Ex Div Date for ASX Amend

BHP Billiton Limited
2 May 2002

     BHP Billiton Limited is issuing this announcement to fulfil disclosure
  obligations arising from its secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange.

    The text of this release is identical to that issued by BHP Billiton Plc
                                    earlier.

2 May 2002
Number: 25/02

         Clarification of Ex-Dividend Date - Australian Stock Exchange

BHP Billiton advises a correction in the ex-dividend date for the BHP Billiton
Ltd final dividend to be paid on 3 July 2002.  In the  BHP Billiton Results for
the Quarter ended 31 March 2002, the ex-dividend date for the Australian Stock
Exchange (ASX) was advised as 5 June 2002.  The correct date is 3 June 2002.

A final dividend of US6.5 cents per fully paid ordinary share will be paid on 3
July 2002 by BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc, bringing the total
dividend for the year to 13.0US cents.

The BHP Billiton Limited dividend is fully franked for Australian taxation
purposes.  The timetable in respect of the dividends will be:

Currency conversion - 29 April 2002
Last day to trade Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) - 31 May 2002
Ex-dividend Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) - 3 June 2002
Ex-dividend Paris Stock Exchange - 3 June 2002
Ex-dividend Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) - 3 June 2002
Ex-dividend London Stock Exchange (LSE) - 5 June 2002
Record - 7 June 2002

Further news and information can be found on our Internet site:
www.bhpbilliton.com

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