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REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

February 27, 2017

NEWS RELEASE

BHP BILLITON ANNOUNCES PRICING OF ANY AND ALL OFFER

BHP Billiton announced today the pricing of the Any and All Offer as part of its US$2.5 billion bond repurchase plan.

BHP Billiton Finance (USA) Limited ( Company ), a wholly-owned subsidiary of BHP Billiton Limited, today announced the pricing as set out in the table below of its previously announced tender offer for any and all of its outstanding US$1,750,000,000 6.500% senior notes due 2019 ( Any and All Notes ) ( Any and All Offer ) .

The Any and All Offer has been made pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the offer to purchase, dated 21 February 2017 ( Offer to Purchase ) , and the related letter of transmittal and notice of guaranteed delivery (together, Tender Offer Documents ) . Terms not defined in this announcement have the meanings given to them in the Tender Offer Documents.

The Any and All Offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on 27 February 2017 (such time and date, the Expiration Date ) . Any and All Notes tendered may be withdrawn prior to or at, but not after, 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on 27 February 2017. Holders of Any and All Notes are required to validly tender and not validly withdraw their Any and All Notes prior to or at the Expiration Date to be eligible to receive the Total Consideration.

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The Any and All Offer is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, as set forth in the Tender Offer Documents.

Legal Notices

This announcement is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to purchase, a solicitation of an offer to purchase or a solicitation of consents with respect to any securities. This announcement does not describe all the material terms of the Any and All Offer and no decision should be made by any Holder on the basis of this announcement. The terms and conditions of the Any and All Offer are described in the Offer to Purchase and the related letter of transmittal and notice of guaranteed delivery. This announcement must be read in conjunction with the Offer to Purchase. The Offer to Purchase contains important information which should be read carefully before any decision is made with respect to the Any and All Offer. If any Holder is in any doubt as to the contents of this announcement, or the Offer to Purchase, or the action it should take, it is recommended to seek its own financial and legal advice, including in respect of any tax consequences, immediately from its stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other independent financial, tax or legal adviser. Any individual or company whose Any and All Notes are held on its behalf by a broker, dealer, bank, custodian, trust company or other nominee must contact such entity if it wishes to tender such Any and All Notes pursuant to the Any and All Offer.

None of the Company, the Guarantors, the Dealer Managers or their affiliates, the Tender and Information Agent, the Any and All Notes trustee or any of their respective affiliates makes any recommendation, or has expressed an opinion, as to whether or not Holders should tender their Any and All Notes, or refrain from doing so, held by them pursuant to the Any and All Offer. Each Holder should make its own decision as to whether to tender its Any and All Notes and if so, the principal amount of the Any and All Notes to tender.

The Company has not filed this announcement or the Offer to Purchase with, and they have not been reviewed by, any federal or state securities commission or regulatory authority of any country. No authority has passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of the Any and All Offer, and it is unlawful and may be a criminal offense to make any representation to the contrary.

The Offer to Purchase does not constitute an offer to purchase Any and All Notes in any jurisdiction in which, or to or from any person to or from whom, it is unlawful to make such offer under applicable securities or blue sky laws. The distribution of the Offer to Purchase in certain jurisdictions is restricted by law. Persons into whose possession the Offer to Purchase comes are required by each of the Company, the Guarantors, the Dealer Managers and the Tender and Information Agent to inform themselves about, and to observe, any such restrictions.

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United Kingdom. The communication of the Offer to Purchase and any other documents or materials relating to the Any and All Offer is not being made by, and such documents and/or materials have not been approved, by an authorized person for the purposes of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended. Accordingly, the Offer to Purchase and such documents and/or materials are not being distributed to, and must not be passed on to, the general public in the United Kingdom. The communication of the Offer to Purchase and such documents and/or materials as a financial promotion is only being directed at and made to (i) persons who are outside the United Kingdom, (ii) investment professionals (as defined in Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended ( Financial Promotion Order )), (iii) high net worth entities and other parties falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Financial Promotion Order, or (iv) any other persons to whom it may otherwise lawfully be communicated (all such persons together being referred to as Relevant Persons ) and the transactions contemplated herein will be available only to, and engaged in only with, Relevant Persons. Any person who is not a Relevant Person should not act on or rely on the Offer to Purchase or any of its contents.

Australia. No prospectus or other disclosure document (as defined in the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ( Corporations Act )) in relation to the Tender Offers has been or will be lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission ( ASIC ) or any other regulatory authority in Australia and the Offer to Purchase does not comply with Division 5A of Part 7.9 of the Corporations Act. In addition:

If you are a resident of Australia, you have been sent the Offer to Purchase on the basis that you are a wholesale client for the purposes of Section 761G of the Corporations Act or otherwise a person to whom disclosure is not required under Part 6D.2 or Chapter 7 of the Corporations Act.

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The Tender and Information Agent for the Any and All Offer is:

Global Bondholders Services Corporation

65 Broadway – Suite 404

New York, New York 10006

Attention: Corporate Actions

Bank and Brokers Call Collect: (212) 430-3774

All Others Please Call Toll-Free: (866) 470-3800

Fax: (212) 430-3775 or (212) 430-3779

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Copies of the Offer to Purchase and related documentation can be found at:

http://gbsc-usa.com/bhpbilliton/

Further information on BHP Billiton can be found at: bhpbilliton.com

headquartered in Australia

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