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BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Transaction in shares
BHP Billiton Plc
Share code: BIL
ISIN: GB0000566504
7 December 2007
BHP BILLITON PLC - TRANSACTION IN SHARES
BHP Billiton Limited announces that on 7 December 2007 it purchased 750,000
ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc at an average price of 1,660.65 pence per
ordinary share. The highest price paid was 1,678 pence per ordinary share and
the lowest price paid was 1,638 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 20,410,350 of
the ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc, forming a total of 44,575,866 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
2,212,060,686
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 Relations
Tel: +61 3 9609 2898 Tel: +44 20 7802 4131
Mobile: +61 400 693 915 Mobile: +44 7920 236 974
Email: Samantha.Evans@bhpbilliton.com Email:Andre.Liebenberg@bhpbilliton.com
Don Carroll, Investor Relations Illtud Harri, Media Relations
Tel: +61 3 9609 2686 Tel: +44 20 7802 4195
Mobile: +61 417 591 938 Mobile: +44 7920 237 246
Email: Don.A.Carroll@bhpbilliton.com Email: Illtud.Harri@bhpbilliton.com
United States South Africa
Tracey Whitehead, Investor & Media Alison GIlbert, Investor Relations
Relations Tel: SA +27 11 376 2121 or
Tel: US +1 713 599 6100 or UK +44 20 7802 4183
UK +44 20 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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