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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: 14 December 2007
BHP BILLITON PLC - TRANSACTION IN SHARES
BHP Billiton Limited announces that on 14 December 2007 it purchased
1,500,000 ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc at an average price of
1545.83 pence per ordinary share. The highest price paid was 1,596 pence
per ordinary share and the lowest price paid was 1,524 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
25,515,350 of the ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc, forming a total
of 49,680,866 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 2,206,955,686.
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 Mobile: +61 400 Tel: +44 20 7802 4131 Mobile: +44
693 915 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 Mobile: +61 417 Tel: +44 20 7802 4195 Mobile: +44
591 938 7920 237 246
Email: Don.A.Carroll@bhpbilliton.com Email: Illtud.Harri@bhpbilliton.com
South Africa
United States Alison GIlbert,
Tracey Whitehead, Investor Relations
Investor & Media Relations Tel: SA +27 11 376 2121 or
Tel: US +1 713 599 6100 or UK +44 20 7802 4031UK +44 20 7802 4183
Mobile: +44 7917 648 093 Mobile: +44 7769 936 227
Email: Tracey.Whitehead@bhpbilliton.comEmail: Alison.Gilbert@bhpbilliton.com
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