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BHP Billiton - 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 Name/Scheme        WMC Resources Ltd                                 
CAN/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      8/06/2005                                            
The previous notice was    8/06/2005                                            
given to the company on                                                         
The previous notice was    8/06/2005                                            
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       Voting power   Person`s    Voting        
                      votes          (5)            votes       power (5)       
        Ordinary        925,250,332    78.72%         941,452,404 80.10%        
       shares                                                                   
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 whose  Nature of      Consideration Class and    Person`s  
change       relevant      change (6)     given in      number of    votes      
            interest                    relation      securities   affected     
changed                     to change (7) affected                  
 8/06/2005    BHP Billiton  Purchaser of   $7.85 for     15,941,578   15,941,578
            Lonsdale      securities     each WMC      ordinary                 
            Investments   pursuant to    Resources Ltd shares                   
Pty Ltd       contracts      ordinary                               
                         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                                             
 8/06/2005    BHP Billiton  Entry into     $7.85 for     260,494      260,494   
            Lonsdale      contracts for  each WMC      ordinary                 
            Investments   the purchase   Resources Ltd shares                   
Pty Ltd       of the         ordinary                               
                         securities on  share                                   
                         Australian                                             
                         Stock Exchange                                         
Limited (ASX)                                          
 As above for BHP Billiton  Taken under    Nil           As above for As above  
BHP 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 BHP     
Lonsdale                  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 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 Billiton  Various      BHP Billiton   Power to      853,054,868  853,054,86
Lonsdale      offerees     Lonsdale       control       ordinary                
Investments   who have     Investments    disposal of   shares                  
Pty Ltd       accepted     Pty Ltd        the                                   
             the                        securities                              
             takeover                   pursuant to                             
             offers                     the contracts                           
referred to                referred to                             
             in                         in paragraph                            
             paragraph 3                3                                       
 BHP Billiton  Various      BHP Billiton   Relevant      88,397,536   88,397,536
Lonsdale      vendors of   Lonsdale       interest      ordinary                
Investments   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     BHP Billiton   Taken under   As above for As above  
Limited       for BHP      Lonsdale       section       BHP Billiton for BHP    
             Billiton     Investments    608(3)(b) of  Lonsdale     Billiton    
Lonsdale     Pty Ltd        the           Investments  Lonsdale    
             Investments                Corporations  Pty Ltd      Investments  
             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  
Subsidiaries  for BHP      Lonsdale       section       BHP Billiton for BHP    
             Billiton     Investments    608(3)(a) of  Lonsdale     Billiton    
             Lonsdale     Pty Ltd        the           Investments  Lonsdale    
Investments                Corporations  Pty Ltd      Investments  
             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       09/06/2005   
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.
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