BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Notice of Interim Dividen23 Sep 2009
BIL
BIBLT                                                                           
BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Notice of Interim Dividend                             
BHP Billiton Plc                                                                
Share code: BIL                                                                 
ISIN: GB0000566504                                                              
23 September 2009                                                               
Notice of Interim Dividend                                                      
Name of         BHP Billiton         BHP Billiton Plc                           
entities        Limited                                                         
               ABN  49 004 028 077  REG NO  3196209                             
The proposed dates(1) for the 2010 Interim Dividend of BHP Billiton Limited and 
BHP Billiton Plc are as follows:                                                
2010 Interim Dividend                                                           
Half Yearly Results Announcement and Dividend    10 February 2010               
Declaration                                                                     
Last day to trade & currency conversion into     26 February 2010               
RAND on JSE Limited                                                             
Ex-Dividend Date (ASX & JSE Limited)             1 March 2010                   
Ex-Dividend Date (London & New York Stock        3 March 2010                   
Exchanges(2))                                                                   
Record Date (including currency conversion and   5 March 2010                   
currency election dates for ASX & LSE)                                          
Payment Date                                     23 March 2010                  
Jane McAloon                                                                    
Group Company Secretary                                                         
Contacts details                                                                
Fiona Smith - BHP Billiton      Geof Stapledon - BHP Billiton                   
Limited                         Plc                                             
Tel: +61 3 9609 3179            Tel: +44 20 7802 4176                           
Fax: +61 3 9609 4372            Fax: +44 20 7802 3054                           
(1) Dates are subject to change.                                                
(2) BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc shares are listed on the NYSE in  
the form of American Depository Receipts (ADR`s).                               
BHP Billiton Limited            BHP Billiton Plc                                
ABN 49 004 028 077              Registration number 3196209                     
Registered in Australia         Registered in England and Wales                 
Registered Office: 180          Registered Office: Neathouse                    
Lonsdale Street Melbourne       Place London SW1V 1BH United                    
Victoria 3000                   Kingdom                                         
The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia                            
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