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FORM 604
CORPORATIONS XXX 0000
SECTION 671B
NOTICE OF CHANGE OF INTERESTS OF SUBSTANTIAL HOLDER
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TO Company Name/Scheme WMC Resources Ltd
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ACN/ARSN 76 004 184 598
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1. DETAILS OF SUBSTANTIAL HOLDER (1)
Name BHP Billiton Limited
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ACN/ARSN (if applicable) 49 004 028 077
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This notice is also given by BHP Billiton Limited on behalf of BHP Billiton Plc and on
behalf of BHP Billiton Limited's controlled bodies corporate (SUBSIDIARIES) and on behalf
of BHP Billiton Plc's controlled bodies corporate including those named in Annexure A of
the Form 603 "Notice of initial substantial holder" dated 22 March 2005
There was a change in the interests of
the substantial holder on 12/04/2005
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The previous notice was given to the
company on 22/03/2005
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The previous notice was dated 22/03/2005
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2. PREVIOUS AND PRESENT VOTING POWER
The total number of votes attached to all the voting shares in the company or
voting interests in the scheme that the substantial holder or an associate (2)
had a relevant interest (3) in when last required, and when now required, to
give a substantial holding notice to the company or scheme, are as follows:
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Class of Securities (4) Previous notice Present notice
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Person's votes Voting power (5) Person's votes Voting power (5)
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Ordinary shares 0 0 14,891,171 1.27%
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3. CHANGES IN RELEVANT INTERESTS
Particulars of each change in, or change in the nature of, a relevant interest
of the substantial holder or an associate in voting securities of the company or
scheme, since the substantial holder was last required to give a substantial
holding notice to the company or scheme are as follows:
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Person whose Class and
Date relevant Consideration number of
of interest Nature of given in relation securities Person's votes
change changed change (6) to change (7) affected affected
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12/04/2005 BHP Billiton Purchaser of securities $7.85 for each WMC 14,891,171 14,891,171
Lonsdale pursuant to contracts Resources Ltd ordinary shares
Investments Pty arising as a result of ordinary share
Ltd acceptances of takeover
offers as set out in
the Bidder's Statement,
the form of which was
given to the Australian
Stock Exchange Limited
by the substantial
holder on 21 March 2005
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As above BHP Billiton Taken under section Nil As above for As above for BHP
for BHP Limited 608(3)(b) of the BHP Billiton Billiton Lonsdale
Billiton Corporations Act to Lonsdale Investments Pty Ltd
Lonsdale have a relevant Investments Pty
Investments interest by reason of Ltd
Pty Ltd having control of BHP
Billiton Lonsdale
Investments Pty Ltd
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As above Each of the Taken under section Nil As above for As above for BHP
for BHP Subsidiaries 608(3)(a) of the BHP Billiton Billiton Lonsdale
Billiton Corporations Act to Lonsdale Investments Pty Ltd
Lonsdale have a relevant Investments Pty
Investments interest by reason of Ltd
Pty Ltd having voting power
(through the relevant
interests of its
associate, BHP Billiton
Limited) above 20% in
BHP Billiton Lonsdale
Investments Pty Ltd
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4. PRESENT RELEVANT INTERESTS
Particulars of each relevant interest of the substantial holder in voting
securities after the change are as follows:
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Holder of Registered Person entitled Nature of Class and
relevant holder of to be registered relevant number of
interest securities as holder (8) interest (6) securities Person's votes
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BHP Various offerees BHP Billiton Lonsdale Power to control 14,891,171 14,891,171
Billiton who have accepted Investments Pty Ltd disposal of the ordinary shares
Lonsdale the takeover securities pursuant to
Investments offers referred the contracts referred
Pty Ltd to in paragraph 3 to in paragraph 3
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BHP As above for BHP BHP Billiton Lonsdale Taken under section As above for As above for BHP
Billiton Billiton Lonsdale Investments Pty Ltd 608(3)(b) of the BHP Billiton Billiton Lonsdale
Limited Investments Pty Corporations Act to Lonsdale Investments Pty Ltd
Ltd have a relevant Investments Pty
interest by reason of Ltd
having control of BHP
Billiton Lonsdale
Investments Pty Ltd
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Each of the As above for BHP BHP Billiton Lonsdale Taken under section As above for As above for BHP
Subsidiaries Billiton Lonsdale Investments Pty Ltd 608(3)(a) of the BHP Billiton Billiton Lonsdale
Investments Pty Corporations Act to Lonsdale Investments Pty Ltd
Ltd have a relevant Investments Pty
interest by reason of Ltd
having voting power
(through the relevant
interests of its
associate, BHP
Billiton Limited)
above 20% in BHP
Billiton Lonsdale
Investments Pty Ltd
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5. CHANGES IN ASSOCIATION
The persons who have become associates (2) of, ceased to be associates of, or
have changed the nature of their association (9) with, the substantial holder in
relation to voting interests in the company or scheme are as follows:
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Name and ACN/ARSN (if Nature of association
applicable)
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Not applicable Not applicable
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6. ADDRESSES
The addresses of persons named in this form are as follows:
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Name Address
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BHP Billiton Limited and each C/- BHP BIlliton Limited
other person on whose behalf 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
this notice is given Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 0000
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SIGNATURE
print name Xxxx Xxxxxxx capacity Deputy Company
Secretary
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SIGN HERE date 13/04/2005
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DIRECTIONS
(1) If there are a number of substantial holders with similar or related
relevant interests (eg. a corporation and its related corporations, or the
manager and trustee of an equity trust), the names could be included in an
annexure to the form. If the relevant interests of a group of persons are
essentially similar, they may be referred to throughout the form as a
specifically named group if the membership of each group, with the names
and addresses of members is clearly set out in paragraph 6 of the form.
(2) See the definition of "associate" in section 9 of the Corporations Xxx
0000.
(3) See the definition of "relevant interest" in sections 608 and 671B(7) of
the Corporations Xxx 0000.
(4) The voting shares of a company constitute one class unless divided into
separate classes.
(5) The person's votes divided by the total votes in the body corporate or
scheme multiplied by 100.
(6) Include details of:
(a) any relevant agreement or other circumstances because of which the
change in relevant interest occurred. If subsection 671B(4) applies, a
copy of any document setting out the terms of any relevant agreement,
and a statement by the person giving full and accurate details of any
contract, scheme or arrangement, must accompany this form, together
with a written statement certifying this contract, scheme or
arrangement; and
(b) any qualification of the power of a person to exercise, control the
exercise of, or influence the exercise of, the voting powers or
disposal of the securities to which the relevant interest relates
(indicating clearly the particular securities to which the
qualification applies).
See the definition of "relevant agreement" in section 9 of the
Corporations Xxx 0000.
(7) Details of the consideration must include any and all benefits, money and
other, that any person from whom a relevant interest was acquired has, or
may, become entitled to receive in relation to that acquisition. Details
must be included even if the benefit is conditional on the happening or not
of a contingency. Details must be included on any benefit paid on behalf of
the substantial holder or its associate in relation to the acquisitions,
even if they are not paid directly to the person from whom the relevant
interest was acquired.
(8) If the substantial holder is unable to determine the identity of the person
(eg. if the relevant interest arises because of an option) write
"unknown'".
(9) Give details, if appropriate, of the present association and any change in
that association since the last substantial holding notice.
