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Date |
21st May 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"
Mary Taylor - Deputy Secretary
Tel: +44 20 7747 3854
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.
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1. |
Name of company
BHP BILLITON PLC |
2. |
Name of shareholder having a major interest
LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED |
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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 REFERS TO SHAREHOLDER NAMED IN PT. 2 ABOVE |
4. |
Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them
PLEASE SEE ANNEXED LIST |
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5. |
Number of shares/amount of stock acquired N/A |
6. |
Percentage of issued class N/A |
7. |
Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 845,508 |
8. |
Percentage of issued class 0.04% |
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9. |
Class of security
ORDINARY US$0.50
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10. |
Date of transaction
A NUMBER OF TRANSACTIONS CUMULATING on 17 MAY 2002 |
11. |
Date company informed
20 MAY 2002 |
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12. |
Total holding following this notification
69,046,847 |
13. |
Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 2.97% |
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14. |
Any additional information LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED NO LONGER HAS A NOTIFIABLE INTEREST IN BHP BILLITON PLC
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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 __20 May 2002___________________ |
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Company Announcements Office, Old Broad Street, London EC2N 1HP
Facsimile: 020 7588 6057, 020 7334 8964/8965/8966 (PLEASE DO NOT POST)
Enquiries: Company Monitoring and Enquiries; UK Listing Authority
Annexe
NAME OF THE REGISTERED HOLDER(S)
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775229
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 886603
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775245
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 361602
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 754612
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 766793
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 252605
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 770286
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 866197
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 130007
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 904332
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BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 |
BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209 Registered Office: 1-3 Strand London WC2N 5HA United Kingdom Telephone +44 20 7747 3800 Facsimile +44 20 7747 3900 |
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