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BHP BILLITON PLC - South32 Demerger Implemented

Release Date: 25/05/2015 10:16
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South32 Demerger Implemented

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



NEWS RELEASE
Release Time IMMEDIATE
Date            25 May 2015
Number          12/15

                        SOUTH32 DEMERGER IMPLEMENTED


BHP Billiton is pleased to announce that the implementation of the demerger of South32
from BHP Billiton was completed today.

Shares in South32 Limited have been distributed to eligible BHP Billiton shareholders. The
number of South32 ordinary shares on issue was 5,323,762,901 as at 25 May 2015.

Holding statements will be dispatched to shareholders by early June 2015.

Commencement dates for normal settlement trading of South32 shares on the ASX and
LSE, in addition to regular way trading of South32 ADSs in the over-the-counter market, are
expected to occur as outlined in the Shareholder Circular dated 16 March 2015 in relation to
the demerger of South32 by BHP Billiton(1). Normal settlement trading on the JSE
commenced on 18 May 2015.

South32’s share registries are managed by Computershare Investor Services
(Computershare). South32 shareholders should contact Computershare with any questions
regarding their shareholding on:
• Principal share registry – Australia: 1800 019 953 (within Australia) or +61 3 9415 4169
   (outside Australia)
• Branch share registry – South Africa: 011 373 0033 (within South Africa) or +27 11 373
   0033 (outside South Africa)
• Depositary Interests registry – United Kingdom: 0870 873 5884 (within UK) or +44 870
   873 5884 (outside UK).


Further information on BHP Billiton can be found at: www.bhpbilliton.com. Further information
on South32 can be found at: www.south32.net.


(1) Available on the BHP Billiton website at www.bhpbilliton.com/demerger.


Transaction sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Limited


Media Relations                                                        Investor Relations

Australia                                                              Australia

Emily Perry                                                            Tara Dines
Tel: +61 3 9609 2800 Mobile: +61 477 325 803                           Tel: +61 3 9609 2222 Mobile: +61 499 249 005
email: Emily.Perry@bhpbilliton.com                                     email: Tara.Dines@bhpbilliton.com

Paul Hitchins                                                          Andrew Gunn
Tel: + 61 3 9609 2592 Mobile: + 61 419 315 001                         Tel: +61 3 9609 3575 Mobile: +61 402 087 354
email: Paul.Hitchins@bhpbilliton.com                                   email: Andrew.Gunn@bhpbilliton.com

Eleanor Nichols                                                        United Kingdom and South Africa
Tel: +61 3 9609 2360 Mobile: +61 407 064 748
email: Eleanor.Nichols@bhpbilliton.com                                 Jonathan Price
                                                                       Tel: +44 20 7802 4131 Mobile: +44 7990 527 726
United Kingdom                                                         email: Jonathan.H.Price@bhpbilliton.com

Ruban Yogarajah                                                        Dean Simon
Tel: +44 20 7802 4033 Mobile: +44 7827 082 022                         Tel: +44 20 7802 7461 Mobile: +44 7717 511 193
email: Ruban.Yogarajah@bhpbilliton.com                                 email: Dean.Simon@bhpbilliton.com

Jennifer White                                                         Americas
Tel: +44 20 7802 7462 Mobile: +44 7827 253 764
email: Jennifer.White@bhpbilliton.com                                  James Agar
                                                                       Tel: +1 212 310 1421 Mobile: +1 347 882 3011
Americas                                                               email: James.Agar@bhpbilliton.com

Ruban Yogarajah                                                        Joseph Suarez
Tel: +44 20 7802 4033 Mobile: +44 7827 082 022                         Tel: +1 212 310 1422 Mobile: +1 646 400 3803
email: Ruban.Yogarajah@bhpbilliton.com                                 email: Joseph.Suarez@bhpbilliton.com




BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077                                BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209
Registered in Australia                                                Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: Level 16, 171 Collins Street                        Registered Office: Neathouse Place
Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia                                      London SW1V 1LH United Kingdom
Tel +61 1300 55 4757 Fax +61 3 9609 3015                               Tel +44 20 7802 4000 Fax +44 20 7802 4111
                                   Members of the BHP Billiton Group which is headquartered in Australia

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