17th Jun 2010 07:00
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Company Secretariat |
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17 June 2010 |
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To: |
Australian Securities Exchange |
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New York Stock Exchange |
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London Stock Exchange |
JSE Limited |
Notice of Dividend and AGM Dates
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Name of entities |
BHP Billiton Limited |
BHP Billiton Plc |
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ABN 49 004 028 077 |
REG NO 3196209 |
The proposed dates(1) for the 2010 Final Dividend and 2010 Annual General Meetings of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc are as follows:
2010 Final Dividend
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Preliminary Results Announcement and Dividend Declaration |
25 August 2010 |
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Last Day to Trade and currency conversion into RAND on JSE Limited |
3 September 2010 |
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Ex-Dividend Date (Australian & Johannesburg stock exchanges) |
6 September 2010 |
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Ex-Dividend Date (London & New York stock exchanges(2)) |
8 September 2010 |
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Record Date (including currency conversion and currency election dates for Australian & London stock exchanges) |
10 September 2010 |
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Payment Date |
30 September 2010 |
Please note 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 and 10 September 2010, nor will transfers between the UK register and the South African register be permitted, between the dates of 3 and 10 September 2010.
2010 Annual General Meetings (AGM)
The 2010 AGM of BHP Billiton Plc will be held in London on Thursday, 21 October 2010 at 11.00am.
The 2010 AGM of BHP Billiton Limited will be held in Perth on Tuesday, 16 November 2010 at 10.30am.
Jane McAloon
Group Company Secretary
(1) Dates are subject to change.
(2) BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc shares are listed on the NYSE in the form of American Depositary Receipts (ADR's).
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BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 Registered in Australia Registered Office: 180 Lonsdale Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 |
BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209 Registered in England and Wales Registered Office: Neathouse Place London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom |
The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia
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