10th Mar 2006 07:00
BHP Billiton PLC10 March 2006 Issued by: BHP Billiton PlcTo: cc:Company Announcements Office New York Stock ExchangeThe London Stock Exchange Swiss Stock Exchange JSE LimitedCompany Announcements Office Deutsche BankThe Australian Stock Exchange UBS Zurich Date: 10 March 2006 For Release: Immediately Contact: Ines Watson + 44 (0)20 7802 4176 Notification of Major Interests in Shares The following notification was received on 9 March 2006 by BHP Billiton Plc in aletter from HSBC Bank plc, dated 3 March 2006, relating to major interests inshares of BHP Billiton Plc as at 1 March 2006: "Part VI Companies Act 1985 ("the Act") We hereby notify you in accordance with Part VI Companies Act 1985 ("the Act")that HSBC Bank plc, as at close of business on 1 March 2006, was interested in79,642,055 ordinary shares of BHP Billiton plc ("the Shares"). The interests are as follows: • HSBC Bank plc was interested in 78,668,422 shares, of which 682,413 shares were an interest of a kind described in section 208(5) of the Act by virtue of the right to redelivery of equivalent securities under stock lending arrangements. • HSBC Financial Products (France) SNC was interested in 973,633 shares, of which 620,000 of these shares were an interest of a kind described in section 208(5) of the Act by virtue of the right to redelivery of equivalent securities under stock lending arrangements. HSBC Bank plc is also deemed to be interested in these shares by virtue of section 203 of the Act, being an interest of a subsidiary company. The schedule hereto details, where known, the names of the registered holders ofthese shares. HSBC Holdings plc as HSBC Bank plc's parent company was also interested, byvirtue of section 203 of the Act, in all of the above mentioned shares. Details of Registered Holders Firm name: BHP Billiton Plc Date: 1 March 2006 Registered Holder and shares held James Capel (Nominees) Limited a/c COL 78,606,009 HSBC Financial Products (France) SNC 353,633 Unknown 682,413 Total 79,642,055 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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