Last checked at 20 Sep 2017 07:00
20 September 2017
To: Australian Securities Exchange cc: New York Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange JSE Limited
Notice of 2018 Interim Dividend Dates
The proposed dates(1) for the 2018 Interim Dividend of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc are as follows:
2018 Interim Dividend
Half Yearly Results Announcement and Dividend Determination 20 February 2018
Currency conversion into RAND 2 March 2018
Last day to trade cum dividend on JSE Limited 6 March 2018
Ex-Dividend Date Johannesburg stock exchange 7 March 2018
Ex-Dividend Date (Australian, London and New York(2) stock exchanges) 8 March 2018
Record Date (including currency conversion and currency election date for
Australian & London stock exchanges) 9 March 2018
Payment Date 27 March 2018
Please note that 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 7 and 9 March 2018 (inclusive), nor will transfers between the UK register and the South African register be permitted between the dates of 2 March and 9 March 2018 (inclusive).
(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.
Rachel Agnew
Company Secretary
BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209
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