DECLARATION OF FINAL DIVIDEND BHP BILLITON PlcISIN8 May 2003
BHP BILLITON Plc -  
: GB0000566504                                                                  
Share Code     : BIL                                                            
Johannesburg, 7 May 2003                                                        
DECLARATION OF FINAL DIVIDEND FOR THE YEAR ENDING 30 JUNE 2003                  
A final dividend of 7.5 US cents per share will be paid to BHP Billiton         
shareholders on 2 July 2003 bringing the total dividend for the year to 14.5 US 
cents per share. Dividends for the BHP Billiton Group are determined and        
declared in US dollars. However, BHP Billiton Plc dividends are paid in pounds  
sterling to shareholder on the UK section of the register and in South African  
Rand to shareholders on the South African section of the register. The rates of 
exchange applicable two business days before the announcement date are used for 
conversion, as detailed in the table below:Currency conversion rate             
US$1,00=R7,450309                                                               
Dividend per share in SA cents                    55,8773                       
Currency conversion date                          5 May 2003                    
Last date to trade cum dividend on JSE       6 June 2003                        
Ex-dividend on JSE                           9 June 2003                        
Ex-dividend on London Stock Exchange (LSE)   11 June 2003                       
Record date                                  13 June 2003                       
Payment date                                 2 July 2003                        
Shareholders registered on the South African section of the register will not be
able to dematerialise or rematerialise their shareholdings, nor will they be    
able to effect transfers between the UK and the South African register between 9
and 13 June 2003.                                                               
The worlds largest diversified resources company                                
JSE Code: BIL                                                                   
Issuer Code: BIBLT                                                    
          ISIN: GB0000566504                                                    
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Michael Campbell                                                                
Vice President Investor and Media Relations                                     
BHP Billiton SA, 6 Hollard Street                                               
Johannesburg, 2001                                                              
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