BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Notice of Dividend and AG17 Jun 2010
BIL
BIBLT                                                                           
BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Notice of Dividend and AGM dates                       
BHP Billiton Plc                                                                
Share code:  BIL                                                                
ISIN: GB0000566504                                                              
17 June 2010                                                                    
Notice of Dividend and AGM Dates                                                
Name of         BHP Billiton         BHP Billiton Plc                           
entities        Limited                                                         
               ABN  49 004 028 077  REG NO  3196209                             
The proposed dates(1) for the 2010 Final Dividend and 2010 Annual General       
Meetings of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc are as follows:           
2010 Final Dividend                                                             
Preliminary Results Announcement and Dividend       25 August 2010              
Declaration                                                                     
Last Day to Trade and currency conversion into      3 September 2010            
RAND on JSE Limited                                                             
Ex-Dividend Date (Australian & Johannesburg stock   6 September 2010            
exchanges)                                                                      
Ex-Dividend Date (London & New York stock           8 September 2010            
exchanges(2))                                                                   
Record Date (including currency conversion and      10 September 2010           
currency election dates for Australian & London                                 
stock exchanges)                                                                
Payment Date                                        30 September 2010           
Please note 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 6 and 10 September 2010, nor will transfers  
between the UK register and the South African register be permitted, between the
dates of 3 and 10 September 2010.                                               
2010 Annual General Meetings (AGM)                                              
The 2010 AGM of BHP Billiton Plc will be held in London on Thursday, 21 October 
2010 at 11.00am.                                                                
The 2010 AGM of BHP Billiton Limited will be held in Perth on Tuesday, 16       
November 2010 at 10.30am.                                                       
Jane McAloon                                                                    
Group Company Secretary                                                         
(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 Depositary Receipts (ADR`s).                               
BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49     BHP Billiton Plc Registration                   
004 028 077                     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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