28th Feb 2005 07:03
BHP Billiton PLC28 February 2005 Issued by: BHP Billiton Plc To: 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: 28 February 2005 For Release: Immediately Contact: Ines Watson + 44 (0)20 7802 4176 Notification of Major Interests in Shares The following notification was received on 25 February 2005 by BHP Billiton Plcin a letter from Deutsche Bank AG London, dated 25 February 2005, relating tomajor interests in shares of BHP Billiton Plc: "Disclosure of interests in shares In accordance with Section 198-202 of the UK Companies Act 1985, we are writingon behalf of Deutsche Bank AG to inform you that on the basis that the relevantissued share capital of your company is 2,468,147,002 ordinary shares, DeutscheBank AG, and its subsidiary companies have a notifiable interest in 89,585,016ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc, amounting to 3.63%. Part of this holdingmay relate to hedging arrangements for customer transactions. 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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