NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

19th July 2002

"For the information of the local market, please find following two notifications of major interests in shares filed by BHP Billiton Plc with the London Stock Exchange"

Bernadette Wheatley - Secreteriat

Tel: +44 020 7747 3876




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

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

 

4.

Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them

SEE LIST 

5.

Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

A NUMBER OF TRANSACTIONS ACCUMULATED IN A NOTIFIABLE EVENT

6.

Percentage of issued class

 

1.12%

7.

Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

 

 

8.

Percentage of issued class

 

  

 

9.

Class of security

 

ORDINARY US$0.50

 

10.

Date of transaction

 

12 JULY 2002

11.

Date company informed

 

18 JULY 2002

12.

Total holding following this notification


118,970,281

13.

Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

5.13%

 

14.

Any additional information

 

  

15.

Name of contact and telephone number for queries

BERNADETTE WHEATLEY 020 7747 3876

16.

Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification

BERNADETTE WHEATLEY

Date of notification 18 JULY 2002

 

 

As of 12 July 2002

 

 

BHP Billiton plc

Number of

Shares

Percent of

Outstanding

The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings

118,970,281

5.13%

Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:

 

 

  • Capital Guardian Trust Company

38,997,504.00

1.68%

  • Capital International Limited

24,553,149.00

1.06%

  • Capital International S.A.

17,069,072.00

0.74%

  • Capital International, Inc.

10,760,488.00

0.46%

  • Capital Research and Management Company

27,590,068.00

1.19%

 

 

Schedule A

Registered Holders - see Schedule B

 

(Schedule B page 1 of 9)

Schedule of holdings in BHP Billiton plc

As of 12 July 2002

Capital Guardian Trust Company

Registered Name

Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited
Canary Wharf
27th Floor, 1 Canada Square
London E14 5AF

5,457,100

Bank of New York Nominees
Bank of New York
3 Birchin Lane
London EC3V 9BY

1,373,500

Chase Nominees Limited
Woolgate House
Coleman Street
London EC2P 2HD

15,752,388

BT Globenet Nominees Ltd
1 Appold Street
Broadgate
London EC2A 2HE

580,300

Midland Bank plc
5 Laurence
Poutney Hill
EC4R 0E, United Kingdom

7,312,000

Bankers Trust
59 1/2 Southmark Street
2nd Floor
London SEI 0HH

1,404,116

Barclays Bank
Barclays Global Securities Services
8 Angel Court
London EC2R 7HT

1,046,800

Citibank London

11 Old Jewry

London EC2R 8D8

UK

396,600

(Schedule B Page 2 of 9)

Nortrust Nominees
155 Bishopsgate
London EC2M 3XS
United Kingdom

4,370,000

Royal Bank of Scotland
Regents House,
42 Islington High St
London N1 8XL
UK

39,900

MSS Nominee Limited

Midland Bank plc

Mariner House, Pepys

London EC3N 4DA

31,800

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

66,300

HSBC Bank plc
Securities Services, Mariner House
Pepys Street
London EC3N 4DA

37,300

ROY Nominees Limited
71N Queen Victoria Street
London EC4V 4DE
United Kingdom

35,300

Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited
150 Buchanan Street
Glasgow G1 2DY
United Kingdom

1,094,100

TOTAL

38,997,504

 

 

(Schedule B page 3 of 9)

 

 

Schedule of holdings in BHP Billiton plc

As of 12 July 2002

Capital International Limited

Registered Name

Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited
Canary Wharf
27th Floor,
1 Canada Square
London E14 5AF

450,600

Bank of New York Nominees
Bank of New York
3 Birchin Lane
London EC3V 9BY

3,063,751

Chase Nominees Limited
Woolgate House
Coleman Street
London EC2P 2HD

5,623,956

Midland Bank plc
5 Laurence
Poutney Hill
EC4R 0E, United Kingdom

55,400

Bankers Trust
59 1/2 Southmark Street
2nd Floor
London SEI 0HH

2,840,700

Barclays Bank
Barclays Global Securities Services
8 Angel Court
London EC2R 7HT

467,500

Citibank London
11 Old Jewry
London EC2R 8D8
UK

457,700

Morgan Guaranty
83 Pall Mall
London SW1Y 5ES
UK

374,200

(Schedule B Page 4 of 9)

Nortrust Nominees
155 Bishopsgate
London EC2M 3XS
United Kingdom

4,770,728

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

1,520,414

Lloyds Bank
Central Settlement Section
Branches Stock Office
34 Threadneedle Street

50,000

Citibank NA
Toronto

225,600

Deutsche Bank AG
23 Great Winchester Street
London EC2P 2AX
United Kingdom

790,300

HSBC Bank plc
Securities Services, Mariner House
Pepys Street
London EC3N 4DA

1,444,200

Mellon Bank N.A.

London Branch

London

United Kingdom

527,900

Northern Trust AVFC
South Africa

107,900

Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd

150 Buchanan Street

Glasgow G1 2DY

United Kingdom

412,000

Bank One London

906,200

Clydesdale Bank plc

464,100

TOTAL

24,553,149

 

 

(Schedule B page 5 of 9)

Schedule of holdings in BHP Billiton plc

As of 12 July 2002

Capital International S.A.

Registered Name

Local Shares

Bank of New York Nominees
Bank of New York
3 Birchin Lane
London EC3V 9BY

583,700

Chase Nominees Limited
Woolgate House
Coleman Street
London EC2P 2HD

8,210,272

Credit Suisse London Branch
24 Bishopsgate
London EC2N 4BQ
UK

24,200

Midland Bank plc
5 Laurence
Poutney Hill
EC4R 0E, United Kingdom

707,900

Barclays Bank
Barclays Global Securities Services
8 Angel Court
London EC2R 7HT

1,568,100

Citibank London

11 Old Jewry

London EC2R 8D8

UK

114,000

Brown Bros.

One Mellon Bank Center

Pittsburgh, PA 15258

80,100

Nortrust Nominees
155 Bishopsgate
London EC2M 3XS
United Kingdom

113,400

Morgan Stanley

124,600

(Schedule B Page 6 of 9)

Royal Bank of Scotland
Regents House, 42, Islington High St
London N1 8XL
UK

3,392,200

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

132,000

National Westminster Bank

373,900

Lloyds Bank

Central Settlement Section

Branches Stock Office

34 Threadneedle Street

21,200

Vidacos Nominees Ltd.
Citibank N.A.
Lewisham House, 25 Molesworth St.
London SE13 7EX

209,000

RBSTB Nominees Ltd.
67 Lombard St
London EC3 3DL
United Kingdom

6,000

Citibank NA
Toronto

69,000

Deutsche Bank AG
23 Great Winchester Street
London EC2P 2AX
United Kingdom

928,500

HSBC Bank plc
Securities Services, Mariner House
Pepys Street
London EC3N 4DA

411,000

TOTAL

17,069,072

 

 

 (Schedule B page 7 of 9)

Schedule of holdings in BHP Billiton plc

As of 12 July 2002

Capital International, Inc.

Registered Name

Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited
Canary Wharf
27th Floor, 1 Canada Square
London E14 5AF

3,984,143

Bank of New York Nominees
Bank of New York
3 Birchin Lane
London EC3V 9BY

642,715

Chase Nominees Limited
Woolgate House
Coleman Street
London EC2P 2HD

3,847,412

Midland Bank Plc

5 Laurence

Poutney Hill

EC4R 0E, United Kingdom

369,100

Deutsche Bank Mannheim

43,400

Bankers Trust

59 1/2 Southmark Street

2nd Floor

London SE1 0HH

31,000

Citibank London

11 Old Jewry

London EC2R 8D8

UK

17,200

Nortrust Nominees
155 Bishopsgate
London EC2M 3XS
United Kingdom

772,300

(Schedule B page 8 of 9)

Royal Bank of Scotland

Regents House, 42 Islington High St

London N1 8XL

UK

225,200

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

424,900

Citibank

73,900

RBSTB Nominees Ltd

67 Lombard St

London EC3 3DL

United Kingdom

115,100

New Account

Nominee Information

Not Available

25,100

Citibank NA
Toronto

112,871

Deutsche Bank AG

23 Great Winchester Street

London EC2P 2AX

United Kingdom

40,000

Chase Manhatten Nominee Ltd

Australia

36,147

TOTAL

10,760,488

 

 

 

(Schedule B page 9 of 9)

Schedule of holdings in BHP Billiton plc

As of 12 July 2002

Capital Research and Management Company

Registered Name

Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited
Canary Wharf
27th Floor, 1 Canada Square
London E14 5AF

2,743,700

Chase Nominees Limited
Woolgate House

Coleman Street

London EC2P 2HD

24,846,368

TOTAL

27,590,068

 

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

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

4.

Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them

SEE LIST

5.

Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

A NUMBER OF TRANSACTIONS ACCUMULATED IN A NOTIFIABLE EVENT

6.

Percentage of issued class

 

1.11%

7.

Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

8.

Percentage of issued class

 

 

 

9.

Class of security

 

ORDINARY US$0.50

10.

Date of transaction

 

12 JULY 2002

11.

Date company informed

 (2ND NOTIFICATION RECEIVED)

18 JULY 2002

12.

Total holding following this notification


144,761,281

13.

Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

6.24%

 

14.

Any additional information

 

 

15.

Name of contact and telephone number for queries

BERNADETTE WHEATLEY 020 7747 3876

16.

Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification

BERNADETTE WHEATLEY

Date of notification 18 JULY 2002

 

 


As of 12 July 2002

 

 

BHP Billiton plc

Number of

Shares

Percent of

Outstanding

The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings

144,761,281

6.24%

Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:

 

 

  • Capital Guardian Trust Company

68,536,604.00

2.96%

  • Capital International Limited

20,794,049.00

0.90%

  • Capital International S.A.

17,080,072.00

0.74%

  • Capital International, Inc.

10,760,488.00

0.4

  • Capital Research and Management Company

27,590,068.00

1.19%

 

 

Schedule A

(Names of registered holders - see Schedule B)

 

(Schedule B page 1 of 9)

Schedule of holdings in BHP Billiton plc

As of 12 July 2002

Capital Guardian Trust Company

Registered Name

Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited
Canary Wharf
27th Floor, 1 Canada Square
London E14 5AF

10,212,600

Bank of New York Nominees
Bank of New York
3 Birchin Lane
London EC3V 9BY

1,978,100

Chase Nominees Limited
Woolgate House
Coleman Street
London EC2P 2HD

27,891,488

BT Globenet Nominees Ltd.
1 Appold Street
Broadgate
London EC2A 2HE

711,100

Midland Bank plc
5 Laurence
Poutney Hill
EC4R 0E, United Kingdom

13,196,300

Bankers Trust
59 1/2 Southmark Street
2nd Floor
London SEI 0HH

2,851,116

Barclays Bank
Barclays Global Securities Services
8 Angel Court
London EC2R 7HT

1,727,300

Citibank London

11 Old Jewry

London EC2R 8D8

UK

960,400

(Schedule B page 2 of 9)

Nortrust Nominees
155 Bishopsgate
London EC2M 3XS
United Kingdom

7,430,600

Royal Bank of Scotland
Regents House,
42 Islington High St
London N1 8XL
UK

53,000

MSS Nominees Limited

Midland Bank plc

Mariner House, Pepys

LondonEC3N 4DA

79,300

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

100,500

HSBC Bank plc
Securities Services, Mariner House
Pepys Street
London EC3N 4DA

47,800

ROY Nominees Limited
71N Queen Victoria Street
London EC4V 4DE
United Kingdom

62,200

Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited
150 Buchanan Street
Glasgow G1 2DY
United Kingdom

1,234,800

TOTAL

68,536,604

 

 

 (Schedule B page 3 of 9)

Schedule of holdings in BHP Billiton plc

As of 12 July 2002

Capital International Limited

Registered Name

Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited
Canary Wharf
27th Floor,
1 Canada Square
London E14 5AF

450,600

Bank of New York Nominees
Bank of New York
3 Birchin Lane
London EC3V 9BY

2,718,751

Chase Nominees Limited
Woolgate House
Coleman Street
London EC2P 2HD

4,491,756

Midland Bank plc
5 Laurence
Poutney Hill
EC4R 0E, United Kingdom

55,400

Bankers Trust
59 1/2 Southmark Street
2nd Floor
London SEI 0HH

1,939,000

Barclays Bank
Barclays Global Securities Services
8 Angel Court
London EC2R 7HT

467,500

Citibank London
11 Old Jewry
London EC2R 8D8
UK

457,700

Morgan Guaranty
83 Pall Mall
London SW1Y 5ES
UK

243,300

(Schedule B page 4 of 9)

Nortrust Nominees
155 Bishopsgate
London EC2M 3XS
United Kingdom

4,202,428

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

1,440,314

Lloyds Bank
Central Settlement Section
Branches Stock Office
34 Threadneedle Street

50,000

Citibank NA
Toronto

225,600

Deutsche Bank AG
23 Great Winchester Street
London EC2P 2AX
United Kingdom

563,800

HSBC Bank plc
Securities Services, Mariner House
Pepys Street
London EC3N 4DA

1,118,100

Mellon Bank N.A.

London Branch

London

United Kingdom

527,900

Northern Trust AVFC
South Africa

107,900

Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited

150 Buchanan Street

Glasgow G1 2DY

United Kingdom

412,000

Bank One London

857,900

Clydesdale Bank plc

464,100

TOTAL

20,794,049

 

 

(Schedule B page 5 of 9)

Schedule of holdings in BHP Billiton plc

As of 12 July 2002

Capital International S.A.

Registered Name

Local Shares

Bank of New York Nominees
Bank of New York
3 Birchin Lane
London EC3V 9BY

583,700

Chase Nominees Limited
Woolgate House
Coleman Street
London EC2P 2HD

8,210,272

Credit Suisse London Branch
24 Bishopsgate
London EC2n4BQ
UK

24,200

Midland Bank plc
5 Laurence
Poutney Hill
EC4R 0E, United Kingdom

707,900

Barclays Bank
Barclays Global Securities Services
8 Angel Court
London EC2R 7HT

1,568,100

Citibank London

11 Old Jewry

London EC2R 8D8

UK

114,000

Brown Bros.

One Mellon Bank Center

Pittsburgh, PA 15258

80,100

Nortrust Nominees
155 Bishopsgate
London EC2M 3XS
United Kingdom

113,400

Morgan Stanley

124,600

(Schedule B page 6 of 9)

Royal Bank of Scotland
Regents House, 42, Islington High St
London N1 8XL
UK

3,392,200

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

132,000

National Westminster Bank

373,900

Lloyds Bank

Central Settlement Section

Branches Stock Office

34 Threadneedle Street

32,200

Vidacos Nominees Ltd.
Citibank N.A.
Lewisham House, 25 Molesworth St.
London SE13 7EX

209,000

RBSTB Nominees Ltd.
67 Lombard St
London EC3 3DL
United Kingdom

6,000

Citibank NA
Toronto

69,000

Deutsche Bank AG
23 Great Winchester Street
London EC2P 2AX
United Kingdom

928,500

HSBC Bank plc
Securities Services, Mariner House
Pepys Street
London EC3N 4DA

411,000

TOTAL

17,080,072

 

 

(Schedule B page 7 of 9)

Schedule of holdings in BHP Billiton plc

As of 12 July 2002

Capital International, Inc.

Registered Name

Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited
Canary Wharf
27th Floor, 1 Canada Square
London E14 5AF

3,984,143

Bank of New York Nominees
Bank of New York
3 Birchin Lane
London EC3V 9BY

642,715

Chase Nominees Limited
Woolgate House
Coleman Street
London EC2P 2HD

3,847,412

Midland Bank plc

5 Laurence

Poutney Hill

EC4R 0E, United Kingdom

369,100

Deutsche Bank Mannheim

43,400

Bankers Trust

59 1/2 Southmark Street

2nd Floor

London SE1 0HH

31,000

Citibank London

11 Old Jewry

London EC2R 8D8

UK

17,200

Nortrust Nominees
155 Bishopsgate
London EC2M 3XS
United Kingdom

772,300

(Schedule B page 8 of 9)

Royal Bank of Scotland

Regents House, 42, Islington High St

London N1 8XL

UK

225,200

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

424,900

Citibank

73,900

RBSTB Nominees Ltd.

67 Lombard Street

London EC3 3DL

United Kingdom

115,100

Citibank NA
Toronto

137,971

Deutsche Bank AG

23 Great Winchester Street

London EC2P 2AX

United Kingdom

40,000

Chase Manhattan Nominee Ltd.

Australia

36,147

TOTAL

10,760,488

 

 

 

 (Schedule B page 9 of 9)

Schedule of holdings in BHP Billiton plc

As of 12 July 2002

Capital Research and Management Company

Registered Name

Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited
Canary Wharf
27th Floor, 1 Canada Square
London E14 5AF

2,743,700

Chase Nominees Limited
Woolgate House

Coleman Street

London EC2P 2HD

24,846,368

TOTAL

27,590,068

 

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