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BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Reduction In Share Capital
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: 6 December 2007
BHP BILLITON PLC - REDUCTION IN SHARE CAPITAL
BHP Billiton Plc announces that, further to the resolution approved at
the AGM held on 26 October 2006 relating to the reduction of share
capital in BHP Billiton Plc by the cancellation of all the shares held
by BHP Billiton Limited on 15 November 2007, 24,522,510 ordinary shares
of BHP Billiton Plc were cancelled on 6 December 2007 and a sum of
US$12,261,255 being equal to the reduction in share capital, was
transferred to a special reserve. The total number of shares cancelled
under the authorities granted at the AGM currently amounts to
211,510,450.
Following the above transaction, BHP Billiton Plc holds 24,165,516 of
its ordinary shares as treasury shares and BHP Billiton Limited holds
19,060,350 of the ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc, for a total of
43,225,866 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 2,213,410,686
Further information on BHP Billiton can be found on our Internet site:
www.bhpbilliton.com
Australia United Kingdom
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Relations Relations
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Email: Email:
Samantha.Evans@bhpbilliton.co Andre.Liebenberg@bhpbilliton.
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Relations Tel: +44 20 7802 4195
Tel: +61 3 9609 2686 Mobile: Mobile: +44 7920 237 246
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Email: Illtud.Harri@bhpbilliton.com
Don.A.Carroll@bhpbilliton.com
South Africa
United States Alison GIlbert, Investor Relations
Tracey Whitehead, Investor & Media RelationsTel: SA +27 11 376 2121 or UK +44
20 7802 4183
Tel: US +1 713 599 6100 or UK +44 20 7802 4031Mobile: +44 7769 936 227
Mobile: +44 7917 648 093 Email: Alison.Gilbert@bhpbilliton.com
Email: Tracey.Whitehead@bhpbilliton.com
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