BHP BILLITON PLC - Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rates - 2013 Final Dividend

Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rates - 2013 Final Dividend


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Company Secretariat

9 September 2013


 To:        Australian Securities Exchange                                       cc:     New York Stock Exchange
            London Stock Exchange                                                        JSE Limited


                     Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rates – 2013 Final Dividend

 Name of entities                    BHP Billiton Limited                        BHP Billiton Plc
                                     ABN 49 004 028 077                          REG NO 3196209

On 20 August 2013 we declared a final dividend for the year ended 30 June 2013 of 59 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, 6 September 2013, and for South African cents the Last Date to Trade on the JSE
Limited, which was 30 August 2013(1). The following table details the currency exchange rates
applicable for the dividend:


 Dividend 59 US cents                                        Exchange rate                  Dividend per ordinary share
 per share                                                                                            in local currency

 Australian cents                                                  0.916450                                   64.378853

 British pence                                                     1.559854                                   37.824053

 New Zealand cents                                                 0.795845                                   74.135039

 South African cents(1)                                           10.337500                                  609.912500

The dividend will be paid on 25 September 2013.




     Jane McAloon
     Group Company Secretary

Sponsor: Absa Capital (the investment banking division of Absa Bank Limited, affiliated with Barclays)


 
 (1) On 30 August 2013 we announced to the London Stock Exchange and the JSE Limited the currency exchange rate applicable
 to the dividend payable in South African cents.



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