8th Mar 2005 07:02
BHP Billiton PLC08 March 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters. 1. Name of company 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest BHP BILLITON PLC THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC. 3. Please state whether notification indicates 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than that it is in respect of holding of the one holder, the number of shares held by each of shareholder named in 2 above or in respect them 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 SEE SCHEDULE B ANNEXED HERETO NOTIFICATION BY THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC. ON BEHALF OF ITS AFFILIATES 5. Number of shares/ 6. Percentage of issued 7. Number of shares/ 8. Percentage of issued amount of stock class amount of stock class acquired disposed 25,715,949 1.042% 9. Class of security 10. Date of transaction 11. Date company informed ORDINARY US$0.50 3 March 2005 7 MARCH 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 95,465,710 3.868% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries ANNOUNCEMENT TRIGGERED BY AFFILIATES INES WATSON +44 (0)20 7802 4176 DECREASING THEIR INTEREST (SEE SCHEDULE A ANNEXED HERETO) 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification INES WATSON, ASSISTANT SECRETARY, BHP BILLITON PLC Date of notification 8 MARCH 2005 Schedule of holdings in BHP Billiton Plc as of 3 March 2005 BHP Billiton Plc Schedule A Number of Percent of Shares Outstanding The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings 95,465,710 3.868% Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: • Capital Guardian Trust Company 22,360,625 0.906% • Capital International Limited 35,593,083 1.442% • Capital International S.A 9,661,786 0.391% • Capital International, Inc. 10,180,264 0.412% • Capital Research and Management Company 17,669,952 0.716% Schedule of holdings in BHP Billiton Plc as of 3 March 2005 BHP Billiton Plc Schedule B Capital Guardian Trust CompanyRegistered Name Local SharesState Street Nominees Limited 3,235,406Canary Wharf27th Floor, 1 Canada SquareLondon E14 5AF Bank of New York Nominees 580,698Bank of New York3 Birchin LaneLondon EC3V 9BY Northern Trust 96,198C/o NorTrust Nominees Limited155 BishopsgateLondon EC2M 3XS Chase Nominees Limited 8,891,594Woolgate HouseColeman StreetLondon EC2P 2HD BT Globenet Nominees Ltd 199,7851 Appold StreetBroadgateLondon EC2A 2HE Midland Bank plc 4,082,6725 LaurencePoutney HillLondon EC4R OE Bankers Trust 701,17559 1/2 Southmark Street2nd FloorLondon SE1 OHH Registered Name Local SharesBarclays Bank 297,959Barclays Global Securities Services8 Angel CourtLondon EC2R 7HT Citibank London 5,80211 Old JewryLondon EC2R 8D8 Royal Trust 15,300 Nortrust Nominees 2,318,539155 BishopsgateLondon EC2M 3XS Royal Bank of Scotland 29,805Regents House, 42 Islington High StLondon N1 8XL MSS Nominees Limited 16,310Midland Bank plcMariner House, PepysLondon EC3N 4DA State Street Bank & Trust Co 142,138 Registered Name Local SharesCitibank 14,500 HSBC Bank plc 12,672Securities Services, Mariner HousePepys StreetLondon EC3N 4DA Mellon Bank N.A. 63,600London BranchLondon ROY Nominees Limited 16,29671N Queen Victoria StreetLondon EC4V 4DE Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 918,755150 Buchanan StreetGlasgow G1 2DY JP Morgan Chase Bank 721,421 Total 22,360,625 Schedule of holdings in BHP Billiton Plc as of 3 March 2005 Capital International LimitedRegistered Name Local SharesState Street Nominees Limited 892,367Canary Wharf27th Floor, 1 Canada SquareLondon E14 5AF Bank of New York Nominees 9,052,163Bank of New York3 Birchin LaneLondon EC3V 9BY Northern Trust 2,401,516C/o NorTrust Nominees Limited155 BishopsgateLondon EC2M 3XS Chase Nominees Limited 5,314,021Woolgate HouseColeman StreetLondon EC2P 2HD Midland Bank plc 223,5595 LaurencePoutney HillLondon EC4R OE Bankers Trust 257,86359 1 / 2 Southmark Street2nd FloorLondon SE1 OHH Barclays Bank 400,436Barclays Global Securities Services8 Angel CourtLondon EC2R 7HT Citibank London 438,32911 Old JewryLondon EC2R 8D8 Registered Name Local SharesMorgan Guaranty 239,03283 Pall MallLondon SW1Y 5ES Nortrust Nominees 5,236,543155 BishopsgateLondon EC2M 3XS Royal Bank of Scotland 2,372,369Regents House, 42 Islington High StreetLondon N1 8XL MSS Nominees Limited 64,200Midland Bank plcMariner House, PepysLondon EC3N 4DA State Street Bank & Trust Co 3,114,668 National Westminster Bank 388,322 Lloyds Bank 120,212Central Settlement SectionBranches Stock Office34 Threadneedle Street Citibank NA 131,294Toronto Registered Name Local SharesDeutsche Bank AG 1,250,67923 Great Winchester StreetLondon EC2P 2AX State Street Australia Limited 27,300Australia HSBC Bank plc 992,117Securities Services, Mariner HousePepys StreetLondon EC3N 4DA Mellon Bank N.A. 560,839London BranchLondon Northern Trust AVFC 388,632South Africa KAS UK 148,600Kass AssociateP.O. Box 1781000 AD Amsterdam Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 515,769150 Buchanan StreetGlasgow G1 2DY Bank One London 357,973 Registered Name Local SharesClydesdale Bank plc 352,980 JP Morgan Chase Bank 351,300 35,593,083Total Schedule of holdings in BHP Billiton Plc as of 3 March 2005 Capital International S.A.Registered Name Local SharesState Street Nominees Limited 27,865Canary Wharf27th Floor, 1 Canada SquareLondon E14 5AF Bank of New York Nominees 59,500Bank of New York3 Birchin LaneLondon EC3V 9BY Chase Nominees Limited 1,863,877Woolgate HouseColeman StreetLondon EC2P 2HD Credit Suisse London Branch 102,75524 BishopsgateLondon EC2N 4BQ Midland Bank plc 1,169,5115 LaurencePoutney HillEC4R OE Barclays Bank 460,747Barclays Global Securities Services8 Angel CourtLondon EC2R 7HT Pictet & Cie, Geneva 49,200 Registered Name Local SharesCitibank London 65,32411 Old JewryLondon EC2R 8D8 Brown Bros 111,946One Mellon Bank CenterPittsburgh, PA 15258 Nortrust Nominees 41,386155 BishopsgateLondon EC2M 3XS Morgan Stanley 61,605 Royal Bank of Scotland 122,726Regents House, 42 Islington High StreetLondon N1 8XL J.P. Morgan 4,629,396 National Westminster Bank 90,100 Lloyds Bank 14,200Central Settlement SectionBranches Stock Office34 Threadneedle Street Registered Name Local SharesRBSTB Nominees Ltd 144,20067 Lombard StreetLondon EC3 3DLUK Citibank NA 38,633Toronto Deutsche Bank AG 328,60923 Great Winchester StreetLondon EC2P 2AX HSBC Bank plc 280,206Securities Services, Mariner HousePepys StreetLondon EC3N 4DA Total 9,661,786 Schedule of holdings in BHP Billiton Plc as of 3 March 2005 Capital International, Inc.Registered Name Local SharesState Street Nominees Limited 3,704,901Canary Wharf27th Floor, 1 Canada SquareLondon E14 5AF Bank of New York Nominees 829,799Bank of New York3 Birchin LaneLondon EC3V 9BY Northern Trust 49,889C/o NorTrust Nominees Limited155 BishopsgateLondon EC2M 3XS Chase Nominees Limited 2,756,010Woolgate HouseColeman StreetLondon EC2P 2HD Midland Bank plc 282,6145 LaurencePoutney HillLondon EC4R OE Bankers Trust 22,99159 1/2 Southmark Street2nd FloorLondon SE1 OHH Citibank London 60,20011 Old JewryLondon EC2R 8D8 Registered Name Local SharesBrown Bros 277,602One Mellon Bank CenterPittsburgh, PA 15258 Nortrust Nominees 361,450155 BishopsgateLondon EC2M 3XS Royal Bank of Scotland 217,469Regents House, 42 Islington High StreetLondon N1 8XL State Street Bank & Trust Co. 406,653 Sumitomo Trust & Banking 80,600Fiduciary & Securities Business Dept.1-5 Nihonbashi - Honcho 4-chomeCho-ku, Tokyo 103 Citibank 32,147 RBSTB Nominees Ltd 37,29567 Lombard StreetLondon EC3 3DLUK Citibank NA 413,644Toronto Registered Name Local SharesHSBC Bank plc 155,700Securities Services, Mariner HousePepys StreetLondon EC3N 4DA JP Morgan Chase Bank 491,300 Total 10,180,264Schedule of holdings in BHP Billiton Plc as of 3 March 2005 Capital Research and Management CompanyRegistered Name Local SharesState Street Nominees Limited 1,500,000Canary Wharf27th Floor, 1 Canada SquareLondon E14 5AF Chase Nominees Limited 16,169,952Woolgate HouseColeman StreetLondon EC2P 2HD Total 17,669,952 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 Registered Office: Neathouse Place London SW1V 1BHMelbourne Victoria 3000 United 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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