"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.
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Name of company BHP BILLITON PLC |
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Name of shareholder having a major interest THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC |
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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 |
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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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Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
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6. |
Percentage of issued class
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7. |
Number of shares/amount of stock disposed A NUMBER OF TRANSACTIONS ACCUMULATED IN A NOTIFIABLE EVENT |
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Percentage of issued class
(see NOTE 14) |
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Class of security
ORDINARY US$0.50
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Date of transaction
10 SEPTEMBER 2002 |
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Date company informed
13 SEPTEMBER 2002 |
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Total holding following this notification 156,825,980 |
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Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 6.35% |
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Any additional information ANNOUNCEMENT TRIGGERED BY AN AFFILIATE, CAPITAL GUARDIAN TRUST COMPANY, CEASING TO HOLD A NOTIFIABLE INTEREST |
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Name of contact and telephone number for queries INES WATSON +44 (0)20 7747 3976
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Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Ines WATSON |
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Date of notification 13 SEPTEMBER 2002 |
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Enquiries: Company Monitoring and Enquiries; UK Listing Authority
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BHP Billiton plc |
Number of Shares |
Percent of Outstanding |
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The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings |
156,825,980 |
6.35% |
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Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:
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- Capital Guardian Trust Company |
73,493,984.88 |
2.98% |
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- Capital International Limited |
22,715,637.00 |
0.92% |
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- Capital International S.A. |
18,914,155.16.00 |
0.77% |
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- Capital International, Inc. |
12,424,684.00 |
0.50% |
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- Capital Research and Management Company |
29,277,519.00 |
1.19% |
Schedule A
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Schedule of holdings in BHP Billiton plc As of 10 September 2002 Capital Guardian Trust Company |
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Registered Name |
Local Shares |
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State Street Nominees Limited |
11,798,513 |
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Bank of New York Nominees |
1,953,883 |
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Chase Nominees Limited |
29,310,432 |
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BT Globenet Nominees Ltd. |
653,185 |
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Midland Bank plc |
14,059,903 |
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Bankers Trust |
3,012,986 |
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Barclays Bank |
2,053,272 |
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Citibank London 11 Old Jewry London EC2R 8D8 UK |
1,022,102 |
Schedule B
Page 1 of 11
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Nortrust Nominees |
8,018,018 |
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Royal Bank of Scotland |
61,405 |
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MSS Nominees Limited Midland Bank plc Mariner House, Pepys LondonEC3N 4DA |
84,394 |
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State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
106,957 |
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HSBC Bank plc |
50,872 |
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ROY Nominees Limited |
66,196 |
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Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited |
1,241,867 |
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TOTAL |
73,493,985 |
Schedule B
Page 2 of 11
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Capital International Limited |
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Registered Name |
Local Shares |
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State Street Nominees Limited |
479,548 |
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Bank of New York Nominees |
6,253,724 |
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Chase Nominees Limited |
4,105,678 |
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Midland Bank plc |
58,959 |
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Bankers Trust |
1,301,254 |
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Barclays Bank |
497,535 |
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Citibank London |
487,106 |
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Morgan Guaranty |
176,132 |
Schedule B
Page 3 of 11
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Nortrust Nominees |
3,800,525 |
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State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
1,120,486 |
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Lloyds Bank |
53,212 |
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Citibank NA |
345,694 |
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Deutsche Bank AG |
410,490 |
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HSBC Bank plc |
930,366 |
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Mellon Bank N.A. London Branch London United Kingdom |
718,039 |
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Northern Trust AVFC |
114,832 |
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Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 150 Buchanan Street Glasgow G1 2DY United Kingdom |
438,469 |
Schedule B
Page 4 of 11
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Bank One London |
882,473 |
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Clydesdale Bank plc |
541,115 |
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TOTAL |
22,715,637 |
Schedule B
Page 5 of 11
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Capital International S.A. |
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Registered Name |
Local Shares |
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Bank of New York Nominees |
675,300 |
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Chase Nominees Limited |
4,812,846 |
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Credit Suisse London Branch |
25,755 |
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Midland Bank plc 5 Laurence Poutney Hill EC4R 0E, United Kingdom |
753,381 |
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Barclays Bank |
1,668,847 |
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Citibank London 11 Old Jewry London EC2R 8D8 UK |
121,324 |
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Brown Bros. One Mellon Bank Center Pittsburgh, PA 15258 |
104,046 |
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Nortrust Nominees |
120,686 |
Schedule B
Page 6 of 11
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Morgan Stanley |
132,605 |
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Royal Bank of Scotland |
3,976,473 |
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J.P. Morgan |
4,254,915 |
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State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
140,481 |
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National Westminster Bank |
397,922 |
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Lloyds Bank Central Settlement Section Branches Stock Office 34 Threadneedle Street |
34,269 |
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Vidacos Nominees Ltd. |
222,427 |
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RBSTB Nominees Ltd. |
6,385 |
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Citibank NA |
73,433 |
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Deutsche Bank AG |
944,654 |
Schedule B
Page 7 of 11
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HSBC Bank plc |
448,406 |
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TOTAL |
18,914,155 |
Schedule B
Page 8 of 11
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Capital International, Inc. |
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Registered Name |
Local Shares |
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State Street Nominees Limited |
4,774,214 |
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Bank of New York Nominees |
863,730 |
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Chase Nominees Limited |
4,140,261 |
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Midland Bank plc 5 Laurence Poutney Hill EC4R 0E, United Kingdom |
392,814 |
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Deutsche Bank Mannheim |
132,788 |
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Bankers Trust 59 1/2 Southmark Street 2nd Floor London SE1 0HH |
32,991 |
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Citibank London 11 Old Jewry London EC2R 8D8 UK |
18,305 |
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Nortrust Nominees |
821,917 |
Schedule B
Page 9 of 11
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Royal Bank of Scotland Regents House, 42, Islington High St London N1 8XL UK |
322,569 |
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State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
452,199 |
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Citibank |
95,647 |
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RBSTB Nominees Ltd. 67 Lombard Street London EC3 3DL United Kingdom |
122,495 |
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Citibank NA |
173,716 |
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Deutsche Bank AG 23 Great Winchester Street London EC2P 2AX United Kingdom |
42,569 |
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Chase Manhattan Nominee Ltd. Australia |
38,469 |
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TOTAL |
12,424,684 |
Schedule B
Page 10 of 11
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Capital Research and Management Company |
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Registered Name |
Local Shares |
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State Street Nominees Limited |
2,919,976 |
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Chase Nominees Limited Coleman Street London EC2P 2HD |
26,357,543 |
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TOTAL |
29,277,519 |
Schedule B
Page 11 of 11
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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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