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
September 23, 2015
| BHP BILLITON LIMITED | BHP BILLITON PLC | |
| (ABN 49 004 028 077) | (REG. NO. 3196209) | |
| (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) | (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) | |
| VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA | ENGLAND AND WALES | |
| (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organisation) | (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organisation) | |
| 171 COLLINS STREET, MELBOURNE, VICTORIA 3000 AUSTRALIA |
NEATHOUSE PLACE, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (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:
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
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 authorised.
| BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc | ||||||
| Date: September 23, 2015 | By: | /s/ Margaret Taylor | ||||
| Name: | Margaret Taylor | |||||
| Title: | Group Company Secretary | |||||
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| 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 | |||||
| 23 September 2015 | Melbourne Victoria 3001 Australia | Fax + 44 20 7802 4111 | ||||
| Tel +61 1300 55 47 57 Fax +61 3 9609 3015 | bhpbilliton.com | |||||
| bhpbilliton.com | ||||||
| To: | Australian Securities Exchange | cc: | New York Stock Exchange | |||
| London Stock Exchange | JSE Limited |
Notice of 2016 Interim Dividend Dates
| Name of entities | BHP Billiton Limited | BHP Billiton Plc | ||
| ABN 49 004 028 077 | REG NO 3196209 |
The proposed dates1 for the 2016 Interim Dividend of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc are as follows:
2016 Interim Dividend
| Half Yearly Results Announcement and Dividend Determination |
23 February 2016 | |
| Last day to trade cum dividend on JSE Limited and currency conversion into RAND |
4 March 2016 | |
| Ex-Dividend Date (Johannesburg Stock Exchange) |
7 March 2016 | |
| Ex-Dividend Date (Australian & New York2 stock exchanges) | 9 March 2016 | |
| Ex-Dividend Date (London Stock Exchange) | 10 March 2016 | |
| Record Date (including currency conversion and currency election date for Australian & London stock exchanges) | 11 March 2016 | |
| Payment Date | 31 March 2016 | |
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 7 and 11 March 2016 (inclusive), nor will transfers between the UK register and the South African register be permitted, between the dates of 4 March and 11 March 2016 (inclusive).
/s/ Rachel Agnew
Rachel Agnew
Company Secretary
| 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 |
| BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 | BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209 | |
| Registered in Australia | Registered in England and Wales | |
| Registered Office: 171 Collins Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 | Registered Office: Neathouse Place, London SW1V 1LH United Kingdom |
The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia