Form 6-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form 6-K

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

December 10, 2009

 

 

BHP BILLITON PLC

(REG. NO. 3196209)

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

ENGLAND AND WALES

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organisation)

NEATHOUSE PLACE, VICTORIA, LONDON,

UNITED KINGDOM

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

x  Form 20-F            ¨  Form 40-F

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):  ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

¨  Yes            x  No

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): n/a

 

 

 


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  BHP Billiton Plc
Date: December 10 2009   By:   /S/    JANE MCALOON        
  Name:   Jane McAloon
  Title:   Group Company Secretary


Company Secretariat

 

Issued by:    BHP Billiton Plc      
To:   

London Stock Exchange

 

Australian Securities Exchange

   cc:   

New York Stock Exchange

Swiss Stock Exchange

JSE Limited

Deutsche Bank

UBS Zurich

Date:    2 December 2009      
For Release:    Immediately      
Contact:   

Elizabeth Hobley

+44 20 7802 4054

     

Notification of Major Interest in Shares

The following notification was received yesterday, 1 December 2009, by BHP Billiton Plc from Legal & General Group Plc relating to major interests in shares of BHP Billiton Plc.

BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077

Registered in Australia

Registered Office: 180 Lonsdale Street Melbourne Victoria 3000

Telephone +61 1300 55 4757 Facsimile +61 3 9609 3015

BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209

Registered in England and Wales

Registered Office: Neathouse Place, London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom

Telephone +44 20 7802 4000 Facsimile +44 20 7802 4111

The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia


Financial Services Authority

 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:    BHP Billiton Plc
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights    Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached.   
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments   
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights   
Other (please specify):   
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:   

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):   

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions

Management) Limited (PMC)

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

 

  

30 November 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

 

  

1 December 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

 

   From 4% - 3% (L&G)


8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of

shares

if possible using

the ISIN CODE

   Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
   Number
of
Shares
   Number
of
Voting
Rights
   Number
of shares
   Number of voting
rights
   % of voting rights
            Direct    Indirect    Direct    Indirect

ORD

   100,123,908               

USD 0.50

   (As on 8/05/08)    88,190,706    88,190,706       3.99   

 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial

instrument

   Expiration
date
   Exercise/
Conversion Period
   Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/converted.
   % of voting
rights
           
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial

instrument

   Exercise
price
   Expiration
date
   Exercise/
Conversion
period
   Number of voting rights
instrument refers to
   % of voting rights
                         Nominal    Delta
                 

 

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

 

Percentage of voting rights

88,190,706   3.99


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

 

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (88,190,706 –3.99 % = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (79,211,858 –3.58 % = PMC)    Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (79,211,858 –3.58 % = PMC)    Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
   Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)

 

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:    N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:    N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:    N/A
13. Additional information:    Notification using the total voting rights figure of 2,207,007,544
14. Contact name:    Helen Lewis (LGIM)
15. Contact telephone number:    020 3124 3851