BHP Group Limited — Major Shareholding Notification 2017

Sep 28, 2017

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Issued by:	BHP Billiton Plc
Date:	28 September 2017
To:	London Stock Exchange
	Australian Securities Exchange1
cc:	JSE Limited
	New York Stock Exchange
For Release:	Immediately
Contact:	Helen Ratsey +44 (0) 20 7802 7540

BHP Billiton Plc – Notification of Major Interest in Shares

The following notification was received on 28 September 2017 by BHP Billiton Plc from Public Investment Corporation SOC 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 LEI WZE1WSENV6JSZFK0JC28 LEI 549300C116EOWV835768 Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales Registered Office: 171 Collins Street Registered Office: Nova South 160 Victoria Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia London SW1E 5LB United Kingdom Tel +61 1300 55 4757 Fax +61 3 9609 3015 Tel +44 20 7802 4000 Fax +44 20 7802 4111

The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia

• 1 This release was made outside the hours of operation of the ASX market announcements office.

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)[i]

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting BHP BILLITON PLC rights are attached[ii] :

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an “X” if appropriate) Non-UK issuer X 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an “X”) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify)[iii]

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation[iv]

Name PUBLIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION SOC LIMITED City and country of registered office (if applicable) PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)[v]

Name

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed 22/09/2017 or reached[vi] : 6. Date on which issuer notified 26/09/2017

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

	% of voting rightsattached to shares(total of 8. A)	% of voting rightsthrough financialinstruments(totalof8.B 1+ 8.B 2)	Total of both in %(8.A + 8.B)	Total number ofvoting rights ofissuervii
Resulting situation
on the date on whichthreshold was	2.970%		2.970%	62 724 244
crossed or reached
Position of previous
notification (if	3.157%		3.157%
applicable)

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached[viii]

A: Voting rights attached to shares

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossedor reachedviii	8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossedor reachedviii	8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossedor reachedviii	8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossedor reachedviii	8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossedor reachedviii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type ofsharesISIN code (if possible)	Number of voting rightsix		% of voting rights
	Direct(Art 9 of Directive2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)	Indirect(Art 10 of Directive2004/109/EC)(DTR5.2.1)	Direct(Art 9 of Directive2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)	Indirect(Art 10 of Directive2004/109/EC)(DTR5.2.1)
BIL	62 724 244		2.970%
SUBTOTAL 8. A	62 724 244		2.970%

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1(a))	B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1(a))	B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1(a))	B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1(a))	B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1(a))
Type of financialinstrument	Expirationdatex	Exercise/Conversion Periodxi	Number of voting rightsthat may be acquired ifthe instrument isexercised/converted.	% of voting rights
		SUBTOTAL 8. B 1	NIL	NIL

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) ofDirective 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))	B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) ofDirective 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))	B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) ofDirective 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))	B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) ofDirective 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))	B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) ofDirective 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))	B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) ofDirective 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financialinstrument	Expirationdatex	Exercise/ConversionPeriodxi	Physical orcashsettlementxii	Number ofvoting rights	% of voting rights
			SUBTOTAL8.B.2	NIL	NIL

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an “X”)

Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer[xiii]

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity[xiv ] (please add additional rows as necessary)

% of voting rights % of voting rights if through financial Total of both if it it equals or is higher instruments if it equals or is higher Name[xv] than the notifiable equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold than the notifiable threshold threshold PUBLIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION SOC 2.970% 2.970% LIMITED

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:	10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder	N/A
The number and % of voting rights held	N/A
The date until which the voting rights will beheld	N/A

11. Additional information[xvi]

Name: DEVILLIERS MAKONKO E-Mail: Devilliers.makonko@pic.gov.za TEL: +27 12 742 3578

Place of PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA completion

Date of completion SEPTEMBER 26, 2017