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BHP Billiton Plc - Notification of Major Interests in Shares
BHP Billiton Plc
Share code: BIL
ISIN: GB0000566504
Issued by: BHP Billiton Plc
To: Company Announcements Office cc: New York Stock Exchange
The London Stock Exchange Swiss Stock Exchange
JSE Limited
Company Announcements Office Deutsche Bank
The Australian Stock Exchange UBS Zurich
Date: 10 March 2006
Contact: Ines Watson + 44 (0)20 7802 4176
Notification of Major Interests in Shares
The following notification was received on 9 March 2006 by BHP Billiton Plc in a
letter from HSBC Bank plc, dated 3 March 2006, relating to major interests in
shares of BHP Billiton Plc as at 1 March 2006:
"Part VI Companies Act 1985 ("the Act")
We hereby notify you in accordance with Part VI Companies Act 1985 ("the Act")
that HSBC Bank plc, as at close of business on 1 March 2006, was interested in
79,642,055 ordinary shares of BHP Billiton plc ("the Shares").
The interests are as follows:
* HSBC Bank plc was interested in 78,668,422 shares, of which 682,413 shares
were an interest of a kind described in section 208(5) of the Act by virtue of
the right to redelivery of equivalent securities under stock lending
arrangements.
* HSBC Financial Products (France) SNC was interested in 973,633 shares, of
which 620,000 of these shares were an interest of a kind described in section
208(5) of the Act by virtue of the right to redelivery of equivalent securities
under stock lending arrangements. HSBC Bank plc is also deemed to be interested
in these shares by virtue of section 203 of the Act, being an interest of a
subsidiary company.
The schedule hereto details, where known, the names of the registered holders of
these shares.
HSBC Holdings plc as HSBC Bank plc"s parent company was also interested, by
virtue of section 203 of the Act, in all of the above mentioned shares.
Details of Registered Holders
Firm name: BHP Billiton Plc
Date: 1 March 2006
Registered Holder and shares held
James Capel (Nominees) Limited a/c COL 78,606,009
HSBC Financial Products (France) SNC 353,633
Unknown 682,413
Total 79,642,055"
BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077
Registered in Australia
Registered Office: 180 Lonsdale Street Melbourne Victoria 3000
Telephone +61 1300 55 4757 Facsimile +61 3 9609 3015
BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209
Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: Neathouse Place, London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom
Telephone +44 20 7802 4000 Facsimile +44 20 7802 4111
The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia
Date: 10/03/2006 07:11:17 AM Produced by the JSE SENS Department
