3rd May 2005 07:00
BHP Billiton PLC02 May 2005 2 May 2005 To: Company Announcements Platform Mr. Peter Horton - WMCThe Australian Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange Swiss Stock ExchangeLondon Stock Exchange JSE Securities Exchange SAOld Broad Street Deutsche BankLondon EC2N 1HP UBS ZurichUnited Kingdom Notice of Change of Interests of Substantial Holder In accordance with Chapter 6C of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cwth), BHP Billitonissues the attached ASIC Form 604 (Notice of Change of Interests of SubstantialHolder) in relation to the ordinary shares in WMC Resources Ltd (WMC Resources). In addition, BHP Billiton notes that it holds economic exposure to 50,624,000WMC Resources shares (4.31% of the issued share capital) through cash settledderivative contracts. Yours sincerely Ross MallettDeputy Company Secretary Form 604 Corporations Act 2001 Section 671B Notice of change of interests of substantial holder To Company Name/Scheme WMC Resources Ltd ACN/ARSN 76 004 184 598 1. Details of substantial holder (1) Name BHP Billiton Limited ACN/ARSN (if applicable) 49 004 028 077 This notice is also given by BHP Billiton Limited on behalf of BHP Billiton Plc and on behalf of BHP Billiton Limited's controlled bodies corporate (Subsidiaries) and on behalf of BHP Billiton Plc's controlled bodies corporate including those named in Annexure A of the Form 603 "Notice of initial substantial holder" dated 22 March 2005 There was a change in the interests of the substantial holder on 29/04/2005 The previous notice was given to the company on 21/04/2005 The previous notice was dated 21/04/2005 2. Previous and present voting power The total number of votes attached to all the voting shares in the company or voting interests in the scheme that the substantial holder or an associate (2) had a relevant interest (3) in when last required, and when now required, to give a substantial holding notice to the company or scheme, are as follows: Class of securities(4) Previous notice Present notice Person's votes Voting power (5) Person's votes Voting power (5) Ordinary shares 27,650,396 2.35% 41,536,727 3.53% 3. Changes in relevant interests Particulars of each change in, or change in the nature of, a relevant interest of the substantial holder or an associate in voting securities of the company or scheme, since the substantial holder was last required to give a substantial holding notice to the company or scheme are as follows: Date of Person whose Nature of Considerat Class Person's change relevant interest change (6) ion and votes changed given in number affected relation of to change securit (7) ies affected 21/04 BHP Billiton Lonsdale Purchaser of securities $7.85 for 13,886, 13,886,331 -29/04/2005 Investments Pty Ltd pursuant to contracts arising each WMC 331 as a result of acceptances of Resources ordinary takeover offers as set out in Ltd the Bidder's Statement, the ordinary shares form of which was given to share the Australian Stock Exchange Limited by the substantial holder on 21 March 2005 As above for BHP Billiton Limited Taken under section 608(3)(b) Nil As As above BHP Billiton of the Corporations Act to above for BHP Lonsdale have a relevant interest by for Billiton Investments reason of having control of BHP Lonsdale Pty Ltd BHP Billiton Lonsdale Billiton Investments Investments Pty Ltd Pty Ltd Lonsdale Investm ents Pty Ltd As above for Each of the Taken under section 608(3)(a) Nil As As above BHP Billiton Subsidiaries of the Corporations Act to above for BHP Lonsdale have a relevant interest by for Billiton Investments reason of having voting power BHP Lonsdale Pty Ltd (through the relevant Billiton Investments interests of its associate, Pty Ltd BHP Billiton Limited) above Lonsdale 20% in BHP Billiton Lonsdale Investments Pty Ltd Investm ents Pty Ltd 4. Present relevant interests Particulars of each relevant interest of the substantial holder in voting securities after the change are as follows: Holder of Registered Person Nature of Class and Person's relevant holder of entitled relevant number of votes interest securities to be interest (6) securities registered as holder (8) BHP Billiton Various BHP Billiton Power to 41,536,727 41,536,727 Lonsdale offerees who Lonsdale control ordinary Investments Pty have accepted Investments disposal of shares Ltd the takeover Pty Ltd the securities offers pursuant to referred to the contracts in paragraph referred to in 3 paragraph 3 BHP Billiton As above for BHP Billiton Taken under As above for As above for Limited BHP Billiton Lonsdale section BHP Billiton BHP Billiton Lonsdale Investments 608(3)(b) of Lonsdale Lonsdale Investments Pty Ltd the Investments Investments Pty Ltd Corporations Pty Ltd Pty Ltd Act to have a relevant interest by reason of having control of BHP Billiton Lonsdale Investments Pty Ltd Each of the As above for BHP Billiton Taken under As above for As above for Subsidiaries BHP Billiton Lonsdale section BHP Billiton BHP Billiton Lonsdale Investments 608(3)(a) of Lonsdale Lonsdale Investments Pty Ltd the Investments Investments Pty Ltd Corporations Pty Ltd Pty Ltd Act to have a relevant interest by reason of having voting power (through the relevant interests of its associate, BHP Billiton Limited) above 20% in BHP Billiton Lonsdale Investments Pty Ltd 5. Changes in association The persons who have become associates (2) of, ceased to be associates of, or have changed the nature of their association (9) with, the substantial holder in relation to voting interests in the company or scheme are as follows: Name and ACN/ARSN (if applicable) Nature of association Not applicable Not applicable 6. Addresses The addresses of persons named in this form are as follows: Name Address BHP Billiton Limited and each other C/- BHP BIlliton Limited person on whose behalf this notice 180 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000 is given Signature print name Ross Mallett capacity Deputy Company Secretary sign here date 02/05/2005 DIRECTIONS (1) If there are a number of substantial holders with similar or related relevant interests (eg. a corporation and its related corporations, or the manager and trustee of an equity trust), the names could be included in an annexure to the form. If the relevant interests of a group of persons are essentially similar, they may be referred to throughout the form as a specifically named group if the membership of each group, with the names and addresses of members is clearly set out in paragraph 6 of the form. (2) See the definition of "associate" in section 9 of the Corporations Act 2001. (3) See the definition of "relevant interest" in sections 608 and 671B(7) of the Corporations Act 2001. (4) The voting shares of a company constitute one class unless divided into separate classes. (5) The person's votes divided by the total votes in the body corporate or scheme multiplied by 100. (6) Include details of: (a) any relevant agreement or other circumstances because of which the change in relevant interest occurred. If subsection 671B(4) applies, a copy of any document setting out the terms of any relevant agreement, and a statement by the person giving full and accurate details of any contract, scheme or arrangement, must accompany this form, together with a written statement certifying this contract, scheme or arrangement; and (b) any qualification of the power of a person to exercise, control the exercise of, or influence the exercise of, the voting powers or disposal of the securities to which the relevant interest relates (indicating clearly the particular securities to which the qualification applies). See the definition of "relevant agreement" in section 9 of the Corporations Act 2001. (7) Details of the consideration must include any and all benefits, money and other, that any person from whom a relevant interest was acquired has, or may, become entitled to receive in relation to that acquisition. Details must be included even if the benefit is conditional on the happening or not of a contingency. Details must be included on any benefit paid on behalf of the substantial holder or its associate in relation to the acquisitions, even if they are not paid directly to the person from whom the relevant interest was acquired. (8) If the substantial holder is unable to determine the identity of the person (eg. if the relevant interest arises because of an option) write "unknown'". (9) Give details, if appropriate, of the present association and any change in that association since the last substantial holding notice. 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 Registered Office: Neathouse Place London SW1V 1BH United Melbourne 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 ExchangeRelated Shares:
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