2017 US Annual Report (Form 20-F) BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209 Registered in England and Wales Share code: BIL ISIN: GB0000566504 Issued by: BHP Billiton Plc Date: 28 September 2017 To: London Stock Exchange JSE Limited For Release: Immediately Contact: Helen Ratsey +44 (0) 20 7802 7540 2017 US ANNUAL REPORT (FORM 20-F) BHP has today filed a 2017 US Annual Report (Form 20-F) in accordance with US financial reporting requirements under the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended). The 2017 US Annual Report (Form 20-F) has been submitted to the UK National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM and may also be accessed at: bhp.com. American Depositary Receipt holders may receive a hard copy of the company’s complete audited financial statements free of charge upon request by telephoning Citibank Shareholder Services (+1 781) 575 4555 (outside US) or +1 877 248 4237 (+1 877 CITIADR) (toll free within US). Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Limited BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209 LEI 549300C116EOWV835768 Registered in England and Wales Registered Office: Nova South, 160 Victoria Street, London SW1E 1LB United Kingdom A member of the BHP Group which is headquartered in Australia Date: 28/09/2017 04:48:00 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.