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BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Transaction in shares
BHP Billiton Plc
Share code: BIL
ISIN: GB0000566504
17 October 2007
BHP BILLITON PLC - TRANSACTION IN SHARES
BHP Billiton Limited announces that on 17 October 2007 it purchased 600,000
ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc at an average price of 1,823.32 pence per
ordinary share.
Following the above transaction, BHP Billiton Plc holds 24,265,516 of its
ordinary shares as treasury shares and BHP Billiton Limited holds 55,333,736 of
the ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc, for a total of 79,599,252 shares. The
total number of BHP Billiton Plc ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held
as treasury shares and shares held by BHP Billiton Limited) is 2,248,426,036
For further information, please contact:
Investor Relations Company Secretary Company Secretary
Andre Liebenberg BHP Billiton Plc BHP Billiton Limited
Office: +44 20 Robert Franklin Jane McAloon
7802 4131
Mobile: +44 20 7920 Office: +44 20 7802 Office: +61 3 9609 2445
236 974 4116
Mobile: +44 7824 302 Mobile: +61 409 214 397
684
Further information on BHP Billiton can be found on our internet site:
www.bhpbilliton.com
Australia United Kingdom
Samantha Evans, Media Relations Andre Liebenberg, Investor Relations
Tel: +61 3 9609 2898 Mobile: +61 400 Tel: +44 20 7802 4131 Mobile : +44 7920
693 915 236 974
email:Samantha.Evans@bhpbilliton.com Email : Andre.Liebenberg@bhpbilliton.com
Jane Belcher, Investor Relations Illtud Harri, Media Relations
Tel: +61 3 9609 3952 Mobile: +61 417 Tel: +44 20 7802 4195 Mobile: +44 7920
031 653 237 246
email:Jane.H.Belcher@bhpbilliton.com email: Illtud.Harri@bhpbilliton.com
United States South AfricaAlison Gilbert, Investor
Tracey Whitehead, Investor & Media RelationsTel: SA +27 11 376 2121 or UK
Relations +44 20 7802 4183
Tel: US +1 713 599 6100 or UK +44 20 Mobile: +44 7769 936 227
7802 4031 email: Alison.Gilbert@bhpbilliton.com
Mobile: +44 7917 648 093
email:Tracey.Whitehead@bhpbilliton.com
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