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BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Transaction In Shares
BHP Billiton Plc
Share code: BIL
ISIN: GB0000566504
Issued by: BHP Billiton Plc
BHP Billiton Limited
To: London Stock Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Cc: New York Stock Exchange
JSE Limited
Swiss Stock Exchange
Deutsche Bank
UBS Zurich
Date: 4 December 2007
BHP BILLITON PLC - TRANSACTION IN SHARES
BHP Billiton Limited announces that on 4 December 2007 it purchased
1,732,887 ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc at an average price of
1,565.79 pence per ordinary share. The highest price paid was 1,592
pence per ordinary share and the lowest price paid was 1,544 pence per
ordinary share.
Following the above transaction, BHP Billiton Plc holds 24,165,516 of
its ordinary shares as treasury shares and BHP Billiton Limited holds
42,832,860 of the ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc, forming a total
of 66,998,376 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 2,214,160,686
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
Tel: +61 3 9609 2898 Mobile: +61 Relations
400 693 915 Tel: +44 20 7802 4131 Mobile:
Email: +44 7920 236 974
Samantha.Evans@bhpbilliton.com Email:
Andre.Liebenberg@bhpbilliton.com
Don Carroll, Investor Relations Illtud Harri, Media Relations
Tel: +61 3 9609 2686 Mobile: +61 Tel: +44 20 7802 4195 Mobile:
417 591 938 +44 7920 237 246
Email: Don.A.Carroll@bhpbilliton.com Email:
Illtud.Harri@bhpbilliton.com
United States
Tracey Whitehead, Investor & Media South Africa
Relations Alison GIlbert, Investor Relations
Tel: US +1 713 599 6100 or UK +44 20 Tel: SA +27 11 376 2121 or UK +44 20 7802
4183
7802 4031 Mobile: +44 7769 936 227
Mobile: +44 7917 648 093 Email: Alison.Gilbert@bhpbilliton.com
Email:
Tracey.Whitehead@bhpbilliton.com
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