 JPMorgan Chase Bank 314,525 JPMorgan Chase Bank 1,312,621 JPMorgan Chase Bank 312,735 JPMorgan Chase Bank 35,459 JPMorgan Chase Bank 20,491 JPMorgan Chase Bank 23,820 Master Trust Bank 33,268 Mellon Trust - Boston & SF 371,180 Mellon Trust - Boston & SF 212,952 Mellon Trust of New England 265,809 Mitsubishi Trust International 15,761 Mitsubishi Trust International 24,661 Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA 70,293 Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA 296,843 Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA 340,411 R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 122,274 R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1 69,435 R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1 GP1 108,620 R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1 SA1 77,620 State Street 42,216 State Street 3,561 State Street Boston 213,560 State Street Boston 2,146,405 State Street Trust Company Can 85,800 Sumitomo TB 12,659 Wells Fargo Seattle - Wire Ban 42,719 Zeban Nominees Limited 1,596 Total 88,245,259 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 Melbourne Registered Office: Neathouse Place London SW1V 1BH United Victoria 3000 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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