Notification of Major Interest in Shares

Issued by:

BHP Billiton Plc

Date:

17 August 2017

To:

London Stock Exchange

Australian SecuritiesExchange

Cc:

JSE Limited

New York Stock Exchange

For Release:

Immediately

Contact:

Rachel Agnew +61 (3) 9609 3730

BHP Billiton Plc - Notification of Major Interest in Shares 

The attached notification was received on 16 August 2017 by BHP Billiton Plc from Elliott Capital Advisors, L.P. relating to major holdings of shares of BHP BillitonPlc

The notification relates to a major holding in BHP Billiton Plc only, and not in the combined BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited group.

BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 Registered in Australia

LEI WZE1WSENV6JSZFK0JC28

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: 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)

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached

BHP Billiton PLC

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)

Non-UK issuer

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)

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Elliott Capital Advisors, L.P. (for itself and related general partners and investment managers)

City and country of registered office

(if applicable)

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)

Name

Elliott International, L.P.

City and country of registered office

(if applicable)

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:

14 August 2017

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

15 August 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

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

5.04%

-

5.04%

106,448,721

Position of previous notification

(if applicable)

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type

of shares ISIN code

(if possible)

Number of voting rights

% 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)

GB0000566504

106,448,721

-

5.04%

-

SUBTOTAL 8. A

106,448,721

5.04%

B1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted

% of voting rights

SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

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

Exercise/ Conversion Period

Physical or cash settlement

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

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

X

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 (please add additional rows as necessary)

Namexv

% 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

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional information

Place of completion

London, United Kingdom

Date of completion

15 August 2017