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 ANNEXED LIST |
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Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
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Percentage of issued class
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Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 218,820 |
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Percentage of issued class 0.009% (see NOTE 14) |
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Class of security
ORDINARY US$0.50
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Date of transaction
28 NOVEMBER 2002 |
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Date company informed
2 DECEMBER 2002 |
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Total holding following this notification
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Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 6.46% |
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Any additional information ANNOUNCEMENT TRIGGERED BY AN AFFILIATE, CAPITAL GUARDIAN TRUST COMPANY, ATTAINING 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 3 DECEMBER 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
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BHP Billiton Plc |
Number of Shares |
Percent of Outstanding |
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The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings |
159,381,228 |
6.46% |
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Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:
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- Capital Guardian Trust Company |
74,118,367 |
3.00% |
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- Capital International Limited |
25,132,944 |
1.02% |
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- Capital International S.A. |
19,554,913 |
0.79% |
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- Capital International, Inc. |
11,297,485 |
0.46% |
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- Capital Research and Management Company |
29,277,519 |
1.19% |
Schedule A
Schedule of holdings in BHP Billiton Plc
As of 28 November 2002
Capital Guardian Trust Company
Registered Name Local Shares
*New Account" 74,118,367
Nominee Information
Not Available
TOTAL 74,118,367
Schedule B
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Capital International Limited
Registered Name Local Shares
*New Account" 25,132,944
Nominee Information
Not Available
TOTAL 25,132,944
Schedule B
Page 2 of 5
Capital International S.A.
Registered Name
Local Shares*New Account" 19,554,913
Nominee Information
Not Available
TOTAL 19,554,913
Schedule B
Page 3 of 5
Capital International, Inc.
Registered Name
Local Shares*New Account" 11,297,485
Nominee Information
Not Available
TOTAL 11,297,485
Schedule B
Page 4 of 5
Capital Research and Management Company
Registered Name
Local Shares*New Account" 29,277,519
Nominee Information
Not Available
TOTAL 29,277,519
Schedule B
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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 |
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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The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia