UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

July 4, 2017

 

 

 

BHP BILLITON LIMITED

(ABN 49 004 028 077)

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organisation)

 

171 COLLINS STREET, MELBOURNE,

VICTORIA 3000 AUSTRALIA

(Address of principal executive offices)

  

BHP BILLITON PLC

(REG. NO. 3196209)

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

ENGLAND AND WALES

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organisation)

 

NOVA SOUTH, 160 VICTORIA STREET

LONDON, SW1E 5LB

UNITED KINGDOM

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:    ☒  Form 20-F    ☐  Form 40-F

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):  ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:    ☐  Yes    ☒  No

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): n/a

 

 

 


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  BHP Billiton Limited   BHP Billiton Plc
  171 Collins Street   Nova South
  Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia   160 Victoria Street
  GPO BOX 86   London SW1E 5LB UK
Group Governance   Melbourne Victoria 3001 Australia   Tel +44 20 7802 4000
  Tel +61 1300 55 47 57 Fax +61 3 9609 3015       Fax + 44 20 7802 4111
4 July 2017   bhpbilliton.com   bhpbilliton.com

 

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 dates1 for the 2017 Final Dividend of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc are as follows:

2017 Final Dividend

 

Preliminary Results Announcement and Dividend Determination

     22 August 2017  

Currency conversion into RAND

     1 September 2017  

Last day to trade cum dividend on JSE Limited

     5 September 2017  

Ex-Dividend Date (Johannesburg stock exchanges)

     6 September 2017  

Ex-Dividend Date (Australian, London and New York2 stock exchanges)

     7 September 2017  

Record Date (including currency conversion and currency election dates for Australian & London stock exchanges)

     8 September 2017  

Payment Date

     26 September 2017  

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 September and 8 September 2017 (inclusive), nor will transfers between the UK register and the South African register be permitted, between the dates of 1 September and 8 September 2017 (inclusive).

2017 Annual General Meetings (AGM)

The 2017 AGM of BHP Billiton Plc will be held in London on Thursday, 19 October 2017 at 12 noon (London time).

The 2017 AGM of BHP Billiton Limited will be held in Melbourne on Thursday, 16 November 2017 at 11.00am (Melbourne time).

 

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Rachel Agnew
Company Secretary

 

BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077    BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209
LEI WZE1WSENV6JSZFK0JC28    LEI 549300C116EOWV835768
Registered in Australia    Registered in England and Wales

Registered Office: Level 18, 171 Collins Street

Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia

  

Registered Office: Nova South, 160 Victoria Street

London SW1E 5LB United Kingdom

Tel +61 1300 55 4757 Fax +61 3 9609 3015    Tel +44 20 7802 4000 Fax +44 20 7802 4111

The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia

 

1 Dates are subject to change.

2 BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc shares are listed in the form of American Depositary Shares (ADSs) and traded as American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) on the NYSE. Each ADS represents two ordinary shares. Dates are prepared on the basis that the NYSE will migrate to a T+2 settlement cycle on 5 September 2017.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

      BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc
Date:   July 4, 2017   By:  

/s/ Rachel Agnew

    Name:   Rachel Agnew
    Title:   Company Secretary