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0HN3 Bhp Billiton Ltd

51.49
0.00 (0.00%)
28 Mar 2024 - Closed
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Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
Bhp Billiton Ltd LSE:0HN3 London Ordinary Share BHP BILLITON ADR REPTG 2 ORD SHS
  Price Change % Change Share Price Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price Shares Traded Last Trade
  0.00 0.00% 51.49 894 00:00:00
Industry Sector Turnover Profit EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap
Crude Petroleum & Natural Gs 54.19B 12.92B 2.5524 17.38 224.56B

BHP Billiton PLC Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rate SA Rand (5867G)

02/03/2018 3:14pm

UK Regulatory


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RNS Number : 5867G

BHP Billiton PLC

02 March 2018

 
Group Governance 
2 March 2018 
 
 
 To:   JSE Limited 
       London Stock Exchange 
 

Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rate (South African Rand)

- 2018 Interim Dividend

 
 Name of entity   BHP Billiton Plc   REG NO 3196209 
---------------  -----------------  --------------- 
 

On 20 February 2018, the Board of BHP determined to pay an interim dividend of 55 US cents per share for the half year ended 31 December 2017.

The currency exchange rate applicable for the dividend payable in South African cents to shareholders on the BHP Billiton Plc branch register is based on the exchange rate on 2 March 2018 and is set out below:

 
 Dividend 55 US     Exchange rate   Dividend per ordinary 
  cents                              share in local 
  per share                          currency 
-----------------  --------------  ---------------------- 
 
   South African 
   cents              11.85740        652.15700 
-----------------  --------------  ---------------------- 
 

The exchange rates applicable to the BHP dividend being paid in other currencies will be based on the foreign currency exchange rates on the Record Date, being 9 March 2018, and will be announced to the market.

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 March 2018 and 9 March 2018, both dates inclusive, nor will transfers between the UK register and the South African register be permitted between the dates of 2 March 2018 and 9 March 2018, both dates inclusive.

The dividend will be paid on 27 March 2018.

Rachel Agnew

Company Secretary

Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Limited

BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209

LEI 549300C116EOWV835768

Registered in England and Wales

Registered Office: Nova South, 160 Victoria Street, London SW1E 5LB United Kingdom

A member of the BHP Group which is headquartered in Australia

NOTE: Additional information required by the JSE Listing Requirements

1. The dividend should be regarded as a 'foreign dividend' for the purposes of South African income tax and South African dividends tax.

2. Dividend Tax will be withheld from the amount of the gross final dividend of 130.43140 South African cents per ordinary share paid to shareholders on the South African branch register at the rate of 20 per cent, unless a shareholder qualifies for an exemption.

3. After the Dividend Tax has been withheld, the net dividend will be 521.72560 South African cents per ordinary share.

4. BHP Billiton Plc had a total of 2,112,071,796 ordinary shares in issue at the dividend determination date of 20 February 2018.

   5.         The dividend will be paid out of retained earnings. 

6. For the avoidance of doubt, Dividend Tax, and therefore the information provided in this announcement, is of only direct application to shareholders on the South African branch register.

Shareholders on the South African branch register should direct any questions regarding the application of the Dividend Tax to:

BHP Billiton Plc Branch Registrar and Transfer Secretary

Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Limited

Rosebank Towers

15 Biermann Avenue

Rosebank

2196

South Africa

PO Box 61051

Marshalltown 2107

Telephone +27 11 373 0033

Facsimile +27 11 688 5217

Email enquiries: web.queries@computershare.co.za

Holders of shares dematerialised into STRATE should contact their CSDP or stockbroker.

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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March 02, 2018 10:14 ET (15:14 GMT)

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