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BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rates - 2011 Interim Dividend BHP Billiton Plc Share code: BIL ISIN: GB0000566504 14 March 2011 Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rates - 2011 Interim Dividend Name of BHP Billiton Limited BHP Billiton Plc entities ABN 49 004 028 077 REG NO 3196209
On 16 February 2011 we announced an interim dividend for the half year ended 31 December 2010 of 46 US cents. 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, 11 March 2011, and for South African cents the last date to trade on the JSE Limited, being 4 March 2011 (1). The following table details the currency exchange rates applicable for the dividend: Dividend 46 US Exchange rate Dividend per ordinary share cents in local currency Australian cents 1.001395 45.935919 British pence 1.601690 28.719665 New Zealand 0.736425 62.463930 cents South African 6.891175 316.994050 cents (1) The dividend will be paid on Thursday, 31 March 2011. Jane McAloon Group Company Secretary (1) On 4 March 2011 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: 14/03/2011 07:08:02 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.
