GEOPACIFIC RESOURCES LTD — Major Shareholding Notification 2017

Sep 6, 2017

Form 604

Corporations Law Section 671B

Notice of change of interests of substantial holder

To Company Name/Scheme GEOPACIFIC RESOURCES LIMITED ACN/ARBN 57 003 208 393

1. Details of substantial holder (1)

Name Franklin Resources, Inc. and its affiliates ACN (if applicable) N/A

There was a change in the interests of the substantial holder on 06 September 2017 The previous notice was given to the company on 18 August 2017 The previous notice was dated 18 August 2017

2. Previous and present voting power

The total number of votes attached to all the voting shares in the company or voting interests in the scheme that the substantial holder or an associate (2) had a relevant interest (3) in when last required, and when now required, to give a substantial holding notice to the company or scheme, are as follows:

Class of securities (4)	Previous notice		Present notice
	Person’s votes	Voting Power (5)	Person’s votes	Voting Power (5)
OrdinaryShares	102,497,609	7.29%	169,197,609	12.03%*

*Based on shares outstanding of 1,406,211,481

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3. Changes in relevant interests

Particulars of each change in, or change in the nature of, a relevant interest of the substantial holder or an association 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 of change	Person whose relevant interest changed	Nature of change (6)	Consideration given in relation to change(7)	Class and number of securities affected	Person’s votes affected
See Annexure B, item 1	See Annexure B, item 2	See Annexure B,item 3	See Annexure B, item 4	See Annexure B, item 5	See Annexure B, item 6

4. Present relevant interests

Particulars of each relevant interest of the substantial holder in voting securities after the change are as follows:

Holder of relevant interest See Annexure B, item 7	Registered holder of securities	Person entitled to be registered as holder (8)	Nature of relevant interest (6)	Class and number of securities	Person’s votes
	See Annexure B, item 9	See Annexure B, item 12	See Annexure B, item 3	See Annexure B, item 8, 10 & 13	See Annexure B, item 8

5. Changes in association

The persons who have become associates (2) of, ceased to be associates of, or have changed the nature of their association (9) with, the substantial holder in relation to voting interests in the company or scheme are as follows:

Name and ACN (if applicable)	Nature of association
NOT APPLICABLE

6. Addresses

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

Name	Address
See Annexure A	See Annexure A

Signature

print Lori A. Weber Capacity: Assistant Secretary, name Franklin Resources, Inc. sign here date 06 September 2017

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Annexure A

1 Names and addresses of all associates for whom composite notice is given:

Name	Address
ALPHAPARITY ADVISORS, LLC	430 Park Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10022
BALANCED EQUITY MANAGEMENT PTY. LIMITED	Level 19, 101 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
C&EE GENERAL PARTNER LIMITED	1133 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC, 20036, United States,
DARBY – HANA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND MANAGEMENT CO., LTD	18thFloor, SKC Building 23-10, Youido-Dong, Youngdungpo-Gu, Seoul, S. Korea 150-734
DARBY ADMINISTRACAO DE INVESTIMENTOS LTDA.	Av. Brigadeiro de Faria Lima, 3311, 5th floor, suite 502 – part C, Itaim Bibi, postal code 04538-133, City of São Paulo,State of São Paulo – Brazil
DARBY ASIA INVESTORS (HK), LTD.	Suite 911-919, Jardine House, 1 Connaught Place, Central, Hong Kong
DARBY ASIA INVESTORS, LTD.	Unit 1607-1608, 16thFloor, Charter House, 8 Connaught Road, Central, Hong Kong
DARBY ASIA INVESTORS (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED	Sakhar Bhavan, 1st Floor, 230 Backbay Reclamation Nariman Point,Mumbai 400-021,India
DARBY ASIA OPPORTUNITIES FUND III MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.	Maples Corporate Services Limited, P.O. Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands
DARBY ASIA PRIVATE DEBT FUND IV MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.	Maples Corporate Services Limited, P.O. Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, KY1- 1104,Cayman Islands
DARBY BRAZIL MEZZANINE MANAGEMENT, LLC	1133 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036
DARBY COLPATRIA CAPITAL SAS	1133 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036
DARBY CONVERGING EUROPE FUND III MANAGEMENT	15, Rue Edward Steichen, L-2540 Luxembourg, Grand Duchyof Luxembourg
DARBY EMERGING MARKETS INVESTMENTS, LTD.	c/o Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington, Delaware 19808
DARBY ENERGIA S.A.S.	Carrera 7, #80-49, Office 201, Bogota, Columbia
DARBY EUROPE MEZZANINE MANAGEMENT	PO Box 309GT, Ugland House, South Church Street,George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
DARBY HOLDINGS, INC.	1133 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 400 Washington,DC 20036
DARBY LATIN AMERICAN INVESTORS, LTD.	P.O. Box 309GT, Ugland House, South Church Street, Georgetown,Grand Cayman,Cayman Islands
DARBY LATIN AMERICAN MEZZANINE INVESTMENTS	Rua Jeronimo Da Veiga 45 – 4thFloor 04536-000 Sao Paulo(Sp)Brazil
DARBY LATIN AMERICAN MEZZANINE MANAGEMENT II,LLC	c/o Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Road,Suite 400,Wilmington,DE,19808,United States
DARBY LATIN AMERICAN PRIVATE DEBT FUND III MANAGEMENT CO., LLC (“DLAPD”)	c/o Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington, DE, 19808, United States
DARBY MEXICO PRIVATE EQUITY, S.A.P.I. DE C.V.	Avenida Paseo de la Reforma 342, Colonia Juarez, Mexico City,CP. 06600,Mexico
DARBY OVERSEAS INVESTMENTS, LTD.	1133 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 400 Washington,DC 20036
DARBY OVERSEAS PARTNERS, L.P.	1133 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 400 Washington,DC 20036

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	DARBY SERVTEC ENERGIA GP, LLC	c/o Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Road,Suite 400,Wilmington,DE,19808
	DK CONSULTING LTD.	20th Floor, Korea First Bank Building, 100 Gongpyungdong,Jongno-Gu,Seoul,110-702 Korea.
	DARBY-PROBANCO INVESTORS, LLC	1133 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036
	FIDUCIARY INTERNATIONAL HOLDING, INC.	1717 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W., Suite 630 Washington DC 20006
	FIDUCIARY INTERNATIONAL,INC.	280 Park Avenue,New York,NY 10017,United States
	FIDUCIARY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL, INC.	1133 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 330, Washington D.C. 20036
	FiduciaryTrust(International)Sàrl	16 rue de la Pélisserie,1204,Geneva,Switzerland
	FIDUCIARY TRUST COMPANY INTERNATIONAL	280 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017
	FIDUCIARY TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA	350 Seventh Avenue SW, Suite 3000, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 3N9
	FIDUCIARY TRUST INTERNATIONAL LIMITED	Cannon Place, 78 Cannon Street, London, EC4N 6HL, England
	FIDUCIARY TRUST INTERNATIONAL OF CALIFORNIA	444 South Flower Street, Suite 3200, Los Angeles, CA 90071,United States
	FIDUCIARY TRUST INTERNATIONAL OF DELAWARE	1220 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801
	FIDUCIARY TRUST INTERNATIONAL OF THE SOUTH	2 Alhambra Plaza, Penthouse 1-A, Coral Gables, FL 33134,United States
	FRANKLIN ADVISERS, INC.	One Franklin Parkway, Building 910, First Floor, San Mateo,California 94403
	FRANKLIN ADVISERS GP, LLC	One Franklin Parkway, Building 910, First Floor, San Mateo,California 94403
	FRANKLIN ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	55 Challenger Road, Suite 501, Ridgefield Park, NJ, 07660
	FT ALPHAPARITY, LLC	The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, DE, 19801, United States
	FT FINTECH HOLDINGS , LLC	The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, DE, 19801
	FRANKLIN CAPITAL CORPORATION	47 West 200 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84104-1621
	FRANKLIN MDP GP,LLC	280 Park Avenue,New York,NY,10017,United States
	FRANKLIN MUTUAL ADVISERS, LLC	101 John F. Kennedy Parkway, Short Hills, NJ 07028- 2789
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON ASSET MANAGEMENT (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED	Indiabulls Finance Centre, Tower 2, 12th and 13th Floor, Senapati Bapat Marg, Elphinstone (West), Mumbai, Mumbai City,Maharashtra-MH,400013,India
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON ASSET MANAGEMENT (MALAYSIA)SDN.BHD.	Suite 1005, 10thFloor, Wisma Hamzah-Kwong Hing No. 1,Leboh Ampang,50100,Kuala Lampur,Malaysia
	Franklin Templeton Asset Management Mexico, S.A. de C.V., Sociedad Operadora de Fondos de Inversion	Avenida Paseo de la Reforma 342, Colonia Juarez, Mexico City, CP. 06600, Mexico
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON AUSTRIA GMBH	Universitätsring 10, 4th Floor, Vienna, Austria, 1010
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON CAPITAL HOLDINGS PRIVATE LIMITED	1st Floor, Empire Tower, 26-28 Ham Nghi District 1, Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON CHILE SpA	Avenida Vitacura N°2939, Piso 8, Comuna de las Condes 7550011,Santiago,Chile
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON COMPANIES, LLC	One Franklin Parkway, Building 910, First Floor, San Mateo,California 94403
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP.	One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA 94403
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON FRANCE S.A.	18-20 reu de la Paix 75002,Paris,France
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED	Toronto Square, Infirmary Street, Leeds, LS1 2HJ, England

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	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON GLOBAL INVESTORS LIMITED	5 Morrison Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 8BH, Scotland
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON GSC ASSET MANAGEMENT SDN.BHD	Suite 31-02, 31st Floor, Menara Keck Seng, 203 Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON HOLDING LIMITED	C/O Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP Cathedral Square,Port Louis,Mauritius
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INSTITUTIONAL,LLC	280 Park Avenue,New York,NY 10017
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INSTITUTIONAL GP, LLC	1133 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INTERNATIONAL SERVICES(INDIA)PRIVATE LIMITED	Franklin Templeton Park, 18-23, Financial District, Nanakramguda,Hyderabad - 500019 India
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INTERNATIONAL SERVICES S.à r.l.	8A, rue Albert Borschette, L-1246, Luxembourg
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTIMENTOS (BRASIL) LTDA.	Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima 3311, 5th Floor, Itaim Bibi, Sao Paulo, 04538-133, Brazil
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENTS POLAND SP Z.O.O.	Rondo ONZ 1, 00-124 Warszawa
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GMBH	St. Helier Jersey, Channel Islands
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED	Cannon Place, 78 Cannon Street, London, EC4N 6HL, England
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENT SERVICES GMBH	Mainzer Landstr. 16, D-60325 Frankfurt-Am-Main, Germany
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENT SERVICES MEXICO S DE R.L.	Avenida Paseo de la Reforma 342, Colonia Juarez, Mexico City,CP. 06600,Mexico
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENT TRUST MANAGEMENT CO.,LTD.	3rd Floor, CCMM Building,101 Yeouigongwon-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu,Seoul, 07241,Republic of Korea
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENTS (ASIA) LIMITED	17thFloor, Chater House, 8 Connaught Road Central, HongKong
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENTS AUSTRALIA LIMITED	Level 19, 101 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENTS CORP.	5000 Yonge Street Suite 900, Toronto, Ontario M2N 0A7,Canada
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENTS JAPAN LIMITED	1-9-10 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENTS (ME) LIMITED	Level 7, Gate Precinct Building 3, Unit 5, Dubai International Financial Centre, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai,UAE
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENTS SOUTH AFRICA(PTY)LTD	First Floor Kildare House, The Oval 1 Oakdale Road, Newlands,Cape Town,7700,South Africa
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTOR SERVICES, LLC	10600 White Rock Road, Rancho Cordova, Ca 95670- 6032
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON LUXEMBOURG S.A.	8A,rue Albert Borschette,L-1246,Luxembourg
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON MAGYARORSZAG KFT	SAS Center,Sas u. 10-12,Budapest 1051,Hungary
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON MANAGEMENT LUXEMBOURG SA	8A, rue Albert Borschette, L-1246, Luxembourg
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON PORTFOLIO ADVISORS, INC.	One Franklin Parkway, Building 910, First Floor, San Mateo,California 94403
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON REAL ESTATE ADVISORS GP,LLC	280 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10017, United States
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON REAL ESTATE ADVISORS II GP,LLC	280 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10017, United States
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON REAL ESTATE GROUP CARRY,L.P.	c/o Franklin Templeton Institutional, LLC, 280 Park Avenue,New York,NY,10017,United States
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON REAL ESTATE GROUP CARRY II,L.P.	c/o Franklin Templeton Institutional, LLC, 280 Park Avenue,New York,NY,10017,United States
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON SERVICES (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED	Indiabulls Finance Centre, Tower 2, 13th Floor, Senapati Bapat Marg,Elphinstone(West),Mumbai,400013,India
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON SERVICES,LLC	One Franklin Parkway,San Mateo,CA 94403
	Franklin Templeton Servicios de Asesoria Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V.	Avenida Paseo de la Reforma 342, Colonia Juarez, Mexico City,CP. 06600,Mexico
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON SLOVAKIA,S.R.O.	Karadžičova 8/A,821 08 Bratislava,Slovak Republic

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	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS LTD.	P.O. Box 309GT, Ugland House, South Church Street, George Town,Grand Cayman,Cayman Islands.
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON SWITZERLAND LTD	Bahnhofstrasse 22,Ch-8022 Zurich,Switzerland
	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON TRUSTEE SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED	Sakhar Bhavan, 1st Floor, 230 Backbay Reclamation, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400-021 India
	FRANKLIN/TEMPLETON DISTRIBUTORS, INC.	One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA 94403
	FRANKLIN/TEMPLETON TRAVEL, INC.	One Franklin Parkway, Building 910, First Floor, San Mateo, California 94403
	FT OPPORTUNISTIC DISTRESSED FUND LTD	Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House,Grand Cayman,KY1-1104,Cayman Islands.
	FTC INVESTOR SERVICES INC.	350 Seventh Avenue SW, Suite 3000, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 3N9
	FTCI (CAYMAN) LTD.	Cayman National Trust Co. Ltd., Suite 6201, 62 Forum Lane,Grand Cayman,Cayman Islands
	FTI South Africa	First Floor Kildare House, The Oval 1 Oakdale Road, Newlands,Cape Town,7700,South Africa
	ITI CAPITAL MARKETS LIMITED	CenturyCentre,75 Ttk Road,Chennai,India 600018
	LSIMC, LLC	One Franklin Parkway, Building 910, First Floor, San Mateo,California 94403
	MUTUAL RECOVERY FUND, LTD.	P.O. Box 309GT, Ugland House, George Town, Grand Cayman,Cayman Islands,KY1-1104.
	K2 Advisors Holdings, L.L.C.	300 Atlantic Street, 12th Floor, Stamford, CT, 06901, United States
	K2 Advisors LLC	300 Atlantic Street, 12th Floor, Stamford, CT, 06901, United States
	K2/D&S Management Co., L.L.C.	300 Atlantic Street, 12th Floor, Stamford, CT, 06901, United States
	K2 Advisors Japan Ltd.	Ark Hills Sengokuyama Mori Tower, 1-9-10 Roppongi, 40th Floor,Minato-ku,Tokyo 106-0032
	K2/Highland Management Co., L.L.C.	300 Atlantic Street, 12th Floor, Stamford, CT, 06901, United States
	RIVA FINANCIAL SYSTEMS LIMITED	St. George’s Tower, Hope Street, Douglas IM1 1AR, Isle of Man
	TEMPLETON ASSET MANAGEMENT (LABUAN) LIMITED	Tiara Labuan, Jalan Tanjung Batu, 87000 F.T. Labuan, Malaysia
	TEMPLETON ASSET MANAGEMENT (POLAND) TFI S.A.	Rondo 1, 26th Floor, Rondo ONZ 1, Warsaw, 00-124, Poland
	TEMPLETON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD.	7 Temasek Boulevard, #38-03 Suntec Tower One, Singapore, 038987
	Templeton Asset Management Limited Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V.	Montes Urales, No. 770-401, Lomas de Chapultepec, Ciudad de México, D.F., Mexico,11000
	TEMPLETON CHINA RESEARCH LIMITED	17/F, Charter House, 8 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong
	TEMPLETON DO BRASIL LTDA.	Rua Lauro Muller 116, Sala 2404, Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
	TEMPLETON FRANKLIN GLOBAL DISTRIBUTORS,LTD.	Appleby, Spurling & Kempe, 41 Cedar House Avenue, P.O. Box Hm 1179,Hamilton Hm Ex,Bermuda
	TEMPLETON GLOBAL ADVISORS LIMITED	P.O. Box N-7759,Lyford Cay,Nassau,Bahamas
	TEMPLETON GLOBAL HOLDINGS LTD.	P.O. Box N-7759,Lyford Cay,Nassau,Bahamas
	TEMPLETON INTERNATIONAL,INC.	One Franklin Parkway,San Mateo,CA 94403
	TEMPLETON INVESTMENT COUNSEL,LLC	300 S.E. 2ndStreet,Fort Lauderdale,FL 33301
	TEMPLETON RESTRUCTURED INVESTMENTS, L.L.C.	300 S.E. 2ndStreet, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
	TEMPLETON RESTRUCTURED INVESTMENTS III, LTD.	300 S.E. 2ndStreet, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
	TEMPLETON RESTRUCTURED INVESTMENTS IV, LTD.	The offices of Mourant Ozannes Corporate Services (Cayman) Limited, 94 Solaris Avenue, Camana Bay, P.O. Box 1348,Grand Cayman,KY1-1108,Cayman Islands
	TEMPLETON WORLDWIDE,INC.	One Franklin Parkway,San Mateo,CA 94403

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TEMPLETON/FRANKLIN INVESTMENT SERVICES,INC.	26515 Carmel Rancho Blvd., Carmel, CA 93923
TSEMF III (JERSEY) LIMITED	Elian Corporate Services (Jersey) Limited, 44 Esplanade, St Helier,Jersey,JE4 9WG,Jersey (Channel Islands)
TSEMF IV (JERSEY) LIMITED	Elian Corporate Services (Jersey) Limited, 44 Esplanade, St Helier,Jersey,JE4 9WG,Jersey (Channel Islands)

This is the annexure of 5 pages marked Annexure A signed by me and dated 06 September 2017.

........................................................................... Lori A. Weber, Assistant Secretary Franklin Resources, Inc.

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Annexure B Details of Entitlement and Relevant Interests

1. Date of Change	2. Person Whose Relevant InterestChanged	3. Nature ofChange	4. Consideration in AUD$	5. Class and Number of Securities affected/ Ordinary	6. Persons votes effected
6/09/2017	Franklin Advisers,Inc.	Mandatoryexchange	2,001,000	66,700,000	66,700,000

7. Holder of Relevant Interest		**8. **	**8. **	Person's votes	Person's votes	Person's votes
Franklin Advisers,Inc.		169,197,609			votes
9. Registered Holder of Securities	10. Class and Number of Shares			11.	Person's votes
HSBC BANK AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED	136,027,382		Ordinary	136,027,382		votes
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,N.A.	33,170,227		Ordinary	33,170,227		votes

This is the annexure of 1 page marked Annexure B referred to in the Form 604: Notice of change in interests or entitlements of substantial shareholder signed by me and dated 06 September 2017.

..............................................…….................. Lori A. Weber, Assistant Secretary Franklin Resources, Inc.