NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

"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, INC

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

NOTIFICATION BY THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC ON BEHALF OF ITS AFFILIATES

4.

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

 

SEE ANNEXED LIST

5.

Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

34,125

6.

Percentage of issued class


0.0014%

(see NOTE 14)

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

 

16 DECEMBER 2002

11.

Date company informed

 

18 DECEMBER 2002

12.

Total holding following this notification


159,415,353

13.

Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

6.46%

 

14.

Any additional information

ANNOUNCEMENT TRIGGERED BY AN AFFILIATE, CAPITAL GUARDIAN TRUST COMPANY, CEASING TO HOLD A NOTIFIABLE INTEREST

15.

Name of contact and telephone number for queries

INES WATSON +44 (0)20 7747 3976

 

 

16.

Name and signature of authorised company official

responsible for making this notification

Ines WATSON

Date of notification 18 DECEMBER 2002

Company Announcements Office, Old Broad Street, London EC2N 1HP

Facsimile: 020 7588 6057, 020 7334 8964/8965/8966 (PLEASE DO NOT POST)
Enquiries: Company Monitoring and Enquiries; UK Listing Authority

 

 


As of 16 December 2002

 

 

BHP Billiton Plc

Number of

Shares

Percent of

Outstanding

The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings

159,415,353

6.46%

Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:

 

- Capital Guardian Trust Company

73,734,901.00

2.99%

- Capital International Limited

25,366,888.00

1.03%

- Capital International S.A.

19,704,459.00

0.80%

- Capital International, Inc.

11,331,586.00

0.46%

- Capital Research and Management Company

29,277,519.00

1.19%

 

Schedule A

 

 

Schedule of holdings in BHP Billiton Plc

As of 16 December 2002

Capital Guardian Trust Company

Registered Name

Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited
Canary Wharf
27th Floor, 1 Canada Square
London E14 5AF

11,745,748

Bank of New York Nominees
Bank of New York
3 Birchin Lane
London EC3V 9BY

2,070,969

Chase Nominees Limited
Woolgate House
Coleman Street
London EC2P 2HD

29,513,311

BT Globenet Nominees Ltd.

1 Appold Street

Broadgate

London EC2A 2HE

700,985

Midland Bank plc
5 Laurence
Poutney Hill
EC4R 0E, United Kingdom

13,814,872

Bankers Trust

59 1/2 Southmark Street

2nd Floor

London SE1 0HH

2,904,087

Barclays Bank

Barclays Global Securities Services

8 Angel Court

London EC2R 7HT

1,998,572

Citibank London

11 Old Jewry

London EC2R 8D8

1,022,102

Schedule B

Page 1 of 11

Nortrust Nominees

155 Bishopsgate

London EC2M 3XS

United Kingdom

8,165,620

Royal Bank of Scotland
Regents House
42 Islington High St
London N1 8XL
UK

55,305

MSS Nominees Limited
Midland Bank plc

Mariner House, Pepys

London EC3N 4DA

89,394

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

106,957

HSBC Bank plc

Securities Services, Mariner House

Pepys Street

London EC3N 4DA

39,872

ROY Nominees Limited

71N Queen Victoria Street

London EC4V 4DE

United Kingdom

66,196

Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited

150 Buchanan Street

Glasgow G1 2DY

United Kingdom

1,440,911

TOTAL

73,734,901

 

 

Schedule B

Page 2 of 11

 

 

Capital International Limited

Registered Name

Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited

Canary Wharf

27th Floor, 1 Canada Square

London E14 5AF

459,489

Bank of New York Nominees
Bank of New York
3 Birchin Lane
London EC3V 9BY

6,986,136

Northern Trust

C/o NorTrust Nominees Limited

155 Bishopsgate

London EC2M 3XS

177,600

Chase Nominees Limited

Woolgate House

Coleman Street

London EC2P 2HD

5,673,536

Midland Bank plc

5 Laurence

Poutney Hill

EC4R 0E, United Kingdom

58,959

Bankers Trust

59 1/2 Southmark Street

2nd Floor

London SE1 0HH

1,329,455

Barclays Bank
Barclays Global Securities Services
8 Angel Court
London EC2R 7HT

657,236

Citibank London

11 Old Jewry

London EC2R 8DB

UK

531,806

Schedule B

Page 3 of 11

 

Morgan Guaranty
83 Pall Mall
London SW1Y 5ES
UK

176,132

Nortrust Nominees
155 Bishopsgate
London EC2M 3XS
United Kingdom

4,153,633

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

893,386

Lloyds Bank
Central Settlement Section
Branches Stock Office
34 Threadneedle Street

53,212

Citibank NA
Toronto

345,694

Deutsche Bank AG
23 Great Winchester Street
London EC2P 2AX
United Kingdom

439,620

HSBC Bank plc
Securities Services, Mariner House
Pepys Street
London EC3N 4DA

744,366

Mellon Bank N.A.

London Branch

London

United Kingdom

777,039

Northern Trust AVFC
South Africa

114,832

Schedule B

Page 4 of 11

Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited

150 Buchanan Street

Glasgow G1 2DY

United Kingdom

438,469

Bank One London

882,473

Clydesdale Bank plc

473,815

   

TOTAL

25,366,888

 

 

Schedule B

Page 5 of 11

 

 

Capital International S.A.

Registered Name

Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited

Canary Wharf

27th Floor, 1 Canada Square

London E14 5AF

28,000

Bank of New York Nominees
Bank of New York
3 Birchin Lane
London EC3V 9BY

648,401

Chase Nominees Limited
Woolgate House
Coleman Street
London EC2P 2HD

4,503,146

Credit Suisse London Branch
24 Bishopsgate
London EC2N 4BQ
UK

25,755

Midland Bank plc
5 Laurence
Poutney Hill
EC4R 0E, United Kingdom

427,911

Barclays Bank
Barclays Global Securities Services
8 Angel Court
London EC2R 7HT

1,668,847

Citibank London

11 Old Jewry

London EC2R 8DB

UK

107,324

Brown Bros.

One Mellon Bank Center

Pittsburgh, PA 15258

85,446

Schedule B

Page 6 of 11

Nortrust Nominees

155 Bishopsgate

London EC2M 3XS

United Kingdom

120,686

Morgan Stanley

132,605

Royal Bank of Scotland
Regents House, 42, Islington High St
London N1 8XL
UK

3,969,990

MSS Nominees Limited

Midland Bank plc

Mariner House, Pepys

London EC3N 4DA

219,900

J.P. Morgan

4,720,982

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

140,481

National Westminster Bank

397,922

Lloyds Bank

Central Settlement Section

Branches Stock Office

34 Threadneedle Street

34,269

Vidacos Nominees Ltd.
Citibank N.A.
Lewisham House, 25 Molesworth St.
London SE13 7EX

222,427

Schedule B

Page 7 of 11

RBSTB Nominees Ltd.
67 Lombard St
London EC3 3DL
United Kingdom

10,385

Citibank NA
Toronto

73,433

Deutsche Bank AG

23 Great Winchester Street

London EC2P 2AX

United Kingdom

1,502,843

HSBC Bank plc

Securities Services, Mariner House

Pepys Street

London EC3N 4DA

663,706

TOTAL

19,704,459

 

 

Schedule B

Page 8 of 11

 

 

Capital International, Inc.

Registered Name

Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited
Canary Wharf
27th Floor, 1 Canada Square
London E14 5AF

4,436,781

Bank of New York Nominees
Bank of New York
3 Birchin Lane
London EC3V 9BY

698,930

Chase Nominees Limited
Woolgate House
Coleman Street
London EC2P 2HD

3,946,761

Midland Bank plc

5 Laurence

Poutney Hill

EC4R 0E, United Kingdom

377,914

Deutsche Bank Mannheim

160,788

Bankers Trust

59 1/2 Southmark Street

2nd Floor

London SE1 0HH

32,991

Citibank London

11 Old Jewry

London EC2R 8DB

UK

153,505

Nortrust Nominees
155 Bishopsgate
London EC2M 3XS
United Kingdom

277,798

Schedule B

Page 9 of 11

 

Royal Bank of Scotland

Regents House, 42, Islington High St

London N1 8XL

UK

333,569

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

319,652

Citibank

49,647

RBSTB Nominees Ltd.

67 Lombard Street

London EC3 3DL

United Kingdom

122,495

Citibank NA
Toronto

362,517

Deutsche Bank AG

23 Great Winchester Street

London EC2P 2AX

United Kingdom

35,869

Chase Manhattan Nominee Ltd.

Australia

22,369

TOTAL

11,331,586

 

 Schedule B

Page 10 of 11

 

Capital Research and Management Company

Registered Name

Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited
Canary Wharf
27th Floor, 1 Canada Square
London E14 5AF

2,919,976

Chase Nominees Limited
Woolgate House

Coleman Street

London EC2P 2HD

26,357,543

TOTAL

29,277,519

 

 

Schedule B

Page 11 of 11

 

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