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BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rate (South
African Rand) - 2009 Final Dividend
BHP Billiton Plc
Share code: BIL
ISIN: GB0000566504
Company Secretariat
28 August 2009
To: JSE Limited
London Stock Exchange
Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rate (South African Rand) - 2009 Final
Dividend
Name of entity BHP Billiton Plc REG NO 3196209
In our announcements to the market of our final dividend on 26 May 2009 and 9
June 2009 we noted a change to the currency conversion date from two days
prior to the Dividend Declaration Date to the last date to trade on JSE
Limited (28 August 2009) for dividends being paid in South African rand and to
the Record Date (4 September 2009) for all other currencies.
The currency exchange rate applicable to the dividend payable in South African
cents to shareholders on the BHP Billiton Plc branch register is set out
below*:
Dividend 41.0 US Exchange Rate Local currency
cents
per share
South African cents 7.764100 318.328100
* The exchange rates applicable to the BHP Billiton dividend being paid in
other currencies will be based on the foreign currency exchange rates on the
Record Date, being 4 September 2009, and announced to the market on 7
September 2009.
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 31 August and 4 September 2009, both dates
inclusive. Transfers between the UK register and the South African register
will not be permitted between the dates of 28 August and 4 September 2009,
both dates inclusive.
The dividend will be paid on Friday, 25 September 2009.
Jane McAloon
Group Company Secretary
BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209
Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: Neathouse Place, London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom
The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia
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