BIL
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BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Total voting rights
BHP Billiton Plc
Share code: BIL
ISIN: GB0000566504
TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS
In conformity with the Transparency Directive`s transitional provision 6,
BHP Billiton Plc announces the following:
BHP Billiton Plc`s issued capital, including treasury shares held by BHP
Billiton Plc, consists of 2,366,462,002 Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each.
Of these, 24,910,000 Ordinary shares are held in treasury by BHP Billiton
Plc at the date of this announcement and therefore the total number of
voting rights in the Company is 2,341,552,002.
The figure of 2,341,552,002 Ordinary shares may be used by shareholders to
calculate if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to
their interest in, the share capital of BHP Billiton Plc under the FSA`s
Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
31 May 2007
For further information, please contact:
Company Secretary
BHP Billiton Plc
Robert Franklin
Office: +44 (0) 20 7802 4116
Mobile: +44 (0) 7824 302684
Notes:
BHP Billiton Plc also has one Special Voting Share in issue to facilitate
joint voting by shareholders of BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Ltd on
joint electorate actions.
At the date of this announcement BHP Billiton Limited holds 28,111,714 of
the Ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc.
Further information on BHP Billiton can be found on our internet
site: www.bhpbilliton .com
BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 BHP Billiton Plc Registration
028 077 number 3196209
Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: 180 Lonsdale Registered Office: Neathouse
Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Place, London SW1V 1BH United
Kingdom
Telephone +61 1300 55 4757 Telephone +44 20 7802 4000
Facsimile +61 3 9609 3015 Facsimile +44 20 7802 4111
The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia
Date: 01/06/2007 07:29:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.
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