BHP BILLITON PLC - Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rates

Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rates

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


Group Governance

10 March 2017

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


                    Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rates – 2017 Interim Dividend

 Name of entities                    BHP Billiton Limited                         BHP Billiton Plc
                                     ABN 49 004 028 077                           Registration Number 3196209

On 21 February 2017, the Board of BHP Billiton determined to pay an interim dividend of 40 US cents
per share for the half year ended 31 December 2016. Included in the announcement of the final
dividend determination on 21 February 2017 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, 10 March 2017, and for South African cents one week before the
Record Date on the JSE Limited, which was 3 March 2017(1). The following table sets out the
currency exchange rates applicable for the dividend:


  Dividend 40 US cents                                     Exchange rate                     Dividend per ordinary share
  per share                                                                                            in local currency

  Australian cents                                              0.752200                                       53.177346

  British pence                                                 1.214200                                       32.943502

  New Zealand cents                                             0.690916                                       57.894158

  South African cents(1)                                       13.126000                                      525.040000

The dividend will be paid on 28 March 2017.


Rachel Agnew
Company Secretary

Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Limited

(1)    On 3 March 2017 we announced to the London Stock Exchange and the JSE Limited the currency exchange rate applicable
       to the dividend payable in South African cents.

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