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 Date: 28/09/2017 05:13:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited ('JSE'). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.