21st Sep 2011 07:00
Company Secretariat
21 September 2011
To: | Australian Securities Exchange | cc: | New York Stock Exchange |
London Stock Exchange | JSE Limited | ||
Notice of 2012 Interim Dividend
Name of entities | BHP Billiton Limited | BHP Billiton Plc |
ABN 49 004 028 077 | REG NO 3196209 |
The proposed dates[1] for the 2012 Interim Dividend of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc are as follows:
2012 Interim Dividend
Half Yearly Results Announcement and Dividend Declaration | 8 February 2012 |
Last day to trade on JSE Limited and currency conversion into RAND | 24 February 2012 |
Ex-Dividend Date (Australian & Johannesburg stock exchanges) | 27 February 2012 |
Ex-Dividend Date (London & New York stock exchanges[2]) | 29 February 2012 |
Record Date (including currency conversion and currency election dates for Australian & London stock exchanges) | 2 March 2012 |
Payment Date | 22 March 2012 |
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 27 February and 2 March 2012 (inclusive), nor will transfers between the UK register and the South African register be permitted, between the dates of 24 February and 2 March 2012 (inclusive).
Jane McAloon
Group Company Secretary
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BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 Registered in Australia Registered Office: 180 Lonsdale Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia Tel +61 1300 55 4757 Fax +61 3 9609 3015
| BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209 Registered in England and Wales Registered Office: Neathouse Place London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom Tel +44 20 7802 4000 Fax +44 20 7802 4111 |
Members of the BHP Billiton Group which is headquartered in Australia | |
[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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