BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Notice of Dividend Curren26 Feb 2010
BIL
BIBLT                                                                           
BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rate (South       
African Rand) - 2010 Interim Dividend                                           
BHP Billiton Plc                                                                
Share code: BIL                                                                 
ISIN: GB0000566504                                                              
Company Secretariat                                                             
26 February 2010                                                                
TO:  JSE Limited                                                                
    London Stock Exchange                                                       
Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rate (South African Rand) - 2010 Interim   
Dividend                                                                        
Name of entity              BHP Billiton Plc          REG NO  3196209           
On 10 February 2010 we announced an interim dividend for the half year ended    
31 December 2009 of 42 US cents per share.                                      
The currency exchange rate applicable for the dividend payable in South         
African cents to shareholders on the BHP Billiton Plc branch register is set    
out below*:                                                                     
Dividend 42.0 US cents      Exchange Rate            Dividend per ordinary      
per share                                            share in local currency    

                                                                                
South African cents         7.768550                 326.279100                 
* 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 5 March 2010, and announced to the market on 8 March 2010.   
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 1 and 5 March 2010, both dates inclusive.    
Transfers between the UK register and the South African register will not be    
permitted between the dates of 26 February and 5 March 2010, both dates         
inclusive.                                                                      
The dividend will be paid on Tuesday, 23 March 2010.                            
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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