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 1, 2016

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

x 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    x No

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

		BHP Billiton Limited		BHP Billiton Plc
		171 Collins Street		Neathouse Place
		Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia		London SW1V 1LH UK
		GPO BOX 86		Tel +44 20 7802 4000
		Melbourne Victoria 3001 Australia		Fax + 44 20 7802 4111
		Tel +61 1300 55 47 57 Fax +61 3 9609 3015		bhpbilliton.com
		bhpbilliton.com

Group Governance

1 July 2016

Notice of Dividend and AGM Dates

The proposed dates¹ for the 2016 Final Dividend of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc are as follows:

2016 Final Dividend

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 31 August and 2 September 2016 (inclusive), nor will transfers between the UK register and the South African register be permitted, between the dates of 26 August and 2 September 2016 (inclusive).

2016 Annual General Meetings (AGM)

The 2016 AGM of BHP Billiton Plc will be held in London on Thursday, 20 October 2016 at 11.00am (London time).

The 2016 AGM of BHP Billiton Limited will be held in Brisbane on Thursday, 17 November 2016 at 10.00am (Brisbane time).

The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia

¹ Dates are subject to change.

² Dates are prepared on the basis that the JSE Limited will migrate to a T+3 settlement cycle in July 2016.

³ 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.

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.