BHP Group Limited — Major Shareholding Notification 2014

Apr 3, 2014

Issued by: BHP Billiton Plc Date: 3 April 2014 To: London Stock Exchange Australian Securities Exchange cc: JSE Limited New York Stock Exchange For Release: Immediately Contact: James Upton +44 (0) 20 7802 7308

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BHP Billiton Plc – Notification of Major Interest in Shares

The following notification was received on Wednesday 2 April 2014 by BHP Billiton Plc from Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited relating to major interests in shares of BHP Billiton Plc.

BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209 Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales Registered Office: 171 Collins Street Registered Office: Neathouse Place Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia London SW1V 1LH United Kingdom Tel +61 1300 55 4757 Fax +61 3 9609 3015 Tel +44 20 7802 4000 Fax +44 20 7802 4111

Members of the BHP Billiton group which is headquartered in Australia

For filings with the FCA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES[i]

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii	1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii	BHP Billiton PLC	BHP Billiton PLC
2 Reason for the notification(please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares alreadyissued to which votingrights 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): Acquisition of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Group Limited from Lloyds BankingGroupon 31 March 2014.			X
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:iii	Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited (and/or acting for its affiliates) as discretionary investment manager on behalf of multiple managed portfolios
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v	31 March 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:	02 April 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:vi, vii	5%

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii	1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii	BHP Billiton PLC	BHP Billiton PLC
2 Reason for the notification(please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares alreadyissued to which votingrights 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): Acquisition of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Group Limited from Lloyds BankingGroupon 31 March 2014.			X
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:iii	Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited (and/or acting for its affiliates) as discretionary investment manager on behalf of multiple managed portfolios
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v	31 March 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:	02 April 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:vi, vii	5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares[viii, ix]

8. Notified details:	8. Notified details:	8. Notified details:	8. Notified details:	8. Notified details:	8. Notified details:	8. Notified details:	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	Di re ct xi	Indirectxii	Direct	Indirect
GB0000566504	82,076,656	82,076,656	114,065,683		114,065,683		5.40%
GB0000566504	19,578,645	19,578,645	19,578,645		19,578,645		0.93%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments	B: Qualifying Financial Instruments	B: Qualifying Financial Instruments	B: Qualifying Financial Instruments	B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration datexiii	Exercise/ Conversion Periodxiv	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights
BHP Billiton June 14 PUT Option	20/06/2014		164,000	0.01%
BHP Billiton July 14 PUT Option	20/07/2014		75,000	0.00%

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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instrumentsxv, xvi	C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instrumentsxv, xvi	C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instrumentsxv, xvi	C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instrumentsxv, xvi	C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instrumentsxv, xvi	C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instrumentsxv, xvi	C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instrumentsxv, xvi	C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instrumentsxv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Exercise price	Expiratio n datexvii	Exercise/ Conversio n period xviii		Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of voting rights xix, xx
						Nominal	Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights				Percentage of voting rights
133,644,567				6.34%

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

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	Kirsty Lyons
15. Contact telephone number:	01224 404111