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BHP Billiton Plc -
ISIN: GB0000566504
Share code: BIL
Notification of Major Interests in Shares
The following notification was received on 26 March 2003 by BHP Billiton Plc in
a letter from Old Mutual plc dated 26 March 2003 relating to major interests in
shares of BHP Billiton Plc as at 21 March 2003:
"Disclosure under s 198 - 212 Companies Act
Please find notification pursuant to Section 198 of the Companies Act 1985, that
as at 21st March 2003, Old Mutual Plc and its direct and indirect subsidiaries
had a material interest in 120,425,765 ordinary shares of BHP Billiton plc,
representing 4.88% of the issued share capital. The shares are registered as
per the attached schedule.
Although the disclosure concerns the position as at close of business on Friday
21st March, please note that a net increase in holdings by Old Mutual Asset
Managers (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd (on behalf of its clients) of 23,270,300 on
17th March 2003 took Old Mutual Plc"s aggregate holdings above 4%."
Registered holdings of BHP Billiton Plc share capital by Old Mutual Companies at
21 March 2003
Total Shares Number of Company Registered Holder
issued Shares
2,468,147,002 62,108,585 Old Mutual Asset Old Mutual Life
Managers (South Assurance Company (South
Africa) (Pty) Ltd Africa) Ltd
0 Old Mutual Asset Rodina Investments (Pty)
Managers (South Ltd
Africa) (Pty) Ltd
0 PeregrineQuant (Pty) Old Mutual Life
Ltd (Not an Old Mutual Assurance Company (South
Company) Africa) Ltd
0 Coronation Fund Old Mutual Life
Managers Ltd (Not an Assurance Company (South
Old Mutual Company) Africa) Ltd
1,151,547 Old Mutual Asset Old Mutual Unit Trusts
Managers (South (SA) Limited
Africa) (Pty) Ltd
25,555,504 Old Mutual Asset Old Mutual Asset
Managers (South Managers (South Africa)
Africa) (Pty) Ltd (Pty) Ltd (Managed Fund
Client Assets)
86,000 Old Mutual Asset Omnibon No 13 (Pty)
Managers (South Limited
Africa) (Pty) Ltd
354,183 Old Mutual Asset Old Mutual Life
Managers (Namibia) Assurance Company
(Pty) Ltd (Namibia) Ltd
232,849 Old Mutual Asset Old Mutual Holdings
Managers (Namibia) (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd
(Pty) Ltd
112,125 Old Mutual Asset Old Mutual Asset
Managers (Namibia) Managers (Namibia) (Pty)
(Pty) Ltd Ltd (Managed Fund Client
Assets)
6,089 Old Mutual Asset Old Mutual Unit Trusts
Managers (South (Namibia) Limited
Africa) (Pty) Ltd
3,705,874 Old Mutual Asset Old Mutual Global Asset
Managers (Bermuda) Ltd Fund
10,409,248 Old Mutual Asset Old Mutual South Africa
Managers (Bermuda) Ltd Equity Trust Limited
871,406 Old Mutual Asset Old Mutual South African
Managers (Bermuda) Ltd Trust Plc
5,373,054 Quantitive Asset Nedbank Nominees Ltd
Management
82,845 Quantitive Asset Standard Bank Nominees
Management Ltd
204,707 Syfrets Securities Syfrets Securities
Nominees (Pty) Ltd
5,235,100 Franklin Templeton/NIB Nedcor Bank Nominees Ltd
Investments and Standard Bank
Nominees (Pty) Ltd
481,879 Nedcor Investment Bank Standard Bank Nominees
Multi Manager (Pty) Limited
5,101 Nedcor Investment Bank Marser Nominees (Pty)
Securities Limited
1,091,288 Mutual & Federal Mutual & Federal Limited
Limited
114,634 Mutual & Federal Mutual & Federal Namibia
Namibia Limited Limited
411,651 CGU Insurance CGU Insurance
212,850 CGU Holdings CGU Holdings
106,425 Sentrasure Sentrasure
292,199 Quaystone Ltd ABSA Nominees Ltd
360,131 Quaystone Ltd Nedcor Bank Nominees Ltd
1,860,491 Quaystone Ltd Standard Bank Nominees
(Transvaal) (Pty)
Limited
120,425,765 4.88%
Date: 27 March 2003
BHP Billiton Limited BHP Billiton Plc
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Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: 600 Bourke Street Registered Office: Neathouse Place,
Melbourne Victoria 3000 London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom
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