BHP BILLITON PLC - Notice of 2016 Final Dividend and AGM Dates

Notice of 2016 Final Dividend and AGM Dates

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

 

Group Governance


 1 July 2016

 To:         Australian Securities Exchange                                         cc:     New York Stock Exchange
             London Stock Exchange                                                          JSE Limited

                                               Notice of Dividend and AGM Dates

 Name of entities                      BHP Billiton Limited                       BHP Billiton Plc
                                       ABN 49 004 028 077                         REG NO 3196209

 The proposed dates (1) for the 2016 Final Dividend of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc are as
 follows:

 2016 Final Dividend

 Preliminary Results Announcement and Dividend Determination                                                            16 August 2016
 Currency conversion into RAND                                                                                          26 August 2016
 Last day to trade cum dividend on JSE Limited (2)                                                                      30 August 2016
 Ex-Dividend Date (New York (3) and Johannesburg stock exchanges)                                                       31 August 2016
 Ex-Dividend Date (Australian and London stock exchanges)                                                             1 September 2016
 Record Date (including currency conversion and currency election dates                                               2 September 2016
 for Australian & London stock exchanges)
 Payment Date                                                                                                        20 September 2016

 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 31 August and 2 September 2016
 (inclusive), nor will transfers between the UK register and the South African register be permitted, between
 the dates of 26 August and 2 September 2016 (inclusive).

 2016 Annual General Meetings (AGM)

 The 2016 AGM of BHP Billiton Plc will be held in London on Thursday, 20 October 2016 at 11.00am
 (London time).

 The 2016 AGM of BHP Billiton Limited will be held in Brisbane on Thursday, 17 November 2016 at
 10.00am (Brisbane time).


 Rachel Agnew
 Company Secretary

 (1) Dates are subject to change.
 (2) Dates are prepared on the basis that the JSE Limited will migrate to a T+3 settlement cycle in July 2016.
 (3) BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc shares are listed in the form of American Depositary Shares (ADSs) and traded as
 American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) on the NYSE. Each ADS represents two ordinary shares.

 Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Limited

 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 18, 171 Collins Street Melbourne Victoria 3000      Registered Office: Neathouse Place, London SW1V 1LH United Kingdom

                                               The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia

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