Annual General Meetings

BHP Billiton Plc – Thursday, 23 October 2008 at 10.30am The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London, UK.

BHP Billiton Limited – Thursday, 27 November 2008 at 10.30am Melbourne Park Function Centre, Entrance D off Olympic Park Boulevard (formerly Swan Street), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Change of shareholder details and enquiries

Shareholders may contact the appropriate office of the BHP Billiton Share Registrar on any matter relating to their share or ADR holdings.

Australia BHP Billiton Limited Registrar Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited Yarra Falls, 452 Johnston Street, Abbotsford, VIC 3067 Postal Address – GPO Box 2975, Melbourne, VIC 3001 Telephone 1300 656 780 (within Australia) (61 3) 9415 4020 (outside Australia) Facsimile (61 3) 9473 2460 Email enquiries: web.queries@computershare.com.au

United Kingdom BHP Billiton Plc Registrar Computershare Investor Services PLC The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 7NH Postal Address – PO Box 82, Bristol BS99 7NH Telephone (44 870) 889 3148 Facsimile (44 870) 703 6103 Email enquiries: web.queries@computershare.co.uk

South Africa BHP Billiton Plc branch register Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Limited 70 Marshall Street, Johannesburg 2001 Postal Address – PO Box 61051, Marshalltown 2107 Telephone (27 11) 373 0033 Facsimile (27 11) 688 5250

Shareholders can also access their current shareholding details online via BHP Billiton's website www.bhpbilliton.com.

Dividends policy and payments

Our progressive dividend policy seeks to steadily increase or at least to maintain the dividend in US dollars at each half yearly payment provided that we generate sufficient profit and cash flow to do so.

BHP Billiton Limited and Plc shareholders may have their cash dividends paid directly into a nominated bank, building society or credit union, depending on their country of residence. Otherwise, dividend payments will be made by way of cheque.

Stock exchange listings

BHP Billiton Group is listed on stock exchanges in: Australia (Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)), UK (London Stock Exchange (LSE)), US (New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)), South Africa (JSE Limited), Germany (Frankfurt) and Switzerland (Zurich).

Key dates for shareholders

The following table sets out future dates in the next financial and calendar year of interest to our shareholders. If there are any changes to these dates, all relevant stock exchanges will be notified.

Date Event
Meeting in Melbourne
25 September 2008
Payment date for Final Dividend
23 October 2008
BHP Billiton Plc Annual General Meeting in London
27 November
2008 BHP Billiton Limited Annual General
4 February 2009
Interim Results Announced
27 February 2009
Interim Dividend Record Date
17 March 2009
Interim Dividend Payment Date
12 August 2009
Annual Results Announced