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BIL 201707040005A
Notice of 2017 Final Dividend and AGM Dates
BHP Billiton Plc
Registration number 3196209
Registered in England and Wales
Share code: BIL
ISIN: GB0000566504
Group Governance
4 July 2017
To: Australian Securities Exchange cc: New York Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange JSE Limited
Notice of Dividend and AGM Dates
Name of entities BHP Billiton Limited BHP Billiton Plc
ABN 49 004 028 077 REG NO 3196209
The proposed dates1 for the 2017 Final Dividend of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc are as
follows:
2017 Final Dividend
Preliminary Results Announcement and Dividend Determination 22 August 2017
Currency conversion into RAND 1 September 2017
Last day to trade cum dividend on JSE Limited 5 September 2017
Ex-Dividend Date (Johannesburg stock exchanges) 6 September 2017
Ex-Dividend Date (Australian, London and New York2 stock exchanges) 7 September 2017
Record Date (including currency conversion and currency election dates 8 September 2017
for Australian & London stock exchanges)
Payment Date 26 September 2017
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 6 September and 8 September
2017 (inclusive), nor will transfers between the UK register and the South African register be permitted,
between the dates of 1 September and 8 September 2017 (inclusive).
2017 Annual General Meetings (AGM)
The 2017 AGM of BHP Billiton Plc will be held in London on Thursday, 19 October 2017 at 12 noon
(London time).
The 2017 AGM of BHP Billiton Limited will be held in Melbourne on Thursday, 16 November 2017 at
11.00am (Melbourne time).
Rachel Agnew
Company Secretary
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Limited
BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209
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Dates are subject to change.
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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. Dates are prepared on the
basis that the NYSE will migrate to a T+2 settlement cycle on 5 September 2017.
Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: Level 18, 171 Collins Street Registered Office: Nova South, 160 Victoria Street
Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia London SW1E 5LB United Kingdom
Tel +61 1300 55 4757 Fax +61 3 9609 3015 Tel +44 20 7802 4000 Fax +44 20 7802 4111
The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia
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