BHP BILLITON PLC - Notice of 2018 Interim Dividend Dates

Notice of 2018 Interim Dividend Dates

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

20 September 2017

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

                                        Notice of 2018 Interim Dividend Dates

The proposed dates(1) for the 2018 Interim Dividend of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc are
as follows:

2018 Interim Dividend

Half Yearly Results Announcement and Dividend Determination                                 20 February 2018
Currency conversion into RAND                                                               2 March 2018
Last day to trade cum dividend on JSE Limited                                               6 March 2018
Ex-Dividend Date Johannesburg stock exchange                                                7 March 2018
Ex-Dividend Date (Australian, London and New York(2) stock exchanges)                       8 March 2018
Record Date (including currency conversion and currency election date for
Australian & London stock exchanges)                                                        9 March 2018
Payment Date                                                                                27 March 2018

Please note that 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 7 and 9
March 2018 (inclusive), nor will transfers between the UK register and the South African register be
permitted between the dates of 2 March and 9 March 2018 (inclusive).

(1) Dates are subject to change.
(2) 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.

Rachel Agnew
Company Secretary

Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Limited

BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077                       BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209
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Registered in Australia                                       Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: 171 Collins Street                         Registered Office: Nova South, 160 Victoria Street
Melbourne Victoria 3000                                       London SW1E 5LB, United Kingdom
The BHP Group is headquartered in Australia

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