BHP - BHP Billiton plc - Notice of Dividend Curren12 Sep 2011
BIL
BIBLT                                                                           
BHP - BHP Billiton plc - Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rates - 2011 Final
Dividend                                                                        
BHP Billiton Plc                                                                
Share code:    BIL                                                              
ISIN:          GB0000566504                                                     
Company Secretariat                                                             
12 September 2011                                                               
Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rates - 2011 Final Dividend                
Name of entities        BHP Billiton Limited      BHP Billiton Plc              
                       ABN  49 004 028 077       REG NO  3196209                
On 24 August 2011 we declared a final dividend for the year ended 30 June 2011  
of 55 US cents. Included in the announcement was the advice that the currency   
conversion for Australian cents, British pence and New Zealand cents would be   
based on the foreign currency exchange rates on the Record Date, 9 September    
2011, and for South African cents the last date to trade on the JSE Limited,    
being 2 September 2011. The following table details the currency exchange rates 
applicable for the dividend:                                                    
Dividend 55 US cents    Exchange Rate        Dividend per ordinary share in     
                                            local currency                      
Australian cents        1.057500             52.009456                          
British pence           1.595500             34.471952                          
New Zealand cents       0.822575             66.863204                          
South African cents1    7.005125             385.281875                         
The dividend will be paid on Thursday, 29 September 2011.                       
Jane McAloon                                                                    
Group Company Secretary                                                         
Further information on BHP Billiton can be found at: www.bhpbilliton.com        
Sponsor: Absa Capital (the investment banking division of Absa Bank Limited,    
affiliated with Barclays Capital)                                               
Media Relations                         Investor Relations                      
                                                                                
Australia                               Australia                               
                                                                                
Samantha Stevens                        Andrew Gunn                             
Tel: +61 3 9609 2898                    Tel: +61 3 9609 3575                    
Mobile: +61 400 693 915                 Mobile: +61 439 558 454                 
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Samantha.Stevens@bhpbilliton.com        Andrew.Gunn@bhpbilliton.com             
                                                                                
Kelly Quirke                            United Kingdom and South Africa         
Tel: +61 3 9609 2896                                                            
Mobile: +61 429 966 312                 Brendan Harris                          
email: Kelly.Quirke@bhpbilliton.com     Tel: +44 20 7802 4131                   
Mobile: +44 7990 527 726                 
Fiona Martin                            email: Brendan.Harris@bhpbilliton.com   
Tel: +61 3 9609 2211                                                            
Mobile: +61 427 777 908                 Americas                                
email: Fiona.Martin2@bhpbilliton.com                                            
United Kingdom and Americas             Scott Espenshade                        
                                       Tel: +1 713 599 6431                     
Ruban Yogarajah                         Mobile: +1 713 208 8565                 
Tel: US +1 713 966 2907 or              email: Scott.Espenshade@bhpbilliton.com 
UK +44 20 7802 4033Mobile: UK +44 7827                                          
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email: Ruban.Yogarajah@bhpbilliton.com                                          
BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028     BHP Billiton Plc Registration           
077                                     number 3196209                          
Registered in Australia                 Registered in England and Wales         
Registered Office: 180 Lonsdale Street  Registered Office: Neathouse            
Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia       Place                                   
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