BIL 201609020069A
Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rates

  BHP Billiton Plc
  Registration number 3196209
  Registered in England and Wales
  Share code: BIL
  ISIN: GB0000566504

Group Governance



2 September 2016

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


                       Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rates – 2016 Final Dividend

 Name of entities                       BHP Billiton Limited                      BHP Billiton Plc
                                        ABN 49 004 028 077                        Registration Number 3196209

On 16 August 2016, the Board of BHP Billiton determined to pay a final dividend of 14 US cents per
share for the year ended 30 June 2016. Included in the announcement of the final dividend
determination on 16 August 2016 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, 2 September 2016, and for South African cents one week before the Record Date on the
JSE Limited, which was 26 August 2016(1). The following table sets out the currency exchange rates
applicable for the dividend:

  Dividend 14 US cents                                          Exchange rate               Dividend per ordinary share
  per share                                                                                           in local currency

  Australian cents                                                   0.755900                                 18.520968

  British pence                                                      1.325700                                 10.560459

  New Zealand cents                                                  0.728578                                 19.215513

  South African cents(1)                                             14.18100                                198.534000

The dividend will be paid on 20 September 2016.

Rachel Agnew
Company Secretary

Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Limited

1)   On 26 August 2016 we announced to the London Stock Exchange and the JSE Limited the currency exchange rate
     applicable to the dividend payable in South African cents.

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

                                 Members of the BHP Billiton Group which is headquartered in Australia

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