DBRS Notes BHP Billiton Limited & BHP Billiton plc’s Name Change

DBRS Limited (DBRS) notes that, effective November 19, 2018, BHP Billiton Limited & BHP Billiton plc (rated A (low) with a Positive trend by DBRS) changed its name to BHP Group Limited & BHP Group plc.

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The principal methodologies are Rating Companies in the Mining Industry (September 2018), DBRS Criteria: Preferred Share and Hybrid Security Criteria for Corporate Issuers (November 2018) and Rating Companies in the Oil and Gas and Oilfield Services Industries (August 2018), which can be found on dbrs.com under Methodologies.

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