Shareholder Services
Interim Dividend Announced
Interim dividend of 29 US cents per share, an increase of 45% on the last year’s interim dividend.
Dividend rates for currencies offered:
A$31.937587 cents
£14.677190 pence
NZ$36.496350 cents
R214.331257 cents
Record date: 29 February 2008
Payment date: 18 March 2008
BHP Billiton Interim Results for the half year ended 31 December 2007
Details of BHP Billiton’s operating performance and financial performance.
Electronic Communications For Shareholders
eTree is an initiative enabling BHP Billiton shareholders to register to receive electronic communications from us (emails with a link to an electronic version of the Annual Report, trading statements for the purchase or sale of shares, profit announcements and dividend statements). For each shareholder registering for electronic communications via eTree we will make the following donations:
BHP Billiton Limited shareholders - up to A$2 per registration to Landcare Australia, to assist with the rehabilitation of Australian wetlands. Register now - Limited shareholders
BHP Billiton Plc shareholders - £1 per registration to the Woodland Trust Tree for All campaign to plant 12 million trees in the UK. Register now - Plc (UK Principal Register) shareholders
The eTree program is not yet available to BHP Billiton Plc shareholders on the South African Branch register.
Chairman's Letter to Shareholders
BHP Billiton Chairman, Don Argus, has written a letter to shareholders (PDF 49 KB) informing and warning of unsolicited offers to purchase BHP Billiton shares.
Updated Warning to Shareholders – Unsolicited offers to purchase your shares (New Zealand Shareholders)
It has come to our attention that a company by the name of Colonial Capital Corporation Ltd (CCC) has written to some of our New Zealand shareholders wanting to buy their shares. The Questions & Answers (PDF 63 KB) complement the Chairman’s letter mailed to all shareholders warning them last year to be aware of these offers and to consider the terms of any offer received and to contact your broker or financial advisor for advice.
Tax Information - BlueScope Steel (formerly BHP Steel) Demerger
- 31/10/2002: US Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Demerger of BHP Steel Ltd
- 28/10/2002: Capital Gains Tax Cost Base of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Steel Limited shares
CGT Cost Base - more than one acceptable method
The ATO has issued revised guidance on how to allocate CGT cost base over a taxpayer's post-demerger interests. The ATO now accepts that there may be more than one method of allocating the cost base that results in a reasonable apportionment. In all cases, the ATO considers that the apportionment will be reasonable if a taxpayer calculates the new cost base of each post-demerger interest in accordance with the market value of that interest relative to the total market value of all of their post-demerger interests. This method is referred to as the relative market value method. However, it may also be acceptable to use the parcel by parcel method.
This information is contained in:
- ATO Tax Determination TD 2006/73 - issued by the Australian Taxation Office 22 November 2006
- Further information from the ATO on the application of TD 2006/73
- BHP Billiton demerger factsheet
Interactive Shares Graph
Use the interactive tool below to view share performance over a selected period of time, and compare our performance with a variety of British, Australian and American indices.
To zoom in on the graph, simply click and drag your mouse across the section you would like magnified.