BHP Billiton Plc - Notification of Major Interests in Shares
BHP Billiton Plc
JSE Share Code: BIL
ISIN Code: GB0000566504
Issued by: BHP Billiton Plc
To: Company Announcements Office cc: New York Stock Exchange
The London Stock Exchange Swiss Stock Exchange
New Zealand Stock Exchange
Company Announcements Office Johannesburg Stock Exchange
The Australian Stock Exchange Deutsche Bank
Date: 7 April 2004
Contact: Ines Watson + 44 (0)20 7802 4176
Notification of Major Interests in Shares
The following notification was received today by BHP Billiton Plc in a letter
from Lehman Brothers International (Europe), dated 5 April 2004, relating to
major interests in shares of BHP Billiton Plc as at 1 April 2004:
"S198 Companies Act 1985 (the "Act")
We write to inform you, pursuant to s198 of the Act, that as at the close of
business on 1st April, 2004, Lehman Brothers International (Europe) had an
interest in 147,890,193 Ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc (the "Company").
This represents 5.99% of the outstanding share capital of the Company."
BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Billiton Plc Registration
number 3196209Registered in
Australia Registered in England and WalesRegistered Office:
180 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne Victoria 3000 Registered Office: Neathouse Place, London SW1V 1BH
United KingdomTelephone +61 1300 55
4757 Telephone +44 207 802 4000
Facsimile +61 3 9609 3015 Facsimile +44 20 7802 4111
The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia
Date: 07/04/2004 07:40:07 AM Produced by the JSE SENS Department
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