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BHP Billiton Limited On-market Share Buy-back
BHP BILLITON PLC
Registration number 3196209
Registered in England and Wales
SHARE CODE: BIL
ISIN: GB0000566504
To: Australian Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Swiss Stock Exchange
JSE Securities Exchange South Africa
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From: BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc
BHP Billiton Limited On-market Share Buy-back
Please find attached, for the information of your markets, a notice in the form
(Appendix 3D) required by the Listing Rules of the Australian Stock Exchange
advising of a change to the BHP Billiton Limited on-market share buy-back
program.
The program has been extended by 12 months to 30 September 2005.
Under this program, up to 186 000 000 BHP Billiton Limited shares are able to be
bought back on market by BHP Billiton Limited and cancelled, less the aggregate
number of BHP Billiton Plc shares known to BHP Billiton Limited to have been
purchased by Nelson Investment Limited since 1 July 2001 which in turn may be
cancelled or placed in the market. As at 16 September 2004, 177 975 378 BHP
Billiton Limited shares remain able to be bought and cancelled under the
program.
The level of share purchases undertaken will remain subject to prevailing market
conditions and alternative capital investment opportunities available to the
Group.
Karen Wood
Company Secretary
16 September 2004
Rule 3.8A
Appendix 3D
Changes relating to buy-back
(except minimum holding buy-back)
Information and documents given to ASX become ASX`s property and may be made
public.
Introduced 1/9/99. Origin: Appendix 7B. Amended 13/3/2000, 30/9/2001.
Name of entity ABN
BHP Billiton Limited 49 004 028 077
We (the entity) give ASX the following information.
1 Date that an 21 August 2003
Appendix 3C or the
last Appendix 3D
was given to ASX
Information about the change
Complete each item for which there has been a change and items 9 and 10.
Column 1 Column 2
(Details announced to market (Details of change to
in Appendix 3C or last buy-back proposals)
Appendix 3D)
On-market buy-back
2 Name of broker who
will act on the
company`s behalf
3 Deleted 30/9/2001.
4 If the company
intends to buy back
a maximum number of
shares - that
number
Note: This
requires a figure
to be included, not
a percentage. The
reference to a
maximum number is
to the total number
including shares
already bought back
and shares
remaining to be
bought back. If
the total has not
changed, the item
does not need to be
completed.
Column 1 Column 2
(Details announced to market (Details of change to
in Appendix 3C or last buy-back proposals)
Appendix 3D)
5 If the company
intends to buy back
a maximum number of
shares - the number
remaining to be
bought back
6 If the company Up to and including 30 Up to and including 30
intends to buy-back September 2004 September 2005
shares within a
period of time -
that period of
time; if the
company intends
that the buy-back
be of unlimited
duration - that
intention
7 If the company
intends to buy back
shares if
conditions are met
- those conditions
All buy-backs
8 Any other change
9 Reason for change
Extension of period of buy-back
program for capital management
purposes
10 Any other
information
material to a
shareholder`s
decision whether
to accept the
offer (e.g.,
details of any
proposed takeover
bid)
Compliance statement
1. The company is in compliance with all Corporations Act requirements
relevant to this buy-back.
2. There is no information that the listing rules require to be disclosed that
has not already been disclosed, or is not contained in, or attached to, this
form.
Sign here: Date: 16 September 2004
(Company Secretary)
Print name: Karen J Wood
Date: 16/09/2004 09:20:23 AM
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