BHP Billiton Plc - Takeover Bid for WMC Resources Ltd Report on Acceptance      
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BHP Billiton Plc                                                                
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Share Code: BIL                                                                 
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30 May 2005                                                                     
To:  Company Announcements Platform    Mr. Peter Horton - WMC                   
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Takeover Bid for WMC Resources Ltd Report on Acceptance Facility                
BHP Billiton reports that since 27 May 2005, the aggregate of:                  
- the number of WMC Resources shares in respect of which acceptance instructions
(in the form of acceptance forms and/or directions to custodians to accept BHP  
Billiton`s offer) have been received in the Acceptance Facility as at 8.15am    
today (as advised by Merrill Lynch Equities (Australia) Limited to BHP          
Billiton); and                                                                  
- the number of WMC Resources shares in which BHP Billiton has a relevant       
interest,                                                                       
has increased from 5.20% to 6.69%.                                              
The following table is a breakdown of the aggregate amount between those two    
categories.                                                                     
                    Number of WMC        Percentage of WMC                      
                    Resources Shares     Resources` existing                    
issued shares                          
Acceptance Facility 19,539,093           1.67%                                  
Relevant interest   58,982,985           5.02%                                  
TOTALS              78,522,078           6.69%                                  
In addition, BHP Billiton notes that it holds economic exposure to 50,624,000   
WMC Resources shares (4.31% of the issued share capital) through cash settled   
derivative contracts.                                                           
Yours sincerely                                                                 
Ross Mallett                                                                    
Deputy Company Secretary                                                        
Date: 30/05/2005 09:05:29 AM                   
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