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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                    

 

BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 LEI WZE1WSENV6JSZFK0JC28 Registered in Australia Registered Office: 171 Collins Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia Tel +61 1300 55 4757 Fax +61 3 9609 3015	BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209 LEI 549300C116EOWV835768 Registered in England and Wales Registered Office: Nova South 160 Victoria Street London SW1E 5LB United Kingdom Tel +44 20 7802 4000 Fax +44 20 7802 4111
The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia

 

 

 

 

 

TR-1: S tandard 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 rights are attached ii :			BHP BILLITON PLC
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 obligation iv
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 or reached vi :			22/09/2017
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			26/09/2017
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)		Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights of issuer vii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	2.970%			2.970%	62 724 244
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	3.157%			3.157%

 

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached viii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)		Number of voting rights ix					% of voting rights
		Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)			Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (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))
Type of financial instrument		Expiration date x	Exercise/ Conversion Period xi			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.			% of voting rights
			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))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date x		Exercise/ Conversion Period xi		Physical or cash settlement xii			Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
					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) issuer xiii
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 entity xiv (please add additional rows as necessary)
Name xv	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
PUBLIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION SOC LIMITED	2.970%		2.970%
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 held		N/A
11. Additional information xvi
Name: DEVILLIERS MAKONKO E-Mail: [email protected] TEL: +27 12 742 3578

 

Place of completion	PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA
Date of completion	SEPTEMBER 26, 2017