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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
21 November 2003BHP Billiton Limited
ABN 49 004 028 077
180 Lonsdale
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.
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
If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the
file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):
Form 20-F
X
Form 40-F
Yes
No
X
Issued by: BHP Billiton Plc
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To: Company Announcements Office |
cc: New York Stock Exchange Swiss Stock Exchange NZX Johannesburg Stock Exchange Euronext Deutsche Bank |
Date: 21 November 2003
For Release: Immediately
Contact: Ines Watson + 44 (0)20 7802 4176
Notification of Major Interests in Shares - Correction
The following notification was received on 20 November 2003 by BHP Billiton Plc in a letter from Lehman Brothers International (Europe) dated 19 November 2003 relating to an overstatement of major interests in shares of BHP Billiton Plc as at 13 November 2003:
"S198 Companies Act
Due to the inclusion of an intercompany position in our S198 disclosure of 14th November, 2003, we overstated our position in BHP Billiton Plc by 27,000,000 shares. Our position as at 13th was therefore in fact 137,495,598 shares, or 5.57% of the share capital of the company."
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BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 Registered Office: Level 27, 180 Lonsdale Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Telephone +61 1300 554 757 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: