ITEM 1

 (a)         

Name of Issuer

Paringa Resources Limited

 (b)

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices

Level 9, 28 The Esplanade, Perth, Western Australia 6000, Australia

ITEM 2

 (a)

Names of Persons Filing

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (“MUFG”)

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation (“MUTB”)

First Sentier Investors Holdings Pty Ltd (“FSIHD”)

 (b)

Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence

MUFG :

7-1 Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku

Tokyo 100-8330, Japan

MUTB :

4-5 Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku

Tokyo 100-8212, Japan

FSIHD :

Level 5, Tower Three International Towers Sydney,

300 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo NSW 2000,

 (c)

Citizenship

MUFG : Tokyo, Japan

MUTB : Tokyo, Japan

FSIHD : Commonwealth of Australia

(d)

Title of Class of Securities

Common Stock

 (e)

CUSIP Number

69949M100 (this CUISIP number is for the issuer’s American Depository Shares, not the Common Stock)

ITEM 3

If this statement is filed pursuant to §§ 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

(a)[  ]

Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);

(b)[  ]

Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

(c)[  ]

Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

(d)[  ]

Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);

(e)[  ]

An investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

(f)[  ]

An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

(g)[  ]

A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

(h)[  ]

A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

(i)[  ]

A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

(j)[Ö]

A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);

(k)[  ]

Group, in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).

If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution:    Parent holding company

MUTB:    

(a)[  ]

Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);

(b)[  ]

Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

(c)[  ]

Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

(d)[  ]

Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);

(e)[  ]

An investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

(f)[  ]

An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

(g)[  ]

A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

(h)[  ]

A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

(i)[  ]

A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

(j)[Ö]

A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);

(k)[  ]

Group, in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).

If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution:     Bank

(a)[  ]

Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);

(b)[  ]

Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

(c)[  ]

Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

(d)[  ]

Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);

(e)[  ]

An investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

(f)[  ]

An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

(g)[  ]

A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

(h)[  ]

A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

(i)[  ]

A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

(j)[Ö]

A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);

(k)[  ]

Group, in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).

If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution:     Parent holding company

ITEM 4

Ownership

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

For MUFG

(a)

Amount beneficially owned:

(b)

Percent of class:

(c)

Number of shares as to which the person has:

(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

For MUTB

(a)

Amount beneficially owned:

(b)

Percent of class:

(c)

Number of shares as to which the person has:

(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

For FSIHD

(a)

Amount beneficially owned:

(b)

Percent of class:

(c)

Number of shares as to which the person has:

(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

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ITEM 10

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.