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Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rates - 2012 Final Dividend
Company Secretariat
BHP Billiton Limited BHP Billiton Plc
180 Lonsdale Street Neathouse Place
Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia London SW1V 1BH UK
GPO BOX 86A Tel +44 20 7802 4000
10 September 2012 Melbourne Victoria 3001 Australia Fax + 44 20 7802 4111
Tel +61 1300 55 47 57 Fax +61 3 9609 4372 bhpbilliton.com
bhpbilliton.com
To: Australian Securities Exchange cc: New York Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange JSE Limited
Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rates – 2012 Final Dividend
Name of entities BHP Billiton Limited BHP Billiton Plc
ABN 49 004 028 077 REG NO 3196209
On 22 August 2012 we declared a final dividend for the year ended 30 June 2012 of 57 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, 7 September 2012, and for South African cents the last date to trade on the JSE
Limited, which was 31 August 2012(1) The following table details the currency exchange rates
applicable for the dividend:
Dividend 57 US cents Exchange rate Dividend per ordinary share
per share in local currency
Australian cents 1.034794 55.083427
British pence 1.596447 35.704286
New Zealand cents 0.804743 70.830066
South African cents(1) 8.441200 481.148400
The dividend will be paid on 28 September 2012.
Jane McAloon
Group Company Secretary
Sponsor: Absa Capital (the investment banking division of Absa Bank Limited, affiliated with Barclays)
(1) On 31 August 2012 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 49 004 028 077 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209
Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: 180 Lonsdale Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Registered Office: Neathouse Place, London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom
The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia
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