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BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rates - 2010 Interim Dividend BHP Billiton Plc REG NO: 3196209 Share code: BIL ISIN: GB0000566504 BHP Billiton Limited ABN: 49 004 028 077 Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rates - 2010 Interim Dividend On 10 February 2010 we announced an interim dividend for the half year ended 31 December 2009 of 42 US cents per share. Included in the announcement was the advice that the currency conversion for Australian cents, British pence and New Zealand cents would be based on the foreign currency exchange rates on the Record Date, 5 March 2010, and for South African cents the last date to trade on the JSE Limited, being 26 February 2010(1). The following table details the currency exchange rates applicable for the dividend: Dividend 42.0 US cents Exchange Rate Dividend per ordinary share in local currency Australian cents 0.90379 46.470715 British pence 1.50375 27.930175 New Zealand cents 0.69088 60.792473 South African cents(1) 7.76844 326.27910 The dividend will be paid on Tuesday, 23 March 2010. Jane McAloon Group Company Secretary (1) On 26 February 2010 we announced to the London Stock Exchange and the JSE Limited the currency exchange rate applicable to the dividend payable in South African cents. BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 BHP Billiton Plc Registration 004 028 077 number 3196209 Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales Registered Office: 180 Registered Office: Neathouse Lonsdale Street Melbourne Place London SW1V 1BH United Victoria 3000 Kingdom The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia Date: 08/03/2010 07:50:01 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.
