HSBC Holdings Regulatory News (HSBA)

10 Mar 2006 17:36

BHP Billiton PLC10 March 2006 Issued by: BHP Billiton Plc To: Company Announcements Office cc: New York Stock Exchange The London Stock Exchange Swiss Stock Exchange JSE Limited Company Announcements Office Deutsche Bank The Australian Stock Exchange UBS Zurich Date: 10 March 2006 For Release: Immediately Contact: Ines Watson + 44 (0)20 7802 4176 Notification of Major Interests in Shares The following notification was received on 9 March 2006 by BHP Billiton Plc in aletter from HSBC Bank plc, dated 7 March 2006, relating to major interests inshares of BHP Billiton Plc as at 6 March 2006: "Part VI Companies Act 1985 ("the Act") We refer to our letter of 3 March 2006 and notify you in accordance with Part VICompanies Act 1985 ("the Act") that as at close of business on 6 March 2006 HSBCBank plc no longer had a notifiable interest in the ordinary shares of BHPBilliton plc. HSBC Holdings plc as HSBC Bank plc's parent company are also no longerinterested, by virtue of S.203 of the Act, in all of the above mentioned shares." BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209Registered in Australia Registered in England and WalesRegistered Office: 180 Lonsdale Street Melbourne Registered Office: Neathouse Place, London SW1V 1BH Victoria 3000 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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange