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BIL
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BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - The proposed dates(1) for the 2008 Final Dividend
and 2008 Annual General Meetings
BHP Billiton Plc
Share code: BIL
ISIN: GB0000566504
12 March 2008
To: Australian Securities cc: New York Stock Exchange
Exchange
Swiss Stock Exchange
JSE Limited
London Stock Exchange Deutsche Bank
UBS Zurich
Notice of Dividend and AGM Dates
Name of BHP Billiton Limited BHP Billiton Plc
entities
ABN 49 004 028 077 REG NO 3196209
The proposed dates(1) for the 2008 Final Dividend and 2008 Annual General
Meetings of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc are as follows:
2008 Final Dividend
Currency conversion and election(2) 14 August 2008
Preliminary Results Announcement and 18 August 2008
Dividend Declaration
Last day to trade on Johannesburg Stock 29 August 2008
Exchange
Ex-Dividend Date (Australian & 1 September 2008
Johannesburg Stock Exchanges)
Ex-Dividend Date (London & New York 3 September 2008
Stock Exchanges(3))
Record Date 5 September 2008
Payment 25 September 2008
2008 Annual General Meetings (AGM)
The 2008 AGM of BHP Billiton Plc will be held in London on Thursday, 23 October
2008 at 10.30am.
The 2008 AGM of BHP Billiton Limited will be held in Melbourne on Thursday, 27
November 2008 at 10.30am.
Jane McAloon
Group Company Secretary
(1) Dates are subject to change.
(2) Any election to change the currency in which the dividend is paid must be
received by this date.
(3) BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc shares are listed on the NYSE in
the form of American Depository Receipts (ADR`s).
Date: 12/03/2008 08:30:07 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.
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