15th Mar 2005 07:03
BHP Billiton PLC14 March 2005 Issued by: BHP Billiton PlcTo: cc:Company Announcements Office New York Stock ExchangeThe London Stock Exchange Swiss Stock Exchange Johannesburg Stock Exchange Deutsche Bank UBS ZurichCompany Announcements OfficeThe 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 ina letter from Deutsche Bank AG London, dated 11 March 2005, relating to majorinterests in shares of BHP Billiton Plc: "Disclosure of interests in shares Further to our letter of 25 February 2005 and in accordance with Section 198-202of the UK Companies Act 1985, we are writing on behalf of Deutsche Bank AG toinform you that on the basis that the relevant issued share capital of yourcompany is 2,468,147,002 ordinary shares, Deutsche Bank AG, and its subsidiarycompanies no longer have a notifiable interest in the ordinary shares of BHPBilliton Plc. Deutsche Bank AG is a corporation domiciled in Frankfurt, Germany, of whichDeutsche Bank AG London is a branch." BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209Registered in Australia Registered in England and WalesRegistered Office: Level 27, 180 Lonsdale Street Melbourne Registered Office: Neathouse Place London SW1V 1BH UnitedVictoria 3000 KingdomTelephone +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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