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BHP - BHP Billiton plc - Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rates - 2011 Final Dividend BHP Billiton Plc Share code: BIL ISIN: GB0000566504 Company Secretariat 12 September 2011 Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rates - 2011 Final Dividend Name of entities BHP Billiton Limited BHP Billiton Plc ABN 49 004 028 077 REG NO 3196209 On 24 August 2011 we declared a final dividend for the year ended 30 June 2011 of 55 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, 9 September 2011, and for South African cents the last date to trade on the JSE Limited, being 2 September 2011. The following table details the currency exchange rates applicable for the dividend: Dividend 55 US cents Exchange Rate Dividend per ordinary share in local currency Australian cents 1.057500 52.009456 British pence 1.595500 34.471952 New Zealand cents 0.822575 66.863204 South African cents1 7.005125 385.281875 The dividend will be paid on Thursday, 29 September 2011. Jane McAloon Group Company Secretary Further information on BHP Billiton can be found at: www.bhpbilliton.com Sponsor: Absa Capital (the investment banking division of Absa Bank Limited, affiliated with Barclays Capital) Media Relations Investor Relations Australia Australia Samantha Stevens Andrew Gunn Tel: +61 3 9609 2898 Tel: +61 3 9609 3575 Mobile: +61 400 693 915 Mobile: +61 439 558 454 email: email: Samantha.Stevens@bhpbilliton.com Andrew.Gunn@bhpbilliton.com Kelly Quirke United Kingdom and South Africa Tel: +61 3 9609 2896 Mobile: +61 429 966 312 Brendan Harris email: Kelly.Quirke@bhpbilliton.com Tel: +44 20 7802 4131 Mobile: +44 7990 527 726
Fiona Martin email: Brendan.Harris@bhpbilliton.com Tel: +61 3 9609 2211 Mobile: +61 427 777 908 Americas email: Fiona.Martin2@bhpbilliton.com United Kingdom and Americas Scott Espenshade Tel: +1 713 599 6431 Ruban Yogarajah Mobile: +1 713 208 8565 Tel: US +1 713 966 2907 or email: Scott.Espenshade@bhpbilliton.com UK +44 20 7802 4033Mobile: UK +44 7827 082 022 email: Ruban.Yogarajah@bhpbilliton.com BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 BHP Billiton Plc Registration 077 number 3196209 Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales Registered Office: 180 Lonsdale Street Registered Office: Neathouse Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia Place Tel +61 1300 55 4757 London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom Fax +61 3 9609 3015 Tel +44 20 7802 4000 Fax +44 20 7802 4111 Members of the BHP Billiton Group which is headquartered in Australia Date: 12/09/2011 07:22:23 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.
