BHP Group Limited — Major Shareholding Notification 2014

Sep 2, 2014

Form 605 Corporations Act 2001 Section 671B

Notice of ceasing to be a substantial holder

To Company Name/Scheme Heron Resources Limited

ACN/ARSN 30 068 263 098

1. Details of substantial holder (1)

Name BHP Billiton Limited ACN/ARSN (if applicable) 49 004 028 077

This notice is given by BHP Billiton Limited on behalf of BHP Billiton Limited’s controlled bodies corporate ( Limited Subsidiaries ), on behalf of BHP Billiton Plc, and on behalf of BHP Billiton Plc’s controlled bodies corporate ( Plc Subsidiaries)

The holder ceased to be a substantial holder on 01 / 09 / 2014 The previous notice was given to the company on 20 / 08 / 2014 The previous notice was dated 21 / 08 / 2014

2. Changes in relevant interests

Particulars of each change in, or change in the nature of, a relevant interest (2) of the substantial holder or an associate (3) 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:

Date ofchange	Person whoserelevant interestchanged	Nature ofchange (4)	Considerationgiven in relationto change (5)	Class (6) andnumber ofsecuritiesaffected	Person’s votesaffected
22/08/2014	BHP MineralsHoldings Pty LtdACN 005 744 025	Off-market sale ofOrdinary shares	$0.12 per share	37,577,126 Ordinaryshares	37,577,126

3. Changes in association

The persons who have become associates (3) of, ceased to be associates of, or have changed the nature of their association (7) with, the substantial holder in relation to voting interests in the company or scheme are as follows:

have become associates (3) of, ceased to be associates of, orinterests in the company or scheme are as follows:	have changed the nature of their association (7) with, the substantial holder
Name and ACN/ARSN(if applicable)	Nature of association
Not applicable	Not applicable

4. Addresses

The addresses of persons named in this form are as follows:

f persons named in this form are as follows:
Name	Address
BHP Billiton Limited, BHP Billiton Plc and each of the LimitedSubsidiaries and each of the Plc Subsidiaries	C/-171 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 3000

Signature

print name	NICOLE DUNCAN	COMPANY SECRETARY
sign here		03/09/2014

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