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BHP BILLITON PLC - Notice of 2014 Interim Dividend Dates

Release Date: 17/12/2013 07:05
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Notice of 2014 Interim Dividend Dates

BHP Billiton Plc
Registration number 3196209
Registered in England and Wales
Share code: BIL
ISIN: GB0000566504


Company Secretariat

                                                                                   BHP Billiton Limited                        BHP Billiton Plc
                                                                                   171 Collins Street                          Neathouse Place
                                                                                   Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia           London SW1V 1BH UK
                                                                                   GPO BOX 86                                  Tel +44 20 7802 4000
                                                                                   Melbourne Victoria 3001 Australia           Fax + 44 20 7802 4111
                                                                                   Tel +61 1300 55 47 57 Fax +61 3 9609 3015   bhpbilliton.com
                                                                                   bhpbilliton.com
17 December 2013


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


                                            Notice of 2014 Interim Dividend Dates


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


                         
The updated dates(1) for the 2014 Interim Dividend of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc are as
follows:

2014 Interim Results and Dividend

Half Yearly Results Announcement and Dividend Determination (updated)                              18 February 2014(2)
Last day to trade cum dividend on JSE Limited and currency conversion                              28 February 2014
into rand
Ex-Dividend Date (Australian & Johannesburg stock exchanges)                                       3 March 2014                                                  
Ex-Dividend Date (London & New York stock exchanges(3))                                            5 March 2014
Record Date (including currency conversion and currency election dates,                            7 March 2014
except for rand)
Payment Date                                                                                       26 March 2014

Please note that BHP Billiton Plc shareholders registered on the South African section of the register
will not be able to dematerialise or rematerialise their shareholdings between the dates of 3 and 7
March 2014 (inclusive), nor will transfers between the UK register and the South African register be
permitted, between the dates of 28 February and 7 March 2014 (inclusive).




Nicole Duncan
Company Secretary
BHP Billiton Limited

(1)  Dates are subject to change.
(2)  Note that this is the only date that has been updated. The date previously advised to the market for the results release was
11 February 2014. All other dates remain as previously advised.
(3)  BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc shares are listed in the form of American Depositary Shares (ADSs) and traded as
American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) on the NYSE. Each ADS represents two ordinary shares.


BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077                                  BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209
Registered in Australia                                                  Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: 171 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000          Registered Office: Neathouse Place, London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom

                                         The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia

Sponsor: Absa Bank Limited (acting through its Corporate and Investment Banking Division)




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