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BHP Billiton Plc - Notification of Major Interest in Shares
BHP Billiton Plc
Registration number 3196209
Registered in England and Wales
Share code: BIL
ISIN: GB0000566504
Issued by: BHP Billiton Plc
Date: 16 March 2015
To: London Stock Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
cc: JSE Limited
New York Stock Exchange
For Release: Immediately
Contact: Elizabeth Hobley +44 (0) 20 7802 4054
BHP Billiton Plc – Notification of Major Interest in Shares
The following notification was received on 13 March 2015 by BHP Billiton Plc from Aberdeen
Asset Managers Limited relating to major interests in shares of BHP Billiton Plc.
Sponsor: Merrill Lynch South Africa Proprietary Limited
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
The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia
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 BHP Billiton PLC
attached: ii
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 already issued to which voting rights 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 This is a clarification of the number of voting right shares held by
specify): the Aberdeen Asset Management PLC Group, in its capacity as
discretionary asset manager. Previous notifications have been
submitted on an all share capital basis (inclusive of shares held
without voting powers being delegated to Aberdeen Asset X
Management PLC Group). This notification does not reflect any
changes in shareholdings, and is purely a clarification exercise to
confirm the voting rights held. Any such future notifications, as
may be required, will be made on a voting rights basis only
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited (and/or acting for
notification obligation: iii 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
6. Date on which issuer notified: 13 March 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii 5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares to the triggering
transaction
if possible using Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting
the ISIN CODE of of of shares rights rights x
Shares Voting Direct xi Indirect xii Direct Indirect
Rights Direct
GB0000566504 137,073,736.00 112,709,911.00 137,073,736.00 112,709,911.00 5.34%
GB0000566504 19,987,825.00 15,261,250.00 19,987,825.00 15,261,250.00 0.72%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date xiii Conversion rights that may be rights
Period xiv acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rights
instrument price date xvii Conversion rights instrument xix, xx
period xviii refers to
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
127,971,161.00 6.06 %
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: David Greig
15. Contact telephone number: 01224 404294
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