13th Apr 2005 08:08
BHP Billiton PLC13 April 2005 13 April 2005 To: cc:Company Announcements Office Mr. Peter Horton - WMCThe Australian Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange4th Floor, 20 Bridge Street Swiss Stock ExchangeSydney NSW 2000 Johannesburg Stock ExchangeAustralia Deutsche Bank London Stock Exchange UBS ZurichOld Broad StreetLondon EC2N 1HPUnited Kingdom Notice of Change of Interests of Substantial Holder In accordance with Chapter 6C of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cwth), BHP Billitonissues the attached ASIC Form 604 (Notice of Change of Interests of SubstantialHolder) in relation to the ordinary shares in WMC Resources Ltd (WMC Resources). In addition, BHP Billiton notes that it holds economic exposure to 50,624,000WMC Resources shares (4.31% of the issued share capital) through cash settledderivative contracts. Yours sincerely Ross Mallett Deputy Company Secretary Form 604 Corporations Act 2001 Section 671B Notice of change of interests of substantial holder To Company Name/Scheme WMC Resources Ltd ACN/ARSN 76 004 184 598 1. Details of substantial holder (1) Name BHP Billiton Limited ACN/ARSN (if applicable) 49 004 028 077 This notice is also given by BHP Billiton Limited on behalf of BHP Billiton Plc and on behalf of BHP Billiton Limited's controlled bodies corporate (Subsidiaries) and on behalf of BHP Billiton Plc's controlled bodies corporate including those named in Annexure A of the Form 603 "Notice of initial substantial holder" dated 22 March 2005 There was a change in the interestsof the substantial holder on 12/04/2005 The previous notice was given to the 22/03/2005company on The previous notice was dated 22/03/2005 2. Previous and present voting power The total number of votes attached to all the voting shares in the company orvoting interests in the scheme that the substantial holder or an associate (2)had a relevant interest (3) in when last required, and when now required, togive a substantial holding notice to the company or scheme, are as follows: Previous notice Present notice Class of securities (4) Person's votes Voting power (5) Person's votes Voting power (5) Ordinary shares 0 0 14,891,171 1.27% 3. Changes in relevant interests Particulars of each change in, or change in the nature of, a relevant interestof the substantial holder or an associate in voting securities of the company orscheme, since the substantial holder was last required to give a substantialholding notice to the company or scheme are as follows: Date of Person whose Nature of Consideration Class and Person's votes change relevant change (6) given in relation number of affected interest to change (7) securities changed affected 12/04/2005 BHP Billiton Purchaser of securities $7.85 for each WMC 14,891,171 14,891,171 Lonsdale pursuant to contracts Resources Ltd ordinary Investments Pty arising as a result of ordinary share shares Ltd acceptances of takeover offers as set out in the Bidder's Statement, the form of which was given to the Australian Stock Exchange Limited by the substantial holder on 21 March 2005 As above BHP Billiton Taken under section 608 Nil As above for As above for BHP for BHP Limited (3)(b) of the BHP Billiton Billiton Lonsdale Billiton Corporations Act to Lonsdale Investments Pty Lonsdale have a relevant Investments Ltd Investments interest by reason of Pty Ltd Pty Ltd having control of BHP Billiton Lonsdale Investments Pty Ltd As above Each of the Taken under section 608 Nil As above for As above for BHP for BHP Subsidiaries (3)(a) of the BHP Billiton Billiton Lonsdale Billiton Corporations Act to Lonsdale Investments Pty Lonsdale have a relevant Investments Ltd Investments interest by reason of Pty Ltd Pty Ltd having voting power (through the relevant interests of its associate, BHP Billiton Limited) above 20% in BHP Billiton Lonsdale Investments Pty Ltd 4. Present relevant interests Particulars of each relevant interest of the substantial holder in votingsecurities after the change are as follows: Holder of Registered Person Nature of Class and Person's relevant holder of entitled relevant number of votes interest securities to be interest (6) securities registered as holder (8) BHP Billiton Various offerees BHP Power to control disposal of the 14,891,171 14,891,171 Lonsdale who have accepted Billiton securities pursuant to the contracts ordinary Investments the takeover Lonsdale referred to in paragraph 3 shares Pty Ltd offers referred to Investments in paragraph 3 Pty Ltd BHP Billiton As above for BHP BHP Taken under section 608(3)(b) of the As above for As above for Limited Billiton Lonsdale Billiton Corporations Act to have a relevant BHP Billiton BHP Billiton Investments Pty Lonsdale interest by reason of having control Lonsdale Lonsdale Ltd Investments of BHP Billiton Lonsdale Investments Investments Investments Pty Ltd Pty Ltd Pty Ltd Pty Ltd Each of the As above for BHP BHP Taken under section 608(3)(a) of the As above for As above for Subsidiaries Billiton Lonsdale Billiton Corporations Act to have a relevant BHP Billiton BHP Billiton Investments Pty Lonsdale interest by reason of having voting Lonsdale Lonsdale Ltd Investments power (through the relevant interests Investments Investments Pty Ltd of its associate, BHP Billiton Pty Ltd Pty Ltd Limited) above 20% in BHP Billiton Lonsdale Investments Pty Ltd 5. Changes in association The persons who have become associates (2) of, ceased to be associates of, orhave changed the nature of their association (9) with, the substantial holder inrelation to voting interests in the company or scheme are as follows: Name and ACN/ARSN (if Nature of association applicable) Not applicable Not applicable 6. Addresses The addresses of persons named in this form are as follows: Name Address BHP Billiton Limited and C/- BHP BIlliton Limited each other person on whose 180 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000 behalf this notice is given Signature print name Ross Mallett capacity Deputy Company Secretary sign here date 13/04/2005 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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