13 August 2002
"For the information of the local market,
please find following notification of major interests in shares filed by BHP
Billiton Plc with the London Stock Exchange"
Ines Watson - Assistant Secretary
Tel: +44 20 7747 3976
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.
1. |
Name of company
BHP BILLITON PLC |
2. |
Name of shareholder having a major interest
THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC |
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3. |
Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 NOTIFICATION BY THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC ON BEHALF OF ITS AFFILIATES |
4. |
Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them
SEE ATTACHED LIST |
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5. |
Number of shares/amount of stock acquired A NUMBER OF TRANSACTIONS ACCUMULATED IN A NOTIFIABLE EVENT |
6. |
Percentage of issued class
0.41% |
7. |
Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
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8. |
Percentage of issued class
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9. |
Class of security
ORDINARY US$0.50
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10. |
Date of transaction
8 August 2002 |
11. |
Date company informed
12 August 2002 |
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12. |
Total holding following this notification
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13. |
Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 6.27% |
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14. |
Any additional information
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15. |
Name of contact and telephone number for queries INES WATSON +44 (0)20 7747 3976
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16. |
Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification
Ines WATSON |
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Date of notification 12 AUGUST 2002 |
Enquiries: Company Monitoring and Enquiries; UK Listing Authority
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BHP Billiton plc |
Number of Shares |
Percent of Outstanding |
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings |
154,782,898 |
6.27% |
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:
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- Capital Guardian Trust Company |
73,652,642.88 |
2.98% |
- Capital International Limited |
21,759,125.00 |
0.88% |
- Capital International S.A. |
18,326,245.00 |
0.74% |
- Capital International, Inc. |
11,767,366.00 |
0.48% |
- Capital Research and Management Company |
29,277,519.00 |
1.19% |
Schedule A
Schedule of holdings in BHP Billiton plc As of 08 August 2002 Capital Guardian Trust Company |
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Registered Name |
Local Shares |
State Street Nominees Limited |
11,201,919 |
Bank of New York Nominees |
2,105,181 |
Chase Nominees Limited |
29,714,830 |
BT Globenet Nominees Ltd. |
756,785 |
Midland Bank plc |
14,044,103 |
Bankers Trust |
3,034,283 |
Barclays Bank |
2,053,272 |
Citibank London 11 Old Jewry London EC2R 8D8 UK |
1,022,102 |
Schedule B
Page 1 of 11
Nortrust Nominees |
7,876,578 |
Royal Bank of Scotland |
61,405 |
MSS Nominees Limited Midland Bank plc Mariner House, Pepys LondonEC3N 4DA |
84,394 |
State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
106,957 |
HSBC Bank plc |
50,871 |
ROY Nominees Limited |
66,196 |
Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited |
1,473,767 |
TOTAL |
73,652,643 |
Schedule B
Page 2 of 11
Capital International Limited |
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Registered Name |
Local Shares |
State Street Nominees Limited |
479,548 |
Bank of New York Nominees |
5,559,148 |
Chase Nominees Limited |
4,075,876 |
Midland Bank plc |
58,959 |
Bankers Trust |
1,301,254 |
Barclays Bank |
497,535 |
Citibank London |
487,105 |
Morgan Guaranty |
176,132 |
Schedule B
Page 3 of 11
Nortrust Nominees |
3,755,519 |
State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
1,120,484 |
Lloyds Bank |
53,212 |
Citibank NA |
314,794 |
Deutsche Bank AG |
410,490 |
HSBC Bank plc |
930,365 |
Mellon Bank N.A. London Branch London United Kingdom |
561,816 |
Northern Trust AVFC |
114,832 |
Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 150 Buchanan Street Glasgow G1 2DY United Kingdom |
438,469 |
Schedule B
Page 4 of 11
Bank One London |
882,472 |
Clydesdale Bank plc |
541,115 |
TOTAL |
21,759,125 |
Schedule B
Page 5 of 11
Capital International S.A. |
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Registered Name |
Local Shares |
Bank of New York Nominees |
675,299 |
Chase Nominees Limited |
8,737,761 |
Credit Suisse London Branch |
25,754 |
Midland Bank plc 5 Laurence Poutney Hill EC4R 0E, United Kingdom |
753,379 |
Barclays Bank |
1,668,845 |
Citibank London 11 Old Jewry London EC2R 8D8 UK |
121,324 |
Brown Bros. One Mellon Bank Center Pittsburgh, PA 15258 |
104,046 |
Nortrust Nominees |
120,685 |
Schedule B
Page 6 of 11
Morgan Stanley |
132,605 |
Royal Bank of Scotland |
3,729,571 |
State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
140,481 |
National Westminster Bank |
397,922 |
Lloyds Bank Central Settlement Section Branches Stock Office 34 Threadneedle Street |
34,269 |
Vidacos Nominees Ltd. |
222,427 |
RBSTB Nominees Ltd. |
6,385 |
Citibank NA |
73,433 |
Deutsche Bank AG |
944,654 |
Schedule B
Page 7 of 11
HSBC Bank plc |
437,405 |
TOTAL |
18,326,245 |
Schedule B
Page 8 of 11
(Schedule B page 7 of 9)
Capital International, Inc. |
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Registered Name |
Local Shares |
State Street Nominees Limited |
4,133,900 |
Bank of New York Nominees |
863,730 |
Chase Nominees Limited |
4,140,261 |
Midland Bank plc 5 Laurence Poutney Hill EC4R 0E, United Kingdom |
392,814 |
Deutsche Bank Mannheim |
132,788 |
Bankers Trust 59 1/2 Southmark Street 2nd Floor London SE1 0HH |
32,991 |
Citibank London 11 Old Jewry London EC2R 8D8 UK |
18,305 |
Nortrust Nominees |
821,915 |
Schedule B
Page 9 of 11
Royal Bank of Scotland Regents House, 42, Islington High St London N1 8XL UK |
322,568 |
State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
452,199 |
Citibank |
78,647 |
RBSTB Nominees Ltd. 67 Lombard Street London EC3 3DL United Kingdom |
122,495 |
Citibank NA |
173,715 |
Deutsche Bank AG 23 Great Winchester Street London EC2P 2AX United Kingdom |
42,569 |
Chase Manhattan Nominee Ltd. Australia |
38,469 |
TOTAL |
11,767,366 |
Schedule B
Page 10 of 11
Capital Research and Management Company |
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Registered Name |
Local Shares |
State Street Nominees Limited |
2,919,976 |
Chase Nominees Limited Coleman Street London EC2P 2HD |
26,357,543 |
TOTAL |
29,277,519 |
Schedule B
Page 11 of 11
BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 Registered Office: 600 Bourke Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Telephone +61 3 9609 3333 Facsimile +61 3 9609 3015 |
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