Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rates - 2014 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209 Registered in England and Wales Share code: BIL ISIN: GB0000566504 Company Secretariat 5 September 2014 To: Australian Securities Exchange cc: New York Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange JSE Limited Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rates – 2014 Final Dividend Name of entities BHP Billiton Limited BHP Billiton Plc ABN 49 004 028 077 Registration Number 3196209 On 19 August 2014 we determined to pay a final dividend for the year ended 30 June 2014 of 62 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, 5 September 2014, and for South African cents the Last Day to Trade on the JSE Limited, which was 29 August 2014(1). The following table details the currency exchange rates applicable for the dividend: Dividend 62 US cents Exchange rate Dividend per ordinary share per share in local currency Australian cents 0.936565 66.199356 British pence 1.631455 38.002887 New Zealand cents 0.829945 74.703745 South African cents(1) 10.620135 658.448370 The dividend will be paid on 23 September 2014. Nicole Duncan Company Secretary Sponsor: Merrill Lynch South Africa Proprietary Limited (1) On 29 August 2014 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: 171 Collins Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Registered Office: Neathouse Place, London SW1V 1LH United Kingdom The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia Date: 08/09/2014 07:05:00 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.