26th Jun 2014 07:00
Company Secretariat |
26 June 2014 |
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 2014 Final Dividend and 2014 Annual General Meetings of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc are as follows:
2014 Final Dividend
Preliminary Results Announcement and Dividend Declaration | 19 August 2014 |
Last day to trade on JSE Limited and currency conversion into RAND | 29 August 2014 |
Ex-Dividend Date (Johannesburg stock exchange) | 1 September 2014 |
Ex-Dividend Date (Australian, London & New York stock exchanges (2)) | 3 September 2014 |
Record Date (including currency conversion and currency election dates for Australian & London stock exchanges) | 5 September 2014 |
Payment Date | 23 September 2014 |
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 1 and 5 September 2014 (inclusive), nor will transfers between the UK register and the South African register be permitted, between the dates of 29 August and 5 September 2014 (inclusive).
2014 Annual General Meetings (AGM)
The 2014 AGM of BHP Billiton Plc will be held in London on Thursday, 23 October 2014 at 11.00am (London time).
The 2014 AGM of BHP Billiton Limited will be held in Adelaide on Thursday, 20 November 2014 at 10.00am (Adelaide time).
Nicole Duncan
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 (ADRs).
BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209Registered in Australia Registered in England and WalesRegistered Office: 171 Collins Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Registered Office: Neathouse Place, London SW1V 1LH United Kingdom The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia
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