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BIBLT
BHP Billiton Plc - Notice of change of interests of substantial holder
BHP Billiton Plc
Registration number 3196209Registered in England and Wales
Share Code: BIL
ISIN: GB0000566504
8 June 2005Form 604
Corporations Act 2001
Section 671B
Notice of change of interests of substantial holderTo Company WMC Resources Ltd
Name/Scheme
ACN/ARSN 76 004 184 598
1. Details of substantial holder (1)Name BHP Billiton Limited
ACN/ARSN(if 49 004 028 077
applicable)
This notice is also given by BHP Billiton Limited on behalf of BHPBilliton Plc and on behalf of BHP Billiton Limited`s controlled bodies
corporate (Subsidiaries) and on behalf of BHP Billiton Plc`s controlled
bodies corporate including those named in Annexure A of the Form 603
`Notice of initial substantial holder` dated 22 March 2005There was a change in
the interests of the
substantial holder on 7/06/2005
The previous notice was 7/06/2005given to the company on
The previous notice was 7/06/2005
dated
2. Previous and present voting powerThe total number of votes attached to all the voting shares in the company or
voting interests in the scheme that the substantial holder or an associate (2)
had a relevant interest (3) in when last required, and when now required, to
give a substantial holding notice to the company or scheme, are as follows: Class of Previous notice Present notice
securities (4)
Person`s Voting power Person`s Voting
votes (5) votes power (5) Ordinary 909,825,878 77.41% 78.72%
shares 925,250,332
3. Changes in relevant interests
Particulars of each change in, or change in the nature of, a relevant interestof the substantial holder or an associate in voting securities of the company or
scheme, since the substantial holder was last required to give a substantial
holding notice to the company or scheme are as follows:
Date of Person whose Nature of Consideration Class and Person`schange relevant change (6) given in number of votes
interest relation to securities affected
changed change (7) affected
7/06/2005 BHP Billiton Purchaser of $7.85 for each 14,311,491 14,311,4 Lonsdale securities WMC Resources ordinary
Investments pursuant to Ltd ordinary shares
Pty Ltd contracts share
arising as a result of
acceptances of
takeover
offers as set out in the
Bidder`s
Statement, the
form of which was given to
the Australian
Stock Exchange
Limited by the substantial
holder on 21
March 2005
7/06/2005 BHP Billiton Entry into $7.85 for each 1,112,963 1,112,96 Lonsdale contracts for WMC Resources ordinary
Investments the purchase Ltd ordinary shares
Pty Ltd of the share
securities on Australian
Stock Exchange
Limited (ASX)
As above for BHP Billiton Taken under Nil As above for As aboveBHP Billiton Limited section BHP Billiton for BHP
Lonsdale 608(3)(b) of Lonsdale Billiton
Investments the Investments Lonsdale
Pty Ltd Corporations Pty Ltd Investments Act to have a Pty Ltd
relevant
interest by
reason of having control
of BHP
Billiton
Lonsdale Investments
Pty Ltd
As above for Each of the Taken under Nil As above for As above
BHP Billiton Subsidiaries section BHP Billiton for BHPLonsdale 608(3)(a) of Lonsdale Billiton
Investments the Investments Lonsdale
Pty Ltd Corporations Pty Ltd Investments
Act to have a Pty Ltd relevant
interest by
reason of
having voting power (through
the relevant
interests of
its associate, BHP Billiton
Limited) above
20% in BHP
Billiton Lonsdale
Investments
Pty Ltd
4. Present relevant interestsParticulars of each relevant interest of the substantial holder in voting
securities after the change are as follows:
Holder of Registered Person Nature of Class and Person`s
relevant holder of entitled to relevant number of votesinterest securities be interest (6) securities
registered
as holder
(8) BHP Billiton Various BHP Billiton Power to 822,801,799 837,113,290
Lonsdale offerees who Lonsdale control ordinary
Investments have Investments disposal of shares
Pty Ltd accepted the Pty Ltd the takeover securities
offers pursuant to
referred to the contracts
in paragraph referred to 3 in paragraph
3
BHP Billiton Various BHP Billiton Relevant 88,137,042 88,137,042
Lonsdale vendors of Lonsdale interest ordinaryInvestments securities Investments under section shares
Pty Ltd on ASX Pty Ltd 608(1) of the
Corporations
Act pursuant to the
purchase of
securities on
ASX BHP Billiton As above for BHP Billiton Taken under As above for As above
Limited BHP Billiton Lonsdale section BHP Billiton for BHP
Lonsdale Investments 608(3)(b) of Lonsdale Billiton
Investments Pty Ltd the Investments Lonsdale Pty Ltd Corporations Pty Ltd Investments
Act to have a Pty Ltd
relevant
interest by reason of
having
control of
BHP Billiton Lonsdale
Investments
Pty Ltd
Each of the As above for BHP Billiton Taken under As above for As aboveSubsidiaries BHP Billiton Lonsdale section BHP Billiton for BHP
Lonsdale Investments 608(3)(a) of Lonsdale Billiton
Investments Pty Ltd the Investments Lonsdale
Pty Ltd Corporations Pty Ltd Investments Act to have a Pty Ltd
relevant
interest by
reason of having voting
power
(through the
relevant interests of
its
associate,
BHP Billiton Limited)
above 20% in
BHP Billiton
Lonsdale Investments
Pty Ltd
5. Changes in association
The persons who have become associates (2) of, ceased to be associates of, orhave changed the nature of their association (9) with, the substantial holder in
relation to voting interests in the company or scheme are as follows:
Name and ACN/ARSN Nature of association
(if applicable) Not applicable Not applicable
6. Addresses
The addresses of persons named in this form are as follows:
Name Address BHP Billiton C/- BHP BIlliton Limited
Limited and each 180 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Victoria
other person on 3000
whose behalf this notice is given
Signature
Print name Ross Mallett Capacity Deputy
Company Secretary
Sign here Date 08/06/2005
DIRECTIONS
(1) If there are a number of substantial holders with similar or related relevant interests (e.g. a corporation and its related corporations,
or the manager and trustee of an equity trust), the names could be
included in an annexure to the form. If the relevant interests of a
group of persons are essentially similar, they may be referred to throughout the form as a specifically named group if the membership of
each group, with the names and addresses of members is clearly set out
in paragraph 6 of the form.
(2) See the definition of `associate` in section 9 of the Corporations Act 2001.
(3) See the definition of `relevant interest` in sections 608 and 671B(7)
of the Corporations Act 2001.
(4) The voting shares of a company constitute one class unless divided into separate classes.
(5) The person`s votes divided by the total votes in the body corporate or
scheme multiplied by 100.
(6) Include details of: (a) any relevant agreement or other circumstances because of which the
change in relevant interest occurred. If subsection 671B(4)
applies, a copy of any document setting out the terms of any
relevant agreement, and a statement by the person giving full and accurate details of any contract, scheme or arrangement, must
accompany this form, together with a written statement certifying
this contract, scheme or arrangement; and
(b) any qualification of the power of a person to exercise, control the exercise of, or influence the exercise of, the voting powers
or disposal of the securities to which the relevant interest
relates (indicating clearly the particular securities to which the
qualification applies). See the definition of `relevant agreement` in section 9 of the
Corporations Act 2001.
(7) Details of the consideration must include any and all benefits, money
and other that any person from whom a relevant interest was acquired has, or may, become entitled to receive in relation to that
acquisition. Details must be included even if the benefit is
conditional on the happening or not of a contingency. Details must be
included on any benefit paid on behalf of the substantial holder or its associate in relation to the acquisitions, even if they are not
paid directly to the person from whom the relevant interest was
acquired.
(8) If the substantial holder is unable to determine the identity of the person (e.g. if the relevant interest arises because of an option)
write `unknown``.
(9) Give details, if appropriate, of the present association and any
change in that association since the last substantial holding notice.Date: 08/06/2005 09:57:20 AM Produced by the JSE SENS Department
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