LEGAL ENTITY REPORT

"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."



SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1.

Name of company

 

BHP BILLITON PLC

2.

Name of shareholder having a major interest

 

BARCLAYS PLC

3.

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 SHAREHOLDER NAMED IN 2. ABOVE, RELATING TO HOLDINGS THROUGH THE LEGAL ENTITIES LISTED ON THE ANNEXED SCHEDULE

4.

Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them

 

SEE ANNEXED SCHEDULE

5.

Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

74,377,139

6.

Percentage of issued class


3.01%

(see NOTE 14)

7.

Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

 

8.

Percentage of issued class

 

 

 

 

9.

Class of security

 

ORDINARY US$0.50

 

10.

Date of transaction

 

23 DECEMBER 2002

11.

Date company informed

 

30 DECEMBER 2002

12.

Total holding following this notification


74,377,139

13.

Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.01%

 

14.

Any additional information

ANNOUNCEMENT TRIGGERED BY BARCLAYS PLC ATTAINING A NOTIFIABLE INTEREST

15.

Name of contact and telephone number for queries

INES WATSON +44 (0)20 7747 3976

 

16.

Name and signature of authorised company official

responsible for making this notification

Ines WATSON

Date of notification 30 DECEMBER 2002

Company Announcements Office, Old Broad Street, London EC2N 1HP

Facsimile: 020 7588 6057, 020 7334 8964/8965/8966 (PLEASE DO NOT POST)
Enquiries: Company Monitoring and Enquiries; UK Listing Authority

 

 

LEGAL ENTITY REPORT

BHP BILLITON PLC

SEDOL : 0056650

As at 23 December 2002 Barclays PLC. through the legal entities listed below, had a notifiable interest in 74,377,139 ORD USD0.50 representing 3.01% of the issued share capital of 2,468,147,002 units

Legal Entity

Holding

Percentage Held

Woolwich Life Ltd

615,812

0.025

Barclays Private Bank Ltd

8,458

0.0003

Barclays Global Fund Advisors

642,093

0.026

Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd

4,743,911

0.1922

Barclays Capital Securities Ltd

748,408

0.0303

Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd

736

0.0001

Barclays Global Investors Australia

727,014

0.0295

Barclays Global Investors Ltd

39,987,099

1.6201

Barclays Global Invetors Japan Trus

2,528,436

0.1024

Barclays Nikko Global Invetsors Ltd

867,755

0.0352

Barclays Global Investors, N.A.

23,400,374

0.9481

Barclays Global Investors Japan Inv

107,043

0.0043

Group Holding

74,377,139

3.0135

 

 

REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT

BHP BILLITON PLC

SEDOL: 0056650

As at 23 December 2002 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed below, had a notifiable
interest in 74,377,139 ORD USD0.50 representing 3.01% of the issued share capital of 2,468,147,002 units.

Registered Holder

Account Designation

Holding

ALMIXFTTL-18408-CHASE MANHATTA

ALMIXFTT

362,273

ASUKEXTTL-20947-CHASE MANHATTA

ASUKEXTT

10,887,428

Bank of Ireland

BNX009IE

644,820

BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMI

748,408

Barclays Global Investors Japa

BTS026IE

32,705

Barclays Trust Co & Others

736

BLEEQTTTL-17011-CHASE MANHATTA

BLEEQTTT

38,896

BLENTFUKQ-16344-CHASE MANHATTA

BLENTFUK

212,258

BLENTPUKQ-16345-CHASE MANHATTA

BLENTPUK

397,308

BLEQFDUKQ-16331-CHASE MANHATTA

BLEQFDUK

781,832

BLEQPTUEA-16341-CHASE MANHATTA

BLEQPTUE

718,787

BLEQPTUKQ-16341-CHASE MANHATTA

BLEQPTUK

2,206,630

BLINTNUKQ-Z1AJ-dummy

BLINTNUK

130,168

BLINTPUKQ-16342-CHASE MANHATTA

BLINTPUK

258,032

BLUKINTTL-16400-CHASE MANHATTA

BLUKINTT

27,737,049

BOSTON SAFE DEPOSIT AND TRUST

591668

572,541

CHASE MANHATTAN BANK

500227

10,115,330

CHASE MANHATTAN BANK

502872

3,657,658

CHASE MANHATTAN BANK

508068

1,083,614

CHASE MANHATTAN BANK

527191

2,943,690

CHASE MANHATTAN BANK

536747

555,945

CHASE MANHATTAN BANK

552942

466,720

CHASE MANHATTAN BANK

569565

34,301

Chase Manhattan Bank

579523

18,111

Chase Manhattan Bank

585439

26,631

Chase Manhattan Bank

586528

33,445

 

Registered Holder

Account Designation

Holding

CHATRKTTL-16376-CHASE MANHATTA

CHATRKTT

1,000,349

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.

428169

193,249

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.

519891

10,837

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.

519909

44,433

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.

519917

7,452

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.

519925

4,344

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.

555879

40,056

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.

573039

277,928

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.

583293

1,001,081

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.

588888

17,407

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.

590421

47,974

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.

592252

30,597

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.

911140

63,794

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK

540186

188,035

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK

555465

538,979

JPMorgan Chase Bank

BTC034IE

31,939

JPMorgan Chase Bank

BTC045IE

243,244

JPMorgan Chase Bank

BTGF01IE

198,199

JPMorgan Chase Bank

BTGF04IE

247,746

JPMorgan Chase Bank

BTGF05IE

250,448

JPMorgan Chase Bank

BTGF06IE

88,693

JPMorgan Chase Bank

BTGF07IE

52,489

JPMorgan Chase Bank

BTK001IE

260,406

JPMorgan Chase Bank

BTS004IE

260,897

JPMorgan Chase Bank

BTS005IE

23,564

JPMorgan Chase Bank

BTS006IE

8,559

JPMorgan Chase Bank

BTS009IE

12,764

JPMorgan Chase Bank

BTS011IE

36,713

JPMorgan Chase Bank

BTS018IE

11,585

JPMorgan Chase Bank

BTS019IE

22,298

JPMorgan Chase Bank

BTS022IE

16,526

JPMorgan Chase Bank

BTS024IE

20,857

JPMorgan Chase Bank

BTS028IE

708,804

Mitsubishi Trust International

BNN018IE

12,209

Mitsubishi Trust International

BNN024IE

11,774

Mitsubishi Trust International

BNN033IE

17,300

Mitsubishi Trust International

BNN046IE

28,463

NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA

581610

200,171

NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA

584069

123,956

Nutraco Nominees Limited

0

615,812

State Street

BNN005IE

1,710

State Street

BNN032IE

21,168

State Street

BNX012IE

52,022

State Street

BNX019IE

107,043

State Street

BNX021IE

1,307

STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST

713101

2,379,510

Sumitomo TB

BNN029IE

17,694

Sumitomo TB

BNN031IE

11,365

Sumitomo TB

BNN036IE

13,327

Sumitomo TB

BNN044IE

5,735

Sumitomo TB

BNN052IE

28,861

UBS Limited

583996

91,692

ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED

8,458

Total

74,377,139

BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077
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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 in England and Wales
Registered Office: 1-3 Strand London WC2N 5HA United Kingdom
Telephone +44 20 7747 3800 Facsimile +44 20 7747 3900

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