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Date

6th March 2002

 

"For the information of the local market, please find following notification of major interests in shares filed by BHP Billiton Plc with the London Stock Exchange"

 

SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1.

Name of company

 BHP BILLITON PLC

2.

Name of shareholder having a major interest

 THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES

3.

Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder 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

 

4.

Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them

SEE ATTACHED LIST

 

 

 

 

5.

Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

A NUMBER OF TRANSACTIONS ACCUMULATED IN A NOTIFIABLE EVENT

6.

Percentage of issued class

0.09%

7.

Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

 

 

8.

Percentage of issued class

 

 

 

 

9.

Class of security

 

ORDINARY US$0.50

 

10.

Date of transaction

 

1 MARCH 2002

11.

Date company informed

 

5 MARCH 2002

12.

Total holding following this notification


92,920,638

13.

Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.01%

 

14.

Any additional information

 

 

 

 

15.

Name of contact and telephone number for queries

INES WATSON 020 7747 3976

 

 

16.

Name and signature of authorised company official

responsible for making this notification

Ines WATSON

Date of notification 5 MARCH 2002

BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077
Registered in Australia
Registered Office: 600 Bourke Street Melbourne Victoria 3000
Telephone +61 3 9609 3333 Facsimile +61 3 9609 3015

BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209
Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: 1-3 Strand London WC2N 5HA United Kingdom
Telephone +44 20 7747 3800 Facsimile +44 20 7747 3900

The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia