BHP BILLITON PLC - Notice of 2018 Final Dividend and AGM Dates

Notice of 2018 Final Dividend and AGM Dates

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


Group Governance



7 August 2018

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 dates(1) for the 2018 Final Dividend of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc are set
out below. BHP’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP) will operate in respect of the FY2018 final
dividend. Full terms and conditions of the DRP and details about how to participate can be found at
bhp.com.

2018 Final Dividend

Preliminary Results Announcement and Dividend Determination                               21 August 2018
Currency conversion into RAND                                                             31 August 2018
Last day to trade cum dividend on JSE Limited                                           4 September 2018
Ex-Dividend Date (Johannesburg stock exchanges)                                         5 September 2018
Ex-Dividend Date (Australian, London and New York(2) stock exchanges)                   6 September 2018
Record Date                                                                             7 September 2018
Dividend Reinvestment Election date (including currency conversion and                 10 September 2018
currency election dates for Australian & London stock exchanges)
Payment Date                                                                           25 September 2018

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 5 September and 7 September
2018 (inclusive), and transfers between the UK register and the South African register will not be permitted
between the dates of 31 August and 7 September 2018 (inclusive).

Any eligible shareholder who wishes to participate in the DRP, or to vary a participation election, should do
so in accordance with the timetable set out above or, in the case of shareholdings on the South African
branch register of BHP Billiton Plc, in accordance with the instructions of your CSDP. The DRP allocation
price will be calculated in each jurisdiction as an average of the price paid for each share actually
purchased to satisfy DRP elections. The allocation price applicable to each exchange will made available at
bhp.com/DRP (3).

2018 Annual General Meetings (AGM)

The 2018 AGM of BHP Billiton Plc will be held in London on Wednesday, 17 October 2018 at 11.00 am
(London time).

The 2018 AGM of BHP Billiton Limited will be held in Adelaide on Thursday, 8 November 2018 at 10.00am
(Adelaide time) / 10.30am (Melbourne time).


Rachel Agnew
Company Secretary

(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.
(3) In the case of BHP Billiton Limited, the allocation price will also be released via the ASX using Appendix 3A.1 in
accordance with ASX requirements.



Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Limited



BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077                                         BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209
LEI WZE1WSENV6JSZFK0JC28                                                        LEI 549300C116EOWV835768
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 Group is headquartered in Australia

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