Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rates BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209 Registered in England and Wales Share code: BIL ISIN: GB0000566504 Group Governance 2 September 2016 To: Australian Securities Exchange cc: New York Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange JSE Limited Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rates – 2016 Final Dividend Name of entities BHP Billiton Limited BHP Billiton Plc ABN 49 004 028 077 Registration Number 3196209 On 16 August 2016, the Board of BHP Billiton determined to pay a final dividend of 14 US cents per share for the year ended 30 June 2016. Included in the announcement of the final dividend determination on 16 August 2016 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, 2 September 2016, and for South African cents one week before the Record Date on the JSE Limited, which was 26 August 2016(1). The following table sets out the currency exchange rates applicable for the dividend: Dividend 14 US cents Exchange rate Dividend per ordinary share per share in local currency Australian cents 0.755900 18.520968 British pence 1.325700 10.560459 New Zealand cents 0.728578 19.215513 South African cents(1) 14.18100 198.534000 The dividend will be paid on 20 September 2016. Rachel Agnew Company Secretary Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Limited 1) On 26 August 2016 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 Members of the BHP Billiton Group which is headquartered in Australia Date: 02/09/2016 05:38:00 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.