15th Sep 2006 18:20
BHP Billiton PLC15 September 2006 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: 15 September 2006 For Release: Immediately Contact: Jamin Lawton + 44 (0)20 7802 4108 Notification of Major Interests in Shares The following notification was received on 14 September 2006 by BHP Billiton Plcin a letter from Lehman Brothers, dated 14 September 2006, relating to majorinterests in shares of BHP Billiton Plc as at 12 September 2006: "We write to inform you, pursuant to s198 of the Act, that as at the close ofbusiness on 12 September 2006, the interest of Lehman Brothers International(Europe) in the ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc (the "Company") had fallenbelow 3%." BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209Registered in Australia Registered in England and WalesRegistered Office: Registered Office:180 Lonsdale Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Neathouse Place, London SW1V 1BH United KingdomTelephone +61 1300 55 4757 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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