Holding(s) in Company

BHP Billiton Limited
14 March 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                New 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:             15 March 2005

For Release:      Immediately

Contact:          Ines Watson + 44 (0)20 7802 4176


                   Notification of Major Interests in Shares

The following notification was received on 14 March 2005 by BHP Billiton Plc in
a letter from Deutsche Bank AG London, dated 11 March 2005, relating to major
interests in shares of BHP Billiton Plc:

'Disclosure of interests in shares

Further to our letter of 25 February 2005 and in accordance with Section 198-202
of the UK Companies Act 1985, we are writing on behalf of Deutsche Bank AG to
inform you that on the basis that the relevant issued share capital of your
company is 2,468,147,002 ordinary shares, Deutsche Bank AG, and its subsidiary
companies no longer have a notifiable interest in the ordinary shares of BHP
Billiton Plc.

Deutsche Bank AG is a corporation domiciled in Frankfurt, Germany, of which
Deutsche Bank AG London is a branch.'


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
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                   The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia




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