Beach Energy : Becoming a substantial holder

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Dear Sir/Madam,

Beach Energy Ltd - notice of becoming a substantial holder

NORGES BANK

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

Please find attached notice of becoming a substantial holder (ASIC Form 603) in relation to Beach Energy Ltd.

Please confirm receipt of this notification to NBIMReg:[e-mail]. Yours sincerely,

Stanislav Boiadjiev Compliance

Norges Bank Investment Management

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Form 603

Corporations Act 2001

Section 6718

Notice of initial substantial holder

To Company Name/Scheme Beach Energy Ltd

ACNIARSN 007 617 969

1.Details of substantial holder (1)

603 GUIDE e 1/2 19 March 2010

Name -"N o"r '-e"s B•nk--------------------------------

ACNIARSN (if applicable) _N_IA---------------------------------

The holder became a substantial holder on 22 December 2015

2. Details of voting power

The tota! 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 holder are as follows:

Class of securities (4)	Number of securities	Person's votes (5)	Voting power (6)
Ordinary	68,748.743	68.748,743	5.28%

1. 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 of relevant interest	Nature of relevant interest (7)	Class and number of securities
   Norges Bank	Central Bank managing monies on behalf of Government of Norway with discretionary powers	Ordinary 68,748,743

   
   

2. Details of present registered holders

   
   

   The persons registered as holders of the securities referred to in paragraph 3 above are as follows:

   
   

   Holder of relevant interest	Registered holder of securities	Person entitled to be registered as holder (8)	Class and number of securities
   Norges Bank	Citigroup Pty. Limited	Norges Bank	68.748.743

3. 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 fnterest	Date of acquisition	Consideration (9) Cash/ Non Cash		Class and number of securities
   Norges Bank	08/09/2015 - 2211212015	Please see appendix A	Please see appendix A	12,057,461 ordinary shares

   
   

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4. Associates

   
   

   Name and ACN/ARSN {if applicable)	Nature of association
   Norges Bank	Central Bank

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

   
   

5. Addresses

Name	Address
Norges Bank	Bankplassen 2. PO Box 1179 Sentrum, 0107 Oslo. Norway

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

Signature

print name Stanislav Boiadjiev

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Capacity : Analyst - Compliance date 23/12/2015

Form 603 - Appendix A

Corporations Act 2001

Section 6718

Notice of initial substantial holder

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DATE OF CHANGE	HOLDER OF RELEVANT INTEREST	NATURE OF CHANGE	CONSIDERATION GIVEN IN RELATION TO CHANGE		CLASS OF SECURITIES AFFECTED	NUMBER OF SECURITIES
0810912015	Norges Bank	Buy	0.5788	AUD	Common Stock	288,820
09/09/2015	Norges Bank	Buy	0.5979	AUD	Common Stock	139,222
1010912015	Norges Bank	Buy	0.5895	AUD	Common Stock	1,030,669
14109/2015	Norges Bank	Buy	0.5497	AUD	Common Stock	885,603
2310912015	Norges Bank	Collateral Received	NIA	AUD	Common Stock	1,713,998
24109/2015	Norges Bank	Collateral Returned	NIA	AUD	Common Stock	-	6
2510912015	Norges Bank	Collateral Received	NIA	AUD	Common Stock	8
25109/2015	Norges Bank	DRP Scrip Dividend	0.5560	AUD	Common Stock	66
25109/201 5	Norges Bank	DRP Scrip Dividend	0.5560	AUD	Common Stock	167,883
29/0912015	Norges Bank	Sell	0.4800	AUD	Common Stock	-	7,441
301091201 5	Norges Bank	Collateral Returned	NIA	AUD	Common Stock	-	2
01/1012015	Norges Bank	Collateral Received	NIA	AUD	Common Stock	I
02/1012015	Norges Bank	Collateral Received	NIA	AUD	Common Stock	1,483,404
0611012015	Norges Bank	Collateral Received	NIA	AUD	Common Stock	I
0711012015	Norges Bank	Collateral Received	NIA	AUD	Common Stock	3
08/1012015	Norges Bank	Collateral Returned	NIA	AUD	Common Stock	-	163,463
0911012015	Norges Bank	Collateral Returned	NIA	AUD	Common Stock	-	136,021