Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rate (South African Rand) – 2014 Interim Dividend BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209 Registered in England and Wales Share code: BIL ISIN: GB0000566504 Company Secretariat 28 February 2014 To: JSE Limited London Stock Exchange NOTICE OF DIVIDEND CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE (SOUTH AFRICAN RAND) – 2014 INTERIM DIVIDEND Name of entity BHP Billiton Plc REG NO 3196209 On 18 February 2014 we declared a final dividend for the half year ended 31 December 2013 of 59 US cents per share. The currency exchange rate applicable for the dividend payable in South African cents to shareholders on the BHP Billiton Plc branch register is set out below: Dividend 59 US cents Exchange rate Dividend per ordinary share in per share local currency South African cents 10.729500 633.040500 The exchange rates applicable to the BHP Billiton dividend being paid in other currencies will be based on the foreign currency exchange rates on the Record Date, being 7 March 2014, and announced to the market on 10 March 2014. 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, both dates 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, both dates inclusive. The dividend will be paid on 26 March 2014. Nicole Duncan Company Secretary Sponsor: Absa Bank Limited (acting through its Corporate and Investment Banking Division) BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209 Registered in England and Wales Registered Office: Neathouse Place, London SW1V 1LH United Kingdom A member of the BHP Billiton Group which is headquartered in Australia NOTE: Additional information required by the JSE Listing Requirements Following the introduction of Dividend Tax in South Africa, the JSE Listing Requirements were amended with effect from 1 April 2012 to require the disclosure of additional information in relation to the dividend payment. The purpose of this note is to provide that additional information. 1. Dividend Tax will be withheld from the amount of the gross final dividend of 94.956075 South African cents per ordinary share paid to shareholders on the South African branch register at the rate of 15 per cent, unless a shareholder qualifies for an exemption. 2. After the Dividend Tax has been withheld, the net dividend will be 538.084425 South African cents per ordinary share. 3. BHP Billiton Plc had a total of 2,112,071,796 ordinary shares in issue (excluding 24,113,658 treasury shares) at the dividend declaration date of 18 February 2014. 4. With specific reference to South Africa, BHP Billiton Plc, as a non-resident, was not subject to the secondary tax on companies (STC) regime which used to be applicable and therefore no STC credits are available for set-off against the Dividend Tax liability on the final dividend. The dividend will be paid out of retained earnings. 5. For the avoidance of doubt, Dividend Tax, and therefore the information provided in this announcement, is of only direct application to shareholders on the South African branch register. Shareholders on the South African branch register should direct any questions regarding the application of the Dividend Tax to: BHP Billiton Plc Branch Registrar and Transfer Secretary Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Limited 70 Marshall Street Johannesburg 2001 Postal Address – PO Box 61051 Marshalltown 2107 Telephone +27 11 373 0033 Facsimile +27 11 688 5218 Email enquiries: web.queries@computershare.co.za Holders of shares dematerialised into STRATE should contact their CSDP or stockbroker. 2 Date: 28/02/2014 12:26:00 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.