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BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rate (South African Rand) - 2010 Interim Dividend BHP Billiton Plc Share code: BIL ISIN: GB0000566504 Company Secretariat 26 February 2010 TO: JSE Limited London Stock Exchange Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rate (South African Rand) - 2010 Interim Dividend Name of entity BHP Billiton Plc REG NO 3196209 On 10 February 2010 we announced an interim dividend for the half year ended 31 December 2009 of 42 US cents per share. The currency exchange rate applicable for the dividend payable in South African cents to shareholders on the BHP Billiton Plc branch register is set out below*: Dividend 42.0 US cents Exchange Rate Dividend per ordinary per share share in local currency
South African cents 7.768550 326.279100 * The exchange rates applicable to the BHP Billiton dividend being paid in other currencies will be based on the foreign currency exchange rates on the Record Date, being 5 March 2010, and announced to the market on 8 March 2010. BHP Billiton Plc shareholders registered on the South African section of the register will not be able to dematerialise or rematerialise their shareholdings between the dates of 1 and 5 March 2010, both dates inclusive. Transfers between the UK register and the South African register will not be permitted between the dates of 26 February and 5 March 2010, both dates inclusive. The dividend will be paid on Tuesday, 23 March 2010. Jane McAloon Group Company Secretary BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209 Registered in England and Wales Registered Office: Neathouse Place, London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia Date: 26/02/2010 12:50:02 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.
