Issued by: BHP Billiton Plc

Issued by: BHP Billiton Plc

To: Company Announcements Office
The London Stock Exchange
Old Broad Street
London EC2N 1HP
United Kingdom

Company Announcements Office
The Australian Stock Exchange
4th Floor, 20 Bridge Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

cc: New York Stock Exchange
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Deutsche Bank

 

Date: 4 December 2002

For Release: Immediately

Contact: Ines Watson + 44 (0)20 7747 3976

Notification of Major Interests in Shares

The following notification was received today by BHP Billiton Plc in a letter from Cater Allen International Limited, dated 3 December 2002, relating to major interests in shares of BHP Billiton Plc as at 3 December 2002:

"Notification of Interest in Shares pursuant to Part VI of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended)

Further to recent correspondence and in accordance with Part VI of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended), please note that I have been made aware, as of the date of this letter, that Cater Allen International Limited (CAIL) has no reportable interest in the ordinary shares of BHP Billiton."

 

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