BHP Group Limited — Major Shareholding Notification 2017

Jan 24, 2017

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Issued by: BHP Billiton Plc Date: 25 January 2017 To: London Stock Exchange Australian Securities Exchange To: JSE Limited New York Stock Exchange For Release: Immediately Contact: Geof Stapledon +44 (0) 20 7802 4176

BHP Billiton Plc – Notification of Major Interest in Shares

The attached notification was received on 24 January 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 LEI WZE1WSENV6JSZFK0JC28 Registered in Australia Registered Office: Level 18, 171 Collins Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Tel +61 1300 55 4757 Fax +61 3 9609 3015

BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209 LEI 549300C116EOWV835768 Registered in England and Wales Registered Office: Neathouse Place, London SW1V 1LH United Kingdom 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 SHARESi	TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi	TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights are**attached:**ii		BHP BILLITON PLC
2 Reason for the notification(please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifyingfinancial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (pleasespecify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the**notification obligation:**iii	PUBLIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION SOC		LIMITED
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv	N/A
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v	23 January 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:	24 January 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or**reached:**vi, vii	3%

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 ofsharesif possible usingthe ISIN CODE	Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	NumberofShares	NumberofVotingRights	Numberof shares	Number of votingrights		% of voting rightsx
			Direct	Directxi	Indirectxii	Direct	Indirect
BIL	57268229		66684446			3.157%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

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 financialinstrument	Expirationdatexiii	Exercise/Conversion Periodxiv	Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.	% of votingrights
NONE	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financialinstrument	Exerciseprice	Expirationdatexvii	Exercise/Conversionperiodxviii	Number of voting rightsinstrument refers to	% of voting rights xix,xx
					Nominal	Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Total (A+B+C)	Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
66684446	3.157%

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

N/A

Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease N/A to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold N/A voting rights:

13. Additional information:	N/A
14. Contact name:	DEVILLIERS MAKONKO
15. Contact telephone number:	012 742 3578