6th Dec 2007 18:05
BHP Billiton PLC06 December 2007 Issued by: BHP Billiton Plc To: Company Announcements Office cc: New York Stock Exchange The London Stock Exchange Swiss Stock Exchange JSE Limited Company Announcements Office Deutsche Bank The Australian Stock Exchange UBS Zurich Date: 6 December 2007 For Release: Immediately Contact: Gail McGrath + 44 (0)20 7802 4108 Notification of Major Interests in Shares The following notification was received yesterday by BHP Billiton Plc from OldMutual plc relating to major interests in shares of BHP Billiton Plc. BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 Registered in AustraliaRegistered Office: 180 Lonsdale Street Melbourne Victoria 3000Telephone +61 1300 55 4757 Facsimile +61 3 9609 3015 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209Registered in England and WalesRegistered Office: Neathouse Place, London SW1V 1BH United KingdomTelephone +44 20 7802 4000 Facsimile +44 20 7802 4111 The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia TR-1(i): notification of major interests in shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing BHP Billiton plcshares to which voting rights are attached(ii): 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation Old Mutual plc(iii): 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(iv): Old Mutual Investment Group (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd Old Mutual Asset Managers (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd Old Mutual Asset Managers (Bermuda) Ltd Syfrets Securities Ltd BOE (Pty) Ltd 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is 3rd December 2007crossed or reached if different)(v): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 5th December 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: From 3% to 3% Current less than 3% Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights ix % of voting rights Shares Voting shares Rights viii Direct Direct x Indirect xi Direct Indirect GB0000566504 3.84% Nil Nil 62482257 0%Related Shares:
BHP GroupOld Mutual PLC