RNS Number:8545N
BHP Billiton PLC
23 July 2003
Issued by: BHP Billiton Plc
To: Company Announcements Office cc: New York Stock Exchange
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Company Announcements Office
The Australian Stock Exchange
4th Floor, 20 Bridge Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
Date: 23 July 2003
For Release: Immediately
Contact: Elizabeth Hobley, Deputy Secretary, BHP Billiton Plc
Direct Tel: + 44 (0)20 7802 4054
Notification of Major Interests in Shares
BHP Billiton Plc received the following notification yesterday in a letter from
Barclays PLC dated 21 July 2003.
Letter to BHP Billiton Plc:
"Companies Act 1985 ("The Act") - Part VI
I hereby inform you that as at 16 July 2003 Barclays PLC, through the legal
entities listed on the attached schedule, has a notifiable interest in the
capital of your Company of 3.12 %.
Details of the interest, together with a breakdown between registered holders
(as required by Section 202(3) of the Act), are enclosed."
LEGAL ENTITY REPORT
BHP BILLITON PLC SEDOL : 0056650
As at 16 July 2003 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below, had a notifiable interest in 76,992,116 ORD
USD0.50 representing 3.12% of the issued share capital of 2,468,147,002 units
Legal Entity Holding Percentage Held
Barclays Private Bank Ltd 2,010 0.0001
Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 28,587,357 1.1583
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & 3,021,105 0.1224
Barclays Global Investors Japan 54,021 0.0022
Barclays Nikko Global Investors Ltd 885,084 0.0359
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd 707,150 0.0287
Barclays Global Fund Advisors 687,154 0.0278
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd 4,529 0.0002
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 4,934,462 0.1999
Barclays Global Investors Ltd 37,350,579 1.5133
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 758,665 0.0307
76,992,116 3.1195
Group Holding
REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT
BHP BILLITON PLC SEDOL: 0056650
As at 16 July 2003 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed below, had a notifiable interest in 76,992,116
ORD USD0.50 representing 3.12% of the issued share capital of 2,468,147,002 units.
Registered Holder Account Designation Holding
ALMIXFTTL-18408-CHASE MANHATTA ALMIXFTT 357,250
ASUKEXTTL-20947-CHASE MANHATTA ASUKEXTT 13,875,076
Bank of Ireland BNX009IE 676,471
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMI 758,665
Barclays Global Investors Japa BTS026IE 28,568
Barclays Trust Co & Others 4,529
BLEEQTTTL-17011-CHASE MANHATTA BLEEQTTT 38,896
BLENTFUKQ-16344-CHASE MANHATTA BLENTFUK 119,046
BLENTPUKQ-16345-CHASE MANHATTA BLENTPUK 446,027
BLEQFDUKQ-16331-CHASE MANHATTA BLEQFDUK 914,687
BLEQPTUEA-16341-CHASE MANHATTA BLEQPTUE 715,141
BLEQPTUKQ-16341-CHASE MANHATTA BLEQPTUK 2,257,751
BLINTNUKQ-Z1AJ-dummy BLINTNUK 162,019
BLINTPUKQ-16342-CHASE MANHATTA BLINTPUK 280,895
BLUKINTTL-16400-CHASE MANHATTA BLUKINTT 21,902,527
Registered Holder Account Designation Holding
BOSTON SAFE DEPOSIT AND TRUST 591668 558,865
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK 500227 11,577,970
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK 502872 4,325,757
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK 508068 1,272,292
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK 527191 3,836,034
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK 536747 813,147
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK 552942 826,068
Chase Manhattan Bank 585439 35,253
CHATRKTTL-16376-CHASE MANHATTA CHATRKTT 1,215,726
CITIBANK, N.A. (United States) 597367 253,156
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 428169 237,458
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 519891 10,837
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 519909 44,433
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 519917 7,452
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 519925 6,247
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 555879 46,962
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 573039 268,718
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 583293 1,217,513
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 588888 24,512
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 590421 64,616
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 595966 595,742
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 598856 33,874
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 911140 65,047
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 540186 257,109
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 555465 450,041
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 599123 71,289
JPMorgan Chase Bank BTC034IE 31,939
JPMorgan Chase Bank BTC045IE 280,083
JPMorgan Chase Bank BTGF01IE 124,526
JPMorgan Chase Bank BTGF04IE 331,922
JPMorgan Chase Bank BTGF05IE 192,025
JPMorgan Chase Bank BTGF07IE 55,587
JPMorgan Chase Bank BTK001IE 296,122
JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS004IE 267,478
JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS005IE 45,284
JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS011IE 103,945
JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS015IE 39,156
JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS018IE 7,222
JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS019IE 12,362
JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS024IE 27,268
JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS028IE 1,071,025
JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS031IE 8,538
JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS033IE 23,872
JPMorgan Chase Bank BTS036IE 74,183
Mitsubishi Trust International BNN018IE 12,499
Mitsubishi Trust International BNN024IE 9,900
Mitsubishi Trust International BNN033IE 14,775
Mitsubishi Trust International BNN046IE 35,927
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 581610 234,815
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 584069 138,785
State Street BNN005IE 1,737
State Street BNN032IE 26,811
State Street BNX012IE 45,988
State Street BNX019IE 54,021
Registered Holder Account Designation Holding
State Street BNX021IE 1,577
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST - US 713101 2,498,180
Sumitomo TB BNN029IE 16,143
Sumitomo TB BNN031IE 9,917
Sumitomo TB BNN036IE 11,531
Sumitomo TB BN052IE 21,808
UBS Limited 583996 209,489
ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED 2,010
Total 76,992,116
BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209
Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: 600 Bourke Street Melbourne Victoria Registered Office: Neathouse Place London SW1V 1BH United
3000 Kingdom
Telephone +61 3 9609 3333 Facsimile +61 3 9609 3015 Telephone +44 20 7802 4000 Facsimile +44 20 7802 4111
The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia
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