22 May 2015
THIS IS NOT A PROSPECTUS. YOUR ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO THE IMPORTANT INFORMATION BELOW.
SOUTH32 LIMITED CREDIT RATINGS
South32 Limited advises that Moody's Investors Service and Standard and Poor's Ratings Services have assigned long term and short term credit ratings for South32 Limited.
A copy of each press release has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do. The press releases may also be accessed via South32's website: http://www.south32.net/.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This release is not a prospectus or listing document in any jurisdiction but constitutes an advertisement in relation to South32 Limited ("South32") for the purposes of the UK Prospectus Rules.
Any investment decision in relation to South32 should be made only on the basis of the information contained in the Listing Document for the relevant jurisdiction. The "Listing Documents", which are available, subject to applicable securities laws, on the BHP Billiton website at www.bhpbilliton.com/demerger, comprise a prospectus which has been approved by the UK Listing Authority in connection with the proposed admission of South32's ordinary shares to the standard listing segment of the Official List of the UK Financial Conduct Authority and to trading on the Main Market for listed securities of London Stock Exchange plc, an information memorandum in connection with South32's application for the admission of its ordinary shares to listing on the Australian Securities Exchange and a pre-listing statement in connection with South32's application for the admission of its ordinary shares to listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Subject to applicable securities laws, BHP Billiton shareholders may obtain printed copies of the Listing Document applicable to their jurisdiction free of charge by calling the Shareholder Information Line (details set out in section 3.9 of the Listing Documents).
Nothing in this release should be construed as either an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell securities in South32 in any jurisdiction, or be treated or relied upon as a recommendation or advice by South32.
