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BHP Billiton PLC16 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 LimitedACN/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 BillitonLimited's controlled bodies corporate (Subsidiaries) and on behalf of BHP Billiton Plc's controlled bodies corporateincluding 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 ofthe substantial holder on 16/06/2005 The previous notice was given to the company on 15/06/2005 The previous notice was dated 15/06/2005 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 thesubstantial holder or an associate (2) had arelevant interest (3) in when last required, and when now required, to give a substantial holding notice to thecompany 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 996,516,565 84.74% 87.73% 1,031,865,928 ) 3. Changes in relevant interests Particulars of each change in, or change in the nature of, a relevant interest of the substantial holder or anassociate in voting securities of the company orscheme, since the substantial holder was last required to give a substantial holding notice to the company or schemeare as follows: Date of Person whose Nature of Consideration Class and Person's votes change relevant interest change (6) given in relation number of affected changed to change (7) securities affected 15-16/06/ BHP Billiton Purchaser of securities $7.85 for each WMC 34,603,452 34,603,452 2005 Lonsdale pursuant to contracts Resources Ltd Investments Pty arising as a result of ordinary share ordinary Ltd acceptances of takeover shares 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 15-16/06/ BHP Billiton Entry into contracts $7.85 for each WMC 745,911 745,911 2005 Lonsdale for the purchase of the Resources Ltd Investments Pty securities on ordinary share ordinary Ltd Australian Stock shares 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 entitled Nature of Class and Person's votes relevant holder of to be registered relevant number of interest securities as holder (8) interest (6) securities BHP Billiton Various BHP Billiton Power to control 931,264,714 931,264,714 Lonsdale offerees who Lonsdale Investments disposal of the Investments have accepted Pty Ltd securities ordinary Pty Ltd the takeover pursuant to the shares offers referred contracts referred to in paragraph to in paragraph 3 3 BHP Billiton Various vendors BHP Billiton Relevant interest 100,601,214 100,601,214 Lonsdale of securities Lonsdale Investments under section 608 Investments on ASX Pty Ltd (1) of the ordinary Pty Ltd Corporations Act shares pursuant to the purchase of securities on ASX BHP Billiton As above for BHP Billiton Taken under As above for As above for BHP Limited BHP Billiton Lonsdale Investments section 608(3)(b) BHP Billiton Billiton Lonsdale Pty Ltd of the Lonsdale Lonsdale Investments Pty Corporations Act Investments Investments Pty Ltd to have a relevant Pty Ltd Ltd interest by reason of having control of BHP Billiton Lonsdale Investments Pty Ltd Each of the As above for BHP Billiton Taken under As above for As above for BHP Subsidiaries BHP Billiton Lonsdale Investments section 608(3)(a) BHP Billiton Billiton Lonsdale Pty Ltd of the Lonsdale Lonsdale Investments Pty Corporations Act Investments Investments Pty Ltd to have a relevant Pty Ltd Ltd interest by reason of having voting power (through the relevant interests of its associate, BHP Billiton Limited) above 20% in BHP Billiton Lonsdale Investments Pty Ltd 5. Changes in associationThe persons who have become associates (2) of, ceased to be associates of, or have changed the nature of theirassociation (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. AddressesThe addresses of persons named in this form are as follows: Name Address BHP Billiton Limited and each C/- BHP BIlliton Limited other person on whose behalf 180 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000 this notice is given Signature print name Ross Mallett capacity Deputy Company Secretary sign here date 16/06/2005 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. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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