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BIL
BIBLT
BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Transaction in shares
BHP Billiton Plc
Share code: BIL
ISIN: GB0000566504
Company Secretariat
18 May 2011
To: Australian Securities cc: New York Stock
Exchange Exchange
London Stock Exchange JSE Limited
BHP BILLITON PLC - TRANSACTION IN SHARES
Name of BHP Billiton Limited BHP Billiton Plc
entities
ABN 49 004 028 077 REG NO 3196209
BHP Billiton Limited announces that it today purchased 929,771
Ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc at an average price of 2,385.07
pence per Ordinary share. The highest price paid was 2,399.50 pence
per Ordinary share and the lowest price paid was 2,371.50 pence per
Ordinary share.
Following purchase, BHP Billiton Limited transferred its interest in
the shares to BHP Billiton Plc for nil consideration and cancellation
by BHP Billiton Plc.
Following the cancellation, the total number of BHP Billiton Plc
Ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares)
will be 2,144,103,220.
Further information on BHP Billiton can be found on our Internet
site: www.bhpbilliton.com
Australia United Kingdom & South Africa
Brendan Harris, Investor Relations Andre Liebenberg, Investor
Relations
Tel: +61 3 9609 4323 Mobile: +61 Tel: +44 20 7802 4131 Mobile:
437 134 814 +44 7920 236 974
email: email:
Brendan.Harris@bhpbilliton.com Andre.Liebenberg@bhpbilliton.com
Amanda Buckley, Media Relations United Kingdom & Americas
Tel: +61 3 9609 2209 Mobile: +61 Ruban Yogarajah, Media Relations
419 801 349
email: Tel: US +1 713 966 2907 or UK
Amanda.Buckley@bhpbilliton.com +44 20 7802 4033
Mobile: UK +44 7827 082 022
Kelly Quirke, Media Relations email:
Ruban.Yogarajah@bhpbilliton.com
Tel: +61 3 9609 2896 Mobile: +61
429 966 312
email: Kelly.Quirke@bhpbilliton.com Americas
Scott Espenshade, Investor
Relations
Fiona Martin, Media Relations Tel: +1 713 599 6431 Mobile:
+1 713 208 8565
Tel: +61 3 9609 2211 email:
Scott.Espenshade@bhpbilliton.com
email: Fiona.Martin2@bhpbilliton.com
BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 BHP Billiton Plc Registration
077 number 3196209
Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: 180 Lonsdale Registered Office: Neathouse
Street Place
Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom
Tel +61 1300 55 4757 Fax +61 3 9609 Tel +44 20 7802 4000 Fax +44 20
3015 7802 4111
Members of the BHP Billiton group which is headquartered in Australia
Date: 19/05/2011 07:06:01 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.
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