9th Jun 2005 07:02
BHP Billiton PLC09 June 2005 +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+| 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 interests| ||of the | |+-----------------------------------+--+-------------+------------------------------------------------------------+|substantial holder on |8/06/2005 | |+--------------------------------------+-------------+------------------------------------------------------------+|The previous notice was given to the |8/06/2005 | ||company on | | |+--------------------------------------+-------------+------------------------------------------------------------+|The previous notice was dated |8/06/2005 | |+--------------------------------------+-------------+------------------------------------------------------------+| |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|2. Previous and present voting power |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+| |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|The total number of votes attached to all the voting shares in the company or voting 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, to give a substantial holding notice to the ||company or scheme, are as follows: |+----------+--------------------+--------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+----+| |Class of securities |Previous notice |Present notice | |+----------+(4) +-----------------------+--------------------+-----------------+-------------+----+| | |Person's votes |Voting power (5) |Person's votes |Voting power | || | | | | |(5) | |+----------+--------------------+-----------------------+--------------------+-----------------+-------------+----+| |Ordinary shares | 925,250,332 | 78.72% | 941,452,404 | 80.10% | |+----------+--------------------+-----------------------+--------------------+-----------------+-------------+----+| |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|3. Changes in relevant interests |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+| |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Particulars of each change in, or change in the nature of, a relevant interest of the substantial holder or an ||associate in voting securities of the company or |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|scheme, since the substantial holder was last required to give a substantial holding 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 | | |+----+-----------+---------------+-----------------------+-------------------+-------------+-----------------+----+| |8/06/2005 |BHP Billiton |Purchaser of securities|$7.85 for each WMC |15,941,578 | 15,941,578 | || | |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 | | | | |+----+-----------+---------------+-----------------------+-------------------+-------------+-----------------+----+| |8/06/2005 |BHP Billiton |Entry into contracts |$7.85 for each WMC |260,494 | 260,494 | || | |Lonsdale |for the purchase of the|Resources Ltd |ordinary | | || | |Investments Pty|securities on |ordinary share |shares | | || | |Ltd |Australian Stock | | | | || | | |Exchange Limited (ASX) | | | | || | | | | | | | |+----+-----------+---------------+-----------------------+-------------------+-------------+-----------------+----+| |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 voting securities 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 |853,054,868 |853,054,868 | || |Lonsdale |who have accepted|Billiton |securities pursuant to the |ordinary | | || |Investments |the takeover |Lonsdale |contracts referred to in paragraph |shares | | || |Pty Ltd |offers referred |Investments|3 | | | || | |to in paragraph |Pty Ltd | | | | || | |3 | | | | | |+-+--------------+-----------------+-----------+-----------------------------------+------------+-------------+-+| |BHP Billiton |Various vendors |BHP |Relevant interest under section 608|88,397,536 | 88,397,536 | || |Lonsdale |of securities on |Billiton |(1) of the Corporations Act |ordinary | | || |Investments |ASX |Lonsdale |pursuant to the purchase of |shares | | || |Pty Ltd | |Investments|securities on ASX | | | || | | |Pty Ltd | | | | |+-+--------------+-----------------+-----------+-----------------------------------+------------+-------------+-+| |BHP Billiton |As above for BHP |BHP |Taken under section 608(3)(b) of |As above for|As above for | || |Limited |Billiton Lonsdale|Billiton |the Corporations Act to have a |BHP Billiton|BHP Billiton | || | |Investments Pty |Lonsdale |relevant interest by reason of |Lonsdale |Lonsdale | || | |Ltd |Investments|having control of BHP Billiton |Investments |Investments | || | | |Pty Ltd |Lonsdale Investments Pty Ltd |Pty Ltd |Pty Ltd | |+-+--------------+-----------------+-----------+-----------------------------------+------------+-------------+-+| |Each of the |As above for BHP |BHP |Taken under section 608(3)(a) of |As above for|As above for | || |Subsidiaries |Billiton Lonsdale|Billiton |the Corporations Act to have a |BHP Billiton|BHP Billiton | || | |Investments Pty |Lonsdale |relevant interest by reason of |Lonsdale |Lonsdale | || | |Ltd |Investments|having voting power (through the |Investments |Investments | || | | |Pty Ltd |relevant interests of its |Pty Ltd |Pty Ltd | || | | | |associate, BHP Billiton 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, or have changed the nature of their ||association (9) with, the substantial holder in |+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|relation 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 |09/06/2005 |+---------------------------+------------------------------------------------------+----------+------------------+| |+------------+--------------+------------+-----------------------------------------+----------+-------------+----++------------+--------------+------------+-----------------------------------------+----------+-------------+----+ +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+| DIRECTIONS |+----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|(1) |If there are a number of substantial holders with similar or related relevant interests (eg. a || |corporation and its related corporations, or the manager and trustee of an equity trust), the names could|| |be included in an annexure to the form. If the relevant interests of a group of persons are essentially || |similar, they may be referred to throughout the form as a specifically named group if the membership of || |each group, with the names and addresses of members is clearly set out in paragraph 6 of the form. |+----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|(2) |See the definition of "associate" in section 9 of the Corporations Act 2001. |+----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|(3) |See the definition of "relevant interest" in sections 608 and 671B(7) of the Corporations Act 2001. |+----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|(4) |The voting shares of a company constitute one class unless divided into separate classes. |+----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|(5) |The person's votes divided by the total votes in the body corporate or scheme multiplied by 100. |+----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|(6) |Include details of: |+----+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+| |(a)|any relevant agreement or other circumstances because of which the change in relevant interest || | |occurred. If subsection 671B(4) applies, a copy of any document setting out the terms of any relevant|| | |agreement, and a statement by the person giving full and accurate details of any contract, scheme or || | |arrangement, must accompany this form, together with a written statement certifying this contract, || | |scheme or arrangement; and |+----+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+| |(b)|any qualification of the power of a person to exercise, control the exercise of, or influence the || | |exercise of, the voting powers or disposal of the securities to which the relevant interest relates || | |(indicating clearly the particular securities to which the qualification applies). |+----+---+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+| |See the definition of "relevant agreement" in section 9 of the Corporations Act 2001. |+----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|(7) |Details of the consideration must include any and all benefits, money and other, that any person from || |whom a relevant interest was acquired has, or may, become entitled to receive in relation to that || |acquisition. Details must be included even if the benefit is conditional on the happening or not of a || |contingency. Details must be included on any benefit paid on behalf of the substantial holder or its || |associate in relation to the acquisitions, even if they are not paid directly to the person from whom the|| |relevant interest was acquired. |+----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|(8) |If the substantial holder is unable to determine the identity of the person (eg. if the relevant interest|| |arises because of an option) write "unknown'". |+----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|(9) |Give details, if appropriate, of the present association and any change in that association since the || |last substantial holding notice. |+----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+| |+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 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 1BHVictoria 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 END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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