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BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Notice of 2012 Interim Dividend
BHP Billiton Plc
Share code: BIL
ISIN: GB0000566504
Company Secretariat
21 September 2011
To: Australian Securities Exchange cc: New York Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange JSE Limited
Notice of 2012 Interim Dividend
Name of BHP Billiton Limited BHP Billiton Plc
entities
ABN 49 004 028 077 REG NO 3196209
The proposed dates (1) for the 2012 Interim Dividend of BHP Billiton Limited
and BHP Billiton Plc are as follows:
2012 Interim Dividend
Half Yearly Results Announcement and Dividend 8 February 2012
Declaration
Last day to trade on JSE Limited and currency 24 February 2012
conversion into RAND
Ex-Dividend Date (Australian & Johannesburg stock 27 February 2012
exchanges)
Ex-Dividend Date (London & New York stock exchanges) 29 February 2012
Record Date (including currency conversion and 2 March 2012
currency election dates
for Australian & London stock exchanges)
Payment Date 22 March 2012
Please note that 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 27 February and 2 March 2012
(inclusive), nor will transfers between the UK register and the South African
register be permitted, between the dates of 24 February and 2 March 2012
(inclusive).
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
(1) Dates are subject to change.
BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc shares are listed on the NYSE
in the form of American Depositary Receipts (ADR`s)
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
email: Samantha.Stevens@bhpbilliton.com email: Andrew.Gunn@bhpbilliton.com
United Kingdom and South Africa
Kelly Quirke
Tel: +61 3 9609 2896 Brendan Harris
Mobile: +61 429 966 312 Tel: +44 20 7802 4131
email: Kelly.Quirke@bhpbilliton.com Mobile: +44 7990 527 726
email: Brendan.Harris@bhpbilliton.com
Fiona Martin
Tel: +61 3 9609 2211 Americas
Mobile: +61 427 777 908
email: Fiona.Martin2@bhpbilliton.com Scott Espenshade
United Kingdom and Americas Tel: +1 713 599 6431
Mobile: +1 713 208 8565
Ruban Yogarajah email:
Tel: US +1 713 966 2907 or Scott.Espenshade@bhpbilliton.com
UK +44 20 7802 4033
Mobile: UK +44 7827 082 022
email: Ruban.Yogarajah@bhpbilliton.com
BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Billiton Plc Registration
Registered in Australia number 3196209
Registered Office: 180 Lonsdale Street Registered in England and Wales
Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia Registered Office: Neathouse Place
Tel +61 1300 55 4757 London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom
Fax +61 3 9609 3015 Tel +44 20 7802 4000
Fax +44 20 7802 4111
Members of the BHP Billiton Group which is headquartered in Australia
Date: 21/09/2011 07:06:40 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.
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