Samarco - Rejection of Charges BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209 Registered in England and Wales Share code: BIL ISIN: GB0000566504 NEWS RELEASE Release Time IMMEDIATE Date 20 October 2016 Release Number 25/16 SAMARCO – REJECTION OF CHARGES BHP Billiton notes the statement by the Ministerio Público Federal of Brazil (Federal Prosecutors Office) that it has filed criminal charges before the Federal Courts of Ponte Nova, Minas Gerais, against BHP Billiton Brasil Ltda. (BHP Billiton Brasil) and certain employees and former employees of BHP Billiton (Affected Individuals). We are yet to receive formal notification of these proceedings. BHP Billiton Brasil rejects outright the charges against the company and the Affected Individuals. We will defend the charges against the company, and fully support each of the Affected Individuals in their defence of the charges against them. Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Limited Further information on BHP Billiton can be found at: bhpbilliton.com Media Relations Investor Relations Australia and Asia Australia and Asia Matthew Martyn-Jones Tara Dines Tel: +61 3 9609 2360 Mobile +61 419 418 394 Tel: +61 3 9609 2222 Mobile: +61 499 249 005 Email: Matthew.Martyn-Jones@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 Fiona Hadley United Kingdom and South Africa Tel: +61 3 9609 2211 Mobile +61 427 777 908 Email: Fiona.Hadley@bhpbilliton.com Rob Clifford Tel: +44 20 7802 4131 Mobile: +44 7788 308 844 Amanda Saunders Email: Rob.Clifford@bhpbilliton.com Tel: +61 3 9609 3985 Mobile +61 417 487 973 Email: Amanda.Saunders@bhpbilliton.com Elisa Morniroli Tel: +44 20 7802 7611 Mobile: +44 7825 926 646 United Kingdom and South Africa Email: Elisa.Morniroli@bhpbilliton.com Ruban Yogarajah Americas Tel: +44 207 802 4033 Mobile +44 7827 082 022 Email: Ruban.Yogarajah@bhpbilliton.com James Wear Tel: +1 713 993 3737 Mobile: +1 347 882 3011 North America Email: James.Wear@bhpbilliton.com Bronwyn Wilkinson Mobile: +1 604 340 8753 Email: Bronwyn.Wilkinson@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 18, 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 Follow us on social media Date: 21/10/2016 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.