Notification of Major Interest in Shares BHP Group Plc Registration number 3196209 Registered in England and Wales Share code: BHP ISIN: GB00BH0P3Z91 Issued by: BHP Group Plc Date: 21 February 2019 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 Group Plc – Notification of Major Interest in Shares The following notification was received on 20 February 2019 by BHP Group Plc from Norges Bank relating to major interests in shares of BHP Group Plc. BHP Group Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Group 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 Members of the BHP Group which 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 Group PLC rights are attached(ii): 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)(iii): 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) Name Norges Bank City and country of registered office (if applicable) Oslo, Norway 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 19/02/2019 or reached(vi): 6. Date on which issuer notified 20/02/2019 (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) issuer(vii) (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was 3.07 % 0.00 % 3.07 % 2,112,071,796 crossed or reached Position of previous notification (if 2.99 % 0.00 % 2.99 % applicable) 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 Number of voting rights(ix) % 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) GB00BH0P3Z91 64,753,649 3.07 % SUBTOTAL 8. A 64,753,649 3.07 % 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 date(x) Conversion Period(xi) the instrument is exercised/converted. 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)) Exercise/ Physical or Type of financial Expiration Number of Conversion cash % of voting rights instrument date(x) voting rights Period (xi) settlement(xii) SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 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) 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(xiv) (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 Name(xv) than the notifiable equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold than the notifiable threshold 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(xvi) Place of Oslo, Norway completion Date of completion 20/02/2019 Date: 21/02/2019 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.