BHP BILLITON PLC - BHP Billiton Prices US$5.0 Billion Bond

BHP Billiton Prices US$5.0 Billion Bond

BHP Billiton
NEWS RELEASE
Release Time IMMEDIATE
Date         26 September 2013
Number       23/13



                    BHP BILLITON PRICES US$5.0 BILLION BOND


BHP Billiton has priced a four tranche Global Bond under its debt shelf registration
statement, which has been previously filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission.

The Global Bond comprises US$500 million Senior Floating Rate Notes due 2016 paying
interest at 3 month US Dollar LIBOR plus 25 basis points, US$500 million 2.050% Senior
Notes due 2018, US$1,500 million 3.850% Senior Notes due 2023, and US$2,500 million
5.000% Senior Notes due 2043.

The proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor
shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation
or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any
such jurisdiction. Offers and sales will only be made pursuant to a written prospectus and
prospectus supplement, copies of which may be obtained from the joint book runners
Barclays Capital Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue,
Edgewood, NY 11717, +1-888-603-5847, Goldman Sachs & Co 200 West Street New York,
New York 10282 , Attention: Registration Department, Fax: +1-212-902-9316, Telephone:
+1-866-471-2526, Email: prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC,
383 Madison Avenue New York, New York 10179, +1 212-834-4533.

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

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