Date 6 June 2000
Number 51/00
BHP FILES SECOND SUBSTANTIAL HOLDER NOTICE
The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited (BHP) today announced it has filed
a change in interests of substantial holder notice with the Australian Stock
Exchange indicating that it has acquired a further 1.784 per cent shareholding
in Email Limited.
Email Limited is an Australian-based appliance manufacturer and metals
distribution company. BHP has acquired an additional 4,849,167 Email shares,
at an average price of A$3.08 per share, for an investment of approximately
A$15 million.
The additional acquisition follows BHP's earlier purchase of 33.2 million Email
shares, at an average price of $3.30 per share, for an investment of
approximately A$110 million.
Contact:
MEDIA RELATIONS: INVESTOR RELATIONS:
Mandy Frostick Andrew Nairn
Manager Media Relations Senior Business Analyst
Ph: +61 3 9609 4157 Ph: +61 3 9609 3952
Mob: +61 419 546 245 Mob: +61 408 313 259
.
Candy Ramsey BHP Investor Relations Houston
Tel: (713) 961-8640
EMail: [email protected]
