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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: 28 September 2017
To: London Stock Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
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.
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Limited
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
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 attachedii:
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 obligationiv
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 reachedvi:
6. Date on which issuer notified
26/09/2017
(DD/MM/YYYY):
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
% of voting rights
% of voting rights Total number of
through financial Total of both in %
attached to shares voting rights of
instruments (8.A + 8.B)
(total of 8. A) issuervii
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)
Resulting situation
on the date on which
threshold 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 reachedviii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Number of voting rightsix % of voting rights
shares
ISIN code (if possible) Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(Art 9 of Directive (Art 10 of Directive (Art 9 of Directive (Art 10 of Directive
2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) 2004/109/EC) 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) 2004/109/EC)
(DTR5.2.1) (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))
Number of voting rights
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ that may be acquired if
% of voting rights
instrument datex Conversion Periodxi the instrument is
exercised/converted.
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))
Exercise/ Physical or
Type of financial Expiration Number of
Conversion cash % of voting rights
instrument datex voting rights
Period xi settlementxii
SUBTOTAL
8.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) issuerxiii
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 entityxiv
(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
Namexv
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:
Name of the proxy holder N/A
The number and % of voting rights held N/A
The date until which the voting rights will be
N/A
held
11. Additional informationxvi
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
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