Western Areas : Becoming a substantial holder

Form 603

Corporations Act 2001 Section 671B

Notice of initial substantial holder

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I. Details of substantial holder (1)

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The holder became a substantial holder on 08/ 11/201 7

1. Details of votin power

   The total number of votes attached to all the voting shares in the company or voting interests in the scheme that the substantial holder or an associate (2) had a relevant interest (3) in on the date the substantial holder became a substantial

   Class of securities (4)	Numberof I Person's votes (5) securities		Voting power (6)
   See Annexure B

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   ----.....-- -----.....-- -----.....- --------,

2. Details of relevant interests

   The nature of the relevant interest the substantial holder or an associate had in the following voting securities on the date the substantial holder became a substantial holder are as follows:

   Holder and Nature of relevant interest (7)	Class and number of securities
   See Annexure C

3. Details of present reistered holders

   The persons rel!istered as holders of the securities referred to in tiaral?.raoh 3 above are as follows:

   Holder ofrelevant Interest	:;i d holder of	Person entitled to be registered as holder	Class and number
   (8)	of securities

   See Annexure D

4. Consideration

   The consideration paid for each relevant interest referred to in paragraph 3 above, and acquired in the four months prior to the day that the substantial holder became a substantial holder is as follows:

   Holder of relevant interest	Date of acquisition	Consideration (9)	Class and number of securities
   Cash I Non-cash
   See Annexure E

5. Associates

   The reasons the persons named in paragraph 3 above are associates of the substantial holder are as follows:

   Name and ACN/ARSN (if aoolicable)	Nature of association

   Not Applicable

6. Addresses

The addresses of persons named in this form are as follows:

Name Address

See Anncxurc F

Signature

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

By: Dimensional Holdings Inc., its General Partner

print name By:Val 'e A. B wn Assistant Secretaty and Vice President November 9, 2017

DIRECTIONS

1. Ifthere are a number of substantial holders with similar or related relevant interests (eg. a corporation and its related corporations, or the manager and trustee of an equity trust), the names could be included in an annexure to the form. Ifthe relevant interests of a group of persons are essentially similar, they may be referred to throughout the form as a specifically named group if the membership of each group, with the names and addresses of members is clearly set out in paragraph 7 of the form.

2. See the definition of "associate" in section 9 of the Corporations Act 200 I.

3. See the definition of "relevant interest" in sections 608 and 6718(7) of the Corporations Act 2001.

4. The voting shares of a company constitute one class unless divided into separate classes.

5. The total number of votes attached to all the voting shares in the company or voting interests in the scheme (if any) that the person or an associate has a relevant interest in.

6. The person 's votes divided by the total votes in the body corporate or scheme multiplied by 100.

7. Include details of:

8. any relevant agreement or other circumstances by which the relevant interest was acquired. Ifsubsection 6718(4) applies, a copy of any document setting out the terms of any relevant agreement, and a statement by the person giving full and accurate details of any contract, scheme or arrangement, must accompany this form, together with a written statement certifying this contract, scheme or arrangement; and

9. any qualification of the power of a person to exercise, control the exercise of, or influence the exercise of, the voting powers or disposal of the securities to which the relevant interest relates (indicating clearly the the particular securities to which the qualification applies).

   See the definition of "relevant agreement" in section 9 of the Corporations Act 2001 .

10. Ifthe substantial holder is unable to determine the identity of the person (eg. if the relevant interest arises because of an option) write "unknown."'

11. Details of the consideration must include any and all benefits, money and other, that any person from whom a relevant interest was acquired has, or may, become entitled to receive in relation to that acquisition. Details must be included even if the benefit is conditional on the happening or not of a contingency. Details must be included o any benefit paid on behalf of the substantial holder or its associate in relation to the acquisitions, even if they are not paid directly to the person from whom the relevant interest was acquired.

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603 GUIDE a 111 13 March 2000

GUIDE This guide does not form part of the prescribed form and is included by ASIC to

assist you in completing and lodging form 603.

Signature

Lodging period

Lodging Fee

Other forms to be completed

Additional information

Annexures

This fonn must be signed by either a director or a secretary of the substantial holder.

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Nil

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1. Ifadditional space is required to complete 11 question, the infonnation may be included on a separate piece of paper annexed to the fonn.

2. This notice must be given to a listed company, or the responsible entity for a listed managed investment scheme. A copy of this notice must also be given to each relevant securities exchange.

3. The person must give a copy of this notice:

4. within 2 business days after they become aware of the information; or

1. by 9.30 am on the next trading day of the relevant securities exchange after they become aware of the information if:

2. a takeover bid is made for voting shares in the company or voting interests in the scheme; and

3. the person becomes aware of the information during the bid period.

To make any annexure confonn to the regulations, you must

use A4 size paper of white or light pastel colour with a margin of at least 1Omm on all sides

1. show the corporation name and ACN or ARBN

2. number the pages consecutively

3. print or type in BLOCK letters in dark blue or black ink so that the document is clearly legible when photocopied

5 identify the annexure with a mark such as A, B, C, etc

1. endorse the annexure with the words:

   This is annexure (mark) of (1111mber) pages referred to inform (form number and title)

2. sign and date the annexure

The annexure must be signed by the same person(s) who signed the form.