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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Date of 24 July 2003
BHP Billiton Limited
ABN 49 004 028 077
600 Bourke Street
Melbourne Victoria 3000
Australia
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
| Form 20-F | X | Form 40-F |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
| Yes | No | X |
If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):
"For the information of the local market, please find following notification of major interests in shares filed by BHP Billiton Plc with the London Stock Exchange" - Elizabeth Hobley/Deputy Secretary - Tel: + 44 (0)20 7802 4054
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.
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Name of company
BHP BILLITON PLC |
2. |
Name of shareholder having a major interest
THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC. |
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Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 NOTIFICATION BY THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC. ON BEHALF OF ITS AFFILIATES |
4. |
Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them
SEE SCHEDULE B ANNEXED HERETO |
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5. |
Number of shares/amount of stock acquired 12,942,267 |
6. |
Percentage of issued class
0.524% (see NOTE 14) |
7. |
Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
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8. |
Percentage of issued class
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9. |
Class of security
ORDINARY US$0.50
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10. |
Date of transaction
8 JULY 2003 |
11. |
Date company informed
23 JULY 2003 |
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12. |
Total holding following this notification
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13. |
Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 7.027% |
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14. |
Any additional information ANNOUNCEMENT TRIGGERED BY AFFILIATES ATTAINING A NOTIFIABLE INTEREST (SEE SCHEDULE A ANNEXED HERETO)
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15. |
Name of contact and telephone number for queries ELIZABETH HOBLEY +44 (0)20 7802 4054
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Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification
ELIZABETH HOBLEY, DEPUTY SECRETARY, BHP BILLITON PLC |
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Date of notification 24 JULY 2003 |
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Company Announcements Office, Old Broad Street, London EC2N 1HP
As of 8 July 2003
BHP Billiton plc
Schedule A
Number of Percent of
Shares Outstanding
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings 173,442,473 7.027%
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:
- Capital Guardian Trust Company 83,209,503 3.371%
- Capital International Limited
33,319,442 1.350%
- Capital International S.A.
21,217,876 0.860%
- Capital International, Inc.
13,524,625 0.548%
- Capital Research and Management Company
22,171,027 0.898%
Section 198 dated 8 July 2003
BHP Billiton plc
Schedule B
Nominee Shares
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Bank of New York Nominees |
13,583,303 |
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Bank of New York 3 Birchin Lane London EC3V 9BY UK |
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Bank One London |
871,173 |
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Bankers Trust |
5,000,133 |
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59 1/2 Southmark Street 2nd Floor London SEI 0HH UK |
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Barclays Bank |
4,398,155 |
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Barclays Global Securities Services 8 Angel Court London EC2R 7HT UK |
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Brown Bros. |
85,446 |
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One Mellon Bank Center Pittsburgh, PA 15258 |
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BT Globenet Nominees Ltd. |
664,085 |
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1 Appold Street Broadgate London EC2A 2HE UK |
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Chase Manhattan Nominee Ltd. |
22,369 |
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Australia |
Nominee Shares
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Chase Nominees Limited |
73,780,976 |
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Woolgate House Coleman Street London EC2P 2HD UK |
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Citibank London |
2,262,978 |
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11 Old Jewry London EC2R 8D8 UK |
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Citibank NA |
515,650 |
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Toronto |
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Clydesdale Bank plc |
488,715 |
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Credit Suisse London Branch |
25,755 |
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24 Bishopsgate London EC2n4BQ UK |
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Deutsche Bank AG |
1,802,838 |
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23 Great Winchester Street London EC2P 2AX United Kingdom |
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Deutsche Bank Mannheim |
160,788 |
Nominee Shares
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HSBC Bank plc |
1,379,095 |
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Securities Services, Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA |
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J.P. Morgan |
5,643,982 |
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Lloyds Bank |
165,481 |
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Central Settlement Section Branches Stock Office 34 Threadneedle Street London EC2R 8AZ |
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Mellon Bank N.A. |
777,039 |
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London Branch London United Kingdom |
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Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited |
2,348,580 |
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150 Buchanan Street Glasgow G1 2DY United Kingdom |
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Midland Bank plc |
15,159,610 |
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5 Laurence Poutney Hill EC4R 0E, United Kingdom |
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Morgan Guaranty |
176,132 |
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83 Pall Mall London SW1Y 5ES UK |
Nominee Shares
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Morgan Stanley |
132,605 |
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MSS Nominees Limited |
391,394 |
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Midland Bank plc Mariner House, Pepys London EC3N 4DA |
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National Westminster Bank |
342,322 |
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Northern Trust |
1,622,042 |
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c/o NorTrust Nominees Limited 155 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3XS UK |
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Northern Trust AVFC |
114,832 |
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South Africa |
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Nortrust Nominees |
14,820,984 |
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155 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3XS United Kingdom |
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RBSTB Nominees Ltd. |
178,880 |
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67 Lombard St London EC3 3DL United Kingdom |
Nominee Shares
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ROY Nominees Limited |
67,496 |
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71N Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4DE United Kingdom |
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Royal Bank of Scotland |
4,522,364 |
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Regents House, 42, Islington High St London N1 8XL UK |
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State Street Bank & Trust Co. |
1,755,376 |
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State Street Nominees Limited |
19,959,468 |
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Canary Wharf 27th Floor, 1 Canada Square London E14 5AF UK |
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Vidacos Nominees Ltd. |
222,427 |
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Citibank N.A. Lewisham House, 25 Molesworth St. London SE13 7EX UK |
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Total |
173,442,473 |
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BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 Registered Office: 600 Bourke Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Telephone +61 3 9609 3333 Facsimile +61 3 9609 3015 |
BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209 Registered Office: Neathouse Place London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom Telephone +44 20 7802 4000 Facsimile +44 20 7802 4111 |
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The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BHP BILLITON LIMITED
/s/ KAREN WOOD
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Karen Wood
Title: Company Secretary
Date: 24 July 2003