RNS Number:7995M
BHP Billiton Limited
26 June 2003

     BHP Billiton Limited is issuing this announcement to fulfil disclosure
  obligations arising from its secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange.

    The text of this release is identical to that issued by BHP Billiton Plc
                                    earlier.



Issued by:      BHP Billiton Plc
To: Company Announcements Office                                     cc: New York Stock Exchange
The London Stock Exchange                                            Swiss Stock Exchange
Old Broad Street                                                     New Zealand Stock Exchange
London EC2N 1HP                                                      Johannesburg Stock Exchange
United Kingdom                                                       Euronext
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Company Announcements Office
The Australian Stock Exchange
4th Floor, 20 Bridge Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia



Date: 26 June 2003

For Release:      Immediately

Contact:      Ines Watson +44 (0)20 7802 4176



                   Notification of Major Interests in Shares



The following notification was received yesterday by BHP Billiton Plc in a
letter from Old Mutual plc dated 24 June 2003 relating to major interests in
shares of BHP Billiton Plc as at 19 June 2003:

"Disclosure under s 198 - 212 Companies Act

Please find notification pursuant to Section 198 of the Companies Act 1985, that
as at 19 June 2003, Old Mutual Plc and its direct and indirect subsidiaries had
a material interest in 137,040,958 ordinary shares of BHP Billiton plc,
representing 5.55% of the issued share capital. The shares are registered as per
the attached schedule."

Registered holdings of BHP Billiton Plc share capital by Old Mutual Companies at
19 June 2003
    Total Shares       Number of               Company                          Registered Holder
          issued          Shares
   2,468,147,002      71,606,617 Old Mutual Asset Managers (South     Old Mutual Life Assurance Company            2.90%
                                 Africa) (Pty) Ltd                    (South Africa) Ltd
                         454,321 Stanlib Asset Management Ltd (not an Old Mutual Life Assurance Company            0.02%
                                 Old Mutual Company)                  (South Africa) Ltd
                         286,231 Prudential Portfolio Managers SA     Old Mutual Life Assurance Company            0.01%
                                 (Pty) Ltd (not an Old Mutual Company (South Africa) Ltd
                         253,684 PeregrineQuant (Pty) Ltd (Not an Old Old Mutual Life Assurance Company            0.01%
                                 Mutual Company)                      (South Africa) Ltd
                         298,609 Coronation Fund Managers Ltd (Not an Old Mutual Life Assurance Company            0.01%
                                 Old Mutual Company)                  (South Africa) Ltd
                       1,067,190 Old Mutual Asset Managers (South     Old Mutual Unit Trusts (SA) Limited          0.04%
                                 Africa) (Pty) Ltd
                      25,715,852 Old Mutual Asset Managers (South     Old Mutual Asset Managers (South             1.04%
                                 Africa) (Pty) Ltd                    Africa) (Pty) Ltd (Managed Fund Client
                                                                      Assets)
                          22,800 Old Mutual Asset Managers (South     Omnibon No 13 (Pty) Limited                  0.00%
                                 Africa) (Pty) Ltd
                         440,183 Old Mutual Asset Managers (Namibia)  Old Mutual Life Assurance Company            0.02%
                                 (Pty) Ltd                            (Namibia) Ltd
                         232,849 Old Mutual Asset Managers (Namibia)  Old Mutual Holdings (Namibia) (Pty)          0.01%
                                 (Pty) Ltd                            Ltd
                         251,891 Old Mutual Asset Managers (Namibia)  Old Mutual Asset Managers (Namibia)          0.01%
                                 (Pty) Ltd                            (Pty) Ltd (Managed Fund Client Assets)
                          13,326 Old Mutual Asset Managers (South     Old Mutual Unit Trusts (Namibia)             0.00%
                                 Africa) (Pty) Ltd                    Limited
                       3,705,874 Old Mutual Asset Managers (Bermuda)  Old Mutual Global Asset Fund                 0.15%
                                 Ltd
                      10,860,248 Old Mutual Asset Managers (Bermuda)  Old Mutual South Africa Equity Trust         0.44%
                                 Ltd                                  Limited
                         844,406 Old Mutual Asset Managers (Bermuda)  Old Mutual South African Trust Plc           0.03%
                                 Ltd
                       5,991,754 Quantitive Asset Management          Nedbank Nominees Ltd                         0.24%
                          79,766 Quantitive Asset Management          Standard Bank Nominees Ltd                   0.00%
                           2,697 Syfrets Securities                   Syfrets Securities Nominees (Pty) Ltd        0.00%
                       2,590,732 Franklin Templeton/NIB Investments   Nedcor Bank Nominees Ltd                     0.10%
                           2,277 Old Mutual                           Garden View Nominees                         0.00%
                       2,534,028 BOE personal Stockbrokers            BNS Nominees                                 0.10%
                         330,707 Syfrets Trust                        Nedcor Bank Nominees                         0.01%
                       3,271,244 NSPB                                 Necdcor Bank Nominees                        0.13%
                       2,888,992 BOE Private Clients                  Standard Bank Nominees                       0.12%
                          47,427 BOE Private Clients                  Registered Own Name                          0.00%
                         689,979 Nedcor Investment Bank Multi Manager Standard Bank Nominees (Pty) Limited         0.03%
                           9,617 Nedcor Investment Bank Securities    Marser Nominees (Pty) Limited                0.00%
                       1,936,848 Mutual & Federal Limited             Mutual & Federal Limited                     0.08%
                         610,809 Quaystone Ltd                        Standard Bank Nominees (Transvaal)           0.02%
                                                                      (Pty) Limited
                     137,040,958                                                                                   5.55%


BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077                 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209
Registered in Australia                                 Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: 600 Bourke Street Melbourne Victoria Registered Office: Neathouse Place London SW1V 1BH United
3000                                                    Kingdom
Telephone +61 3 9609 3333 Facsimile +61 3 9609 3015     Telephone +44 20 7802 4000 Facsimile +44 20 7802 4111

              The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia





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