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BIL 201505070026A
Demerger Dividend
BHP Billiton Plc
Registration number 3196209
Registered in England and Wales
Share code: BIL
ISIN: GB0000566504
Company Secretariat
7 May 2015
To: Australian Securities Exchange cc: New York Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange JSE Limited
DEMERGER DIVIDEND
Name of entities BHP Billiton Limited BHP Billiton Plc
ABN 49 004 028 077 Registration Number 3196209
Following the approval of the proposed demerger of South32 by the shareholders of BHP Billiton
Limited and BHP Billiton Plc on 6 May 2015, the BHP Billiton Board today resolved to approve the
in-specie distribution of South32 Limited (ABN 84 093 732 597) shares to shareholders in BHP
Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc as described in the Shareholder Circular dated 16 March 2015
(the Demerger Dividend).
As a result of the Demerger Dividend, each eligible shareholder will receive one South32 Limited
share for each BHP Billiton share held on the applicable record date. Each BHP Billiton ADS holder
will receive 0.4 South32 ADSs for each BHP Billiton ADS held on the applicable record date (each
South32 ADS representing five South32 Limited shares).
Shareholding Ex-date Record date Distribution date
BHP Billiton Limited 18 May 2015 20 May 2015 24 May 2015
(Melbourne) (Melbourne) (Melbourne)
BHP Billiton Plc (other than 18 May 2015 19 May 2015 25 May 2015
holders of shares dematerialised (London) (London) (London)
into Strate)
BHP Billiton Plc (holders of 18 May 2015 22 May 2015 25 May 2015
shares dematerialised into Strate) (Johannesburg) (Johannesburg) (Johannesburg)
BHP Billiton ADS holders 18 May 2015 20 May 2015 On or about 29 May
(New York) (New York) 2015 (New York)
A share sale facility has been established for certain eligible shareholders who hold 10,000 or
fewer BHP Billiton shares. These shareholders may elect to have all the South32 Limited shares
they receive sold by the sale agent with the proceeds remitted to them following the demerger.
South32 Limited shares will not be distributed to ineligible shareholders. Instead, South32 Limited
shares which these shareholders would otherwise have been entitled to receive will be transferred
to the sale agent to be sold with the proceeds remitted to them following the demerger.
This statement was approved by the BHP Billiton Board.
Jane McAloon
Group Company Secretary
BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc
Sponsor: Merrill Lynch South Africa Proprietary Limited
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
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