Issued by: | BHP Billiton Plc
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Date: | 25 January 2017
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To: | London Stock Exchange Australian Securities Exchange
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To: | JSE Limited New York Stock Exchange
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For Release: | Immediately
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Contact: | Geof Stapledon +44 (0) 20 7802 4176
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BHP Billiton Plc - Notification of Major Interest in Shares
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The attached notification was received on 24 January 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 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209
LEI WZE1WSENV6JSZFK0JC28 LEI 549300C116EOWV835768
Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: Level 18, 171 Collins Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Registered Office: Neathouse Place, 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
Members of the BHP Billiton Group which is headquartered in Australia
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi |
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer | BHP BILLITON PLC | ||||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the | PUBLIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION SOC LIMITED | ||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) | N/A | ||||
5. Date of the transaction and date on | 23 January 2017 | ||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 24 January 2017 | ||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | 3% | ||||
8. Notified details: | |||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | |||||||||||||||||
Class/type of
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Number | Number | Number | Number of voting | % of voting rights x | |||||||||||||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||||
BIL | 57268229
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| 66684446 |
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| 3.157% |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||
Type of financial | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting | % of voting | |||||||||||||
NONE | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | |||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||
Type of financial | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/ | Number of voting rights instrument refers to
| % of voting rights xix, xx
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Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||||
66684446 | 3.157% | ||||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the | ||
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Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A | |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease | N/A | |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold | N/A | |
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14. Contact name: | DEVILLIERS MAKONKO | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 012 742 3578 | |