Bhp Billiton Plc - Notice of Change of Interests o15 Jun 2005
Bhp Billiton Plc - Notice of Change of Interests of substantial Holder          
Bhp Billiton Plc                                                                
Registration Number 3196209                                                     
Registered In England And Wales                                                 
Share Code: Bil                                                                 
Isin: GB0000566504                                                              
Form 604                                                                        
Corporations Act 2001                                                           
Section 671B                                                                    
Notice of change of interests of substantial holder                             
To  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 BHP Billiton     
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 2005                                 
There was a change in                                                           
the interests of the                                                            
substantial holder on     14/06/2005                                            
The previous notice was   10/06/2005                                            
given to the company on                                                         
The previous notice was   10/06/2005                                            
dated                                                                           
2.   Previous and present voting power                                          
The 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 votes    Voting power   Person`s    Voting     
                                       (5)            votes       power (5)     
        Ordinary        953,912,235       81.16%                     84.74%     
shares                                         996,516,565               
3.   Changes in relevant interests                                              
Particulars of each change in, or change in the nature of, a relevant interest  
of 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      Nature of        Consideration Class and    Person`s   
 change      whose       change (6)       given in      number of    votes      
relevant                     relation      securities   affected    
            interest                     to change (7) affected                 
            changed                                                             
 10-         BHP         Purchaser of     $7.85 for     31,800,378   31,800,378 
14/06/2005  Billiton    securities       each WMC      ordinary                
            Lonsdale    pursuant to      Resources Ltd shares                   
            Investments contracts        ordinary                               
            Pty Ltd     arising as a     share                                  
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                                              
 10-         BHP         Entry into       $7.85 for     10,803,952   10,803,952 
 14/06/2005  Billiton    contracts for    each WMC      ordinary                
Lonsdale    the purchase of  Resources Ltd shares                   
            Investments the securities   ordinary                               
            Pty Ltd     on Australian    share                                  
                        Stock Exchange                                          
Limited (ASX)                                           
 As above    BHP         Taken under      Nil           As above     As above   
 for BHP     Billiton    section                       for BHP      for BHP     
 Billiton    Limited     608(3)(b) of the              Billiton     Billiton    
Lonsdale               Corporations Act              Lonsdale     Lonsdale     
 Investments            to have a                     Investments  Investments  
 Pty Ltd                relevant                      Pty Ltd      Pty Ltd      
                        interest by                                             
reason of having                                        
                        control of BHP                                          
                        Billiton                                                
                        Lonsdale                                                
Investments Pty                                         
                        Ltd                                                     
 As above    Each of the Taken under      Nil           As above     As above   
 for BHP     Subsidiarie section                       for BHP      for BHP     
Billiton    s           608(3)(a) of the              Billiton     Billiton    
 Lonsdale               Corporations Act              Lonsdale     Lonsdale     
 Investments            to have a                     Investments  Investments  
 Pty Ltd                relevant                      Pty Ltd      Pty Ltd      
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 interests                                                 
Particulars 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       relevant       number of    votes        
interest    securities  to be          interest (6)   securities                
registered                                                
                      as holder (8)                                             
 BHP         Various     BHP Billiton   Power to       896,661,262  896,661,262 
Billiton    offerees    Lonsdale       control        ordinary                  
Lonsdale    who have    Investments    disposal of    shares                    
Investments accepted    Pty Ltd        the                                      
Pty Ltd     the                       securities                                
           takeover                  pursuant to                                
offers                    the contracts                              
           referred                  referred to                                
           to in                     in paragraph                               
           paragraph                 3                                          
3                                                                    
 BHP         Various     BHP Billiton   Relevant       99,855,303   99,855,303  
Billiton    vendors of  Lonsdale       interest       ordinary                  
Lonsdale    securities  Investments    under section  shares                    
Investments on ASX      Pty Ltd        608(1) of the                            
Pty Ltd                              Corporations                               
                                    Act pursuant                                
                                    to the                                      
purchase of                                 
                                    securities on                               
                                    ASX                                         
 BHP         As above    BHP Billiton   Taken under    As above for As above    
Billiton    for BHP     Lonsdale       section        BHP Billiton for BHP      
Limited     Billiton    Investments    608(3)(b) of   Lonsdale     Billiton     
           Lonsdale    Pty Ltd        the            Investments  Lonsdale      
           Investment                Corporations   Pty Ltd      Investments    
s Pty Ltd                 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    BHP Billiton   Taken under    As above for As above    
Subsidiarie for BHP     Lonsdale       section        BHP Billiton for BHP      
s           Billiton    Investments    608(3)(a) of   Lonsdale     Billiton     
           Lonsdale    Pty Ltd        the            Investments  Lonsdale      
           Investment                Corporations   Pty Ltd      Investments    
           s Pty Ltd                 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, or   
have 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 3000       
       other person on                                                          
       whose behalf this                                                        
       notice is given                                                          
Signature                                                                       
print name         Ross Mallett                            capacity Deputy      
                                                                 Company        
                                                                 Secretary      
sign here                                                  date     15/06/2005  
DIRECTIONS                                                                      
(1) If there are a number of substantial holders with similar or related        
    relevant interests (eg. 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 (eg. 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: 15/06/2005 08:02:50 AM      
Produced by the JSE SENS Department