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



9 March 2018

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


                    Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rates – 2018 Interim Dividend

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

On 20 February 2018, the Board of BHP determined to pay an interim dividend of 55 US cents per
share for the half year ended 31 December 2017. Included in the announcement of the interim
dividend determination on 20 February 2018 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, 9 March 2018, and for South African cents one week before the
Record Date on the JSE Limited, which was 2 March 2018(1). The following table sets out the
currency exchange rates applicable for the dividend:

 Dividend 55 US cents                                             Exchange rate               Dividend per ordinary share
 per share                                                                                              in local currency

 Australian cents                                                      0.779200                                 70.585216

 British pence                                                         1.382200                                 39.791637

 New Zealand cents                                                     0.726595                                 75.695539

 South African cents(1)                                               11.857400                                 652.15700

The dividend will be paid on 27 March 2018.
  Rachel Agnew
  Company Secretary

 Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Limited


   1) On 2 March 2018 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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