Form 6-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form 6-K

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

December 8, 2011

 

 

BHP BILLITON PLC

(REG. NO. 3196209)

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

ENGLAND AND WALES

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organisation)

NEATHOUSE PLACE, VICTORIA, LONDON,

UNITED KINGDOM

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

x  Form 20-F            ¨  Form 40-F

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):  ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):  ¨

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:

¨  Yes            x  No

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): n/a

 

 

 

LOGO

 

Issued by:    BHP Billiton Plc
Date:    8 December 2011
To:   

London Stock Exchange

Australian Securities Exchange

cc:   

JSE Limited

New York Stock Exchange

For Release:    Immediately
Contact:    Geof Stapledon +44 (0) 20 7802 4176

 

 

BHP Billiton Plc – Notification of Major Interest in Shares

 

 

The following notification was received yesterday, 7 December 2011, by BHP Billiton Plc from Norges Bank relating to major interests in shares of BHP Billiton Plc.

 

BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077

Registered in Australia

Registered Office: 180 Lonsdale Street

Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia

Tel +61 1300 55 4757 Fax +61 3 9609 3015

   

BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209

Registered in England and Wales

Registered Office: Neathouse Place

London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom

Tel +44 20 7802 4000 Fax +44 20 7802 4111

Members of the BHP Billiton group which is headquartered in Australia

 

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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii   

BHP Billiton Plc

GB0000566504

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

   
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights    x
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached    ¨
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments    ¨
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights    ¨
Other (please specify):    ¨
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii    Norges Bank   

4. Full name of shareholder(s)

(if different from 3.):iv

    N/A   
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v    5th December 2011   
6. Date on which issuer notified:    7th December 2011   
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii    3%   

 

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8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

 

Class/type of shares

 

if possible using the ISIN CODE

   Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction		      Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
   Number
of
Shares		      Number
of
Voting
Rights		      Number
of shares		      Number of  voting
rights		    % of voting rights  x
         Direct      Direct xi      Indirect
xii		    Direct     Indirect

GB0000566504

      63,352,826         63,352,826         63,447,560         63,447,560            3.00 %   

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of financial instrument

    Expiration
date xiii		      Exercise/
Conversion Period xiv		      Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if  the
instrument is
exercised/converted.		      % of voting
rights		  

N/A

      N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A   

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of financial instrument

    Exercise
price		      Expiration
date xvii 		     Exercise/
Conversion
period xviii		      Number of voting rights
instrument refers to		      % of voting rights xix,
xx 		 
                                 Nominal     Delta  

CFD

      N/A         N/A         N/A         3,000         0.0001 %      0.0001 % 

Total (A+B+C)

 

Number of voting rights

   

Percentage of voting rights

63,447,560

    3.00%

 

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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

N/A

 

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:    Norges Bank
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:    N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:    N/A
13. Additional information:    None
14. Contact name:    Jeanette Rønne
15. Contact telephone number:    +47 24 07 33 30

 

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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 Plc
Date: December 8, 2011     By:   Jane McAloon
     

/s/ Jane McAloon

    Name:   Jane McAloon
    Title:   Group Company Secretary