BHP BILLITON PLC - 2015 Notice of Interim Dividend25 Sep 2014
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2015 Notice of Interim Dividend Dates

 BHP Billiton Plc
 Registration number 3196209
 Registered in England and Wales
                                                                                    BHP Billiton Limited                        BHP Billiton Plc
 Share code: BIL                                                                    171 Collins Street                          Neathouse Place
                                                                                    Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia           London SW1V 1LH UK
 ISIN: GB0000566504                                                                 GPO BOX 86                                  Tel +44 20 7802 4000
                                                                                    Melbourne Victoria 3001 Australia           Fax + 44 20 7802 4111
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25 September 2014



 To:         Australian Securities Exchange                                       cc:     New York Stock Exchange
             London Stock Exchange                                                        JSE Limited




                                            Notice of 2015 Interim Dividend Dates



 Name of entities                     BHP Billiton Limited                        BHP Billiton Plc
                                      ABN 49 004 028 077                          REG NO 3196209

                             
 The proposed dates(1) for the 2015 Interim Dividend of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc are as
 follows:

 2015 Interim Dividend

 Half Yearly Results Announcement and Dividend Determination                                               24 February 2015

 Last day to trade cum dividend on JSE Limited and currency conversion                                            6 March 2015
 into RAND
 Ex-Dividend Date (Johannesburg Stock Exchange)                                                                   9 March 2015
                                                           
 Ex-Dividend Date (Australian & New York(2) stock exchanges)                                                       11 March 2015
 Ex-Dividend Date (London Stock Exchange)                                                                       12 March 2015

 Record Date (including currency conversion and currency election date                                          13 March 2015
 for Australian & London stock exchanges)

 Payment Date                                                                                                   31 March 2015


 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 9 and 13
 March 2015 (inclusive), nor will transfers between the UK register and the South African register be
 permitted, between the dates of 6 March and 13 March 2015 (inclusive).

 (1) Dates are subject to change.
 (2) BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc shares are listed in the form of American Depositary Shares (ADSs) and traded as
 American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) on the NYSE. Each ADS represents two ordinary shares



 BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077                                  BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209
 Registered in Australia                                                  Registered in England and Wales
 Registered Office: 171 Collins Street Melbourne Victoria 3000            Registered Office: Neathouse Place, London SW1V 1LH United Kingdom

                                          The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia
Nicole Duncan
Company Secretary

Sponsor: Merrill Lynch South Africa Proprietary Limited




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