Form 6-K

 

 

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

May 8, 2015

 

 

 

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)

 

NEATHOUSE PLACE, VICTORIA, LONDON,

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:    x  Form 20-F     ¨  Form 40-F

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Company Secretariat

 

   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
7 May 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 Exchange1       cc:    New York Stock Exchange
   London Stock Exchange          JSE Limited

DEMERGER DIVIDEND

 

Name of entities

  BHP Billiton Limited    BHP Billiton Plc
  ABN 49 004 028 077    Registration Number 3196209

Following the approval of the proposed demerger of South32 by the shareholders of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc on 6 May 2015, the BHP Billiton Board today resolved to approve the in-specie distribution of South32 Limited (ABN 84 093 732 597) shares to shareholders in BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc as described in the Shareholder Circular dated 16 March 2015 (the Demerger Dividend).

As a result of the Demerger Dividend, each eligible shareholder will receive one South32 Limited share for each BHP Billiton share held on the applicable record date. Each BHP Billiton ADS holder will receive 0.4 South32 ADSs for each BHP Billiton ADS held on the applicable record date (each South32 ADS representing five South32 Limited shares).

 

Shareholding

   Ex-date   Record date   Distribution date
BHP Billiton Limited    18 May 2015

(Melbourne)

  20 May 2015

(Melbourne)

  24 May 2015

(Melbourne)

BHP Billiton Plc (other than holders of shares dematerialised into Strate)    18 May 2015

(London)

  19 May 2015

(London)

  25 May 2015

(London)

BHP Billiton Plc (holders of shares dematerialised into Strate)    18 May 2015

(Johannesburg)

  22 May 2015

(Johannesburg)

  25 May 2015

(Johannesburg)

BHP Billiton ADS holders    18 May 2015

(New York)

  20 May 2015

(New York)

  On or about
29 May 2015

(New York)

A share sale facility has been established for certain eligible shareholders who hold 10,000 or fewer BHP Billiton shares. These shareholders may elect to have all the South32 Limited shares they receive sold by the sale agent with the proceeds remitted to them following the demerger.

 

 

1  This release was made outside the hours of operation of the ASX market announcements office.


South32 Limited shares will not be distributed to ineligible shareholders. Instead, South32 Limited shares which these shareholders would otherwise have been entitled to receive will be transferred to the sale agent to be sold with the proceeds remitted to them following the demerger.

This statement was approved by the BHP Billiton Board.

 

LOGO

Jane McAloon

Group Company Secretary

BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc

 

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


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:

May 8, 2015

By:

/s/ Jane McAloon

Name:

Jane McAloon

Title: Group Company Secretary