Original article by Matthew Stevens
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 30 : 27-Jan-16

BHP Billiton considered and ultimately rejected a proposal to abolish its dual listing when it was planning the South32 spin-off in 2015. The dual listing was previously reviewed in 2006. The future of the dual listing also came under scrutiny when Australian-listed BHP Billiton Limited had to transfer some of its profit to the London-listed BHP Billiton to enable the latter to pay a dividend in 2015. With a decision on the progressive dividend policy likely to be made in February 2016, it may then be the right time to reassess the dual listing.

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