BHP Billiton Plc - dividend announcement - BILIHN INVESTEC WARRANTS JSE SHARE CODE: BILIHN JSE ISIN CODE: ZAE000201455 DECLARED DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENT ON BHP BILLITON PLC HOT ENHANCED DIVIDEND SECURITIES – (“BILIHN”) With reference to the dividend announcement, the Directors of BHP Billiton plc have declared a final dividend of 62 US cents per ordinary share payable on Tuesday, 31 March 2015 to ordinary shareholders, recorded in the books of the company at the close of business on Friday, 13 March 2015. The currency exchange rate will be announced on 6 March 2015. In terms of the new Dividend Tax effective 1 April 2012, additional information is required to be disclosed, and shall be disclosed on 6 March 2015. Accordingly, the warrant holders of BILIHN, will receive a BHP Billiton plc dividend amount per security on Tuesday, 31 March 2015 in terms of the Cession clause incorporated in the Supplement between the holders and Investec Bank Limited. The last day to trade (“cum” the dividend) in order to participate in the dividend will be Friday, 6 March 2015. BILIHN Hot Enhanced Dividend Securities will commence trading “ex” the dividend from the commencement of business on Monday, 9 March 2015, and the record date will be Friday, 13 March 2015. Date: 24 February 2015 Copies of the offering circular may be obtained from: Investec Bank Limited 100 Grayston Drive Sandown Sandton 2196 For further information contact: Investec Warrants Tel.: 0860 103 343 E-mail: warrants@investec.co.za Internet: www.investec.co.za Sponsor Investec Securities Limited Member of the JSE Registration number. 1972/008905/06) Date: 24/02/2015 05:03:00 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.