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Issued by: BHP Billiton Plc
To: Company Announcements Office cc: New York Stock Exchange
The London Stock Exchange Swiss 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
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, 28,587,357 1.1583
N.A.
Barclays Global Investors 3,021,105 0.1224
Japan Trust &
Barclays Global Investors 54,021 0.0022
Japan
Barclays Nikko Global 885,084 0.0359
Investors Ltd
Barclays Global Investors 707,150 0.0287
Australia Ltd
Barclays Global Fund Advisors 687,154 0.0278
Barclays Bank Trust Company 4,529 0.0002
Ltd
Barclays Life Assurance Co 4,934,462 0.1999
Ltd
Barclays Global Investors Ltd 37,350,579 1.5133
Barclays Capital Securities 758,665 0.0307
Ltd
Group Holding 76,992,116 3.1195
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 Holding
Designation
ALMIXFTTL-18408-CHASE ALMIXFTT 357,250
MANHATTA
ASUKEXTTL-20947-CHASE ASUKEXTT 13,875,076
MANHATTA
Bank of Ireland BNX009IE 676,471
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES 758,665
LIMI
Barclays Global Investors BTS026IE 28,568
Japa
Barclays Trust Co & Others 4,529
BLEEQTTTL-17011-CHASE BLEEQTTT 38,896
MANHATTA
BLENTFUKQ-16344-CHASE BLENTFUK 119,046
MANHATTA
BLENTPUKQ-16345-CHASE BLENTPUK 446,027
MANHATTA
BLEQFDUKQ-16331-CHASE BLEQFDUK 914,687
MANHATTA
BLEQPTUEA-16341-CHASE BLEQPTUE 715,141
MANHATTA
BLEQPTUKQ-16341-CHASE BLEQPTUK 2,257,751
MANHATTA
BLINTNUKQ-Z1AJ-dummy BLINTNUK 162,019
BLINTPUKQ-16342-CHASE BLINTPUK 280,895
MANHATTA
BLUKINTTL-16400-CHASE BLUKINTT 21,902,527
MANHATTA
Registered Holder Account Holding
Designation
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 CHATRKTT 1,215,726
MANHATTA
CITIBANK, N.A. (United 597367 253,156
States)
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 BNN018IE 12,499
International
Mitsubishi Trust BNN024IE 9,900
International
Mitsubishi Trust BNN033IE 14,775
International
Mitsubishi Trust BNN046IE 35,927
International
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI 581610 234,815
SEPA
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI 584069 138,785
SEPA
State Street BNN005IE 1,737
State Street BNN032IE 26,811
State Street BNX012IE 45,988
State Street BNX019IE 54,021
Registered Holder Account Holding
Designation
State Street BNX021IE 1,577
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST - 713101 2,498,180
US
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 BHP Billiton Plc
ABN 49 004 028 077 Registration number 3196209
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Registered Office: 600 Bourke Street Registered Office: Neathouse Place,
Melbourne Victoria 3000 London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom
Telephone +61 3 9609 3333 Telephone +44 20 7802 4000
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