Demerger of South32 by BHP Billiton (coversheet) BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209 Registered in England and Wales Share code: BIL ISIN: GB0000566504 Issued by: BHP Billiton Plc Date: 17 March 2015 To: London Stock Exchange JSE Limited For Release: Immediately Contact: Helen Ratsey +44 (0) 20 7802 7540 BHP Billiton Plc – Demerger of South32 by BHP Billiton UK Listing Authority Submissions The following documents have today been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do: • Demerger of South32 Unlocks Shareholder Value Presentation • Demerger of South32 Shareholder Circular • South32 Limited JSE Pre-listing Statement • BHP Billiton Plc Notice of General Meeting • BHP Billiton Plc Proxy Form (UK) • BHP Billiton Plc Proxy Form (SAF) • Sale Facility Form (BHP Billiton Plc UK) • Sale Facility Form (BHP Billiton Plc SAF) • South32 Roadshow Presentation The documents may also be accessed via BHP Billiton’s website – www.bhpbilliton.com 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 Transaction sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Limited Date: 17/03/2015 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.