RNS Number : 4591D
BHP Billiton PLC
02 December 2009
Company Secretariat
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Issued by:
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BHP Billiton Plc
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To:
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London Stock Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
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cc:
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New York Stock Exchange
Swiss Stock Exchange
JSE Limited
Deutsche Bank
UBS Zurich
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Date:
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2 December 2009
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For Release:
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Immediately
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Contact:
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Elizabeth Hobley
+44 20 7802 4054
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Notification of Major Interest in Shares
The following notification was received yesterday, 1 December 2009, by BHP Billiton Plc from Legal & General Group Plc relating to major interests in shares of BHP Billiton Plc.
BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209
Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: 180 Lonsdale Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Registered Office: Neathouse Place, London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom
Telephone +61 1300 55 4757 Facsimile +61 3 9609 3015 Telephone +44 20 7802 4000 Facsimile +44 20 7802 4111
The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia
Financial Services Authority
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:
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BHP Billiton Plc
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2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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Yes
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached.
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify):
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:
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Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
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4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):
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Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)
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5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
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30 November 2009
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6. Date on which issuer notified:
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1 December 2009
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
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From 4% - 3% (L&G)
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of
shares
if possible using
the ISIN CODE
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Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Number
of
Shares
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Number
of
Voting
Rights
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Number
of shares
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Number of voting
rights
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% of voting rights
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Direct
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Indirect
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Direct
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Indirect
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ORD
USD 0.50
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100,123,908
(As on 8/05/08)
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88,190,706
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88,190,706
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3.99
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial
instrument
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Expiration
date
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Exercise/
Conversion Period
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Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
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% of voting
rights
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial
instrument
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Exercise price
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Expiration date
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Exercise/
Conversion period
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Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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% of voting rights
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Nominal
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Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights
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Percentage of voting rights
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88,190,706
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3.99
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
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Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)
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Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)
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Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)
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Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (88,190,706 -3.99 % = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
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Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (79,211,858 -3.58 % = PMC)
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Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
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Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (79,211,858 -3.58 % = PMC)
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Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
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Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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N/A
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:
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N/A
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:
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N/A
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13. Additional information:
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Notification using the total voting rights figure of 2,207,007,544
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14. Contact name:
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Helen Lewis (LGIM)
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15. Contact telephone number:
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020 3124 3851
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