Changes Relating To On-Market Buy-Back South32 Limited (Incorporated in Australia under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)) (ACN 093 732 597) ASX / LSE / JSE Share Code: S32 ADR: SOUHY ISIN: AU000000S320 south32.net Changes Relating To On-Market Buy-Back South32 Limited (ASX, LSE, JSE: S32; ADR: SOUHY) (South32) announce that the broker who will act on the company’s behalf has changed to J. P. Morgan Securities Australia Limited. The changes relating to the on-market buy-back (Appendix 3D) is lodged on the Australian Securities Exchange and voluntarily disclosed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange by way of submission to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do About South32 South32 is a globally diversified mining and metals company with high quality operations in Australia, Southern Africa and South America. Our purpose is to make a difference by developing natural resources, improving people’s lives now and for generations to come. We are trusted by our owners and partners to realise the potential of their resources. We have a simple strategy to maximise the potential of our assets and shareholder returns by optimising our existing operations, unlocking their potential and identifying new opportunities to compete for capital. FURTHER INFORMATION INVESTOR RELATIONS Alex Volante Rob Ward T +61 8 9324 9029 T +61 8 9324 9340 M +61 403 328 408 M +61 431 596 831 E Alex.Volante@south32.net E Robert.Ward@south32.net MEDIA RELATIONS Hayley Cardy James Clothier T +61 8 9324 9008 T +61 8 9324 9697 M +61 409 448 288 M +61 413 319 031 E Hayley.Cardy@south32.net E James.Clothier@south32.net Further information on South32 can be found at www.south32.net. JSE Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd 05 October 2017 Date: 05/10/2017 08:20:00 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.