BIL
BIBLT
BHP - BHP Billiton Plc - Transaction in shares
BHP Billiton Plc
Share code: BIL
ISIN: GB0000566504
BHP BILLITON PLC - TRANSACTION IN SHARES
BHP Billiton Limited announces that on 17 April 2007 it purchased 650,000
ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc at an average price of 1169.1885 pence per
ordinary share.
Following the above purchase, BHP Billiton Plc holds 25,220,000 of its ordinary
shares as treasury shares and BHP Billiton Limited holds 39,950,000 of the
ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc, for a total of 65,170,000 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 2,335,692,002.
17 April 2007
For further information, please contact:
Investor Relations Company Secretary Company Secretary
Mark Lidiard BHP Billiton Plc BHP Billiton Limited
Office: +44 (0) 20 Robert Franklin Jane McAloon
7802 4156
Mobile: +44 (0) 77 Office: +44 (0) 20 7802 Office: +61 3 9609 2445
6993 4942 4116
Mobile: +44 (0) 7824 302684 Mobile: +61 409 214 397
Further information on BHP Billiton can be found on our internet site:
www.bhpbilliton .com
Australia United Kingdom
Samantha Evans, Media Relations Mark Lidiard, Investor & Media Relations
Tel: +61 3 9609 2898 Mobile: +61 400 Tel: +44 20 7802 4156 Mobile: +44 7769
693 915 934 942
email:Samantha.Evans@bhpbilliton.com email: Mark.Lidiard@bhpbilliton.com
Jane Belcher, Investor Relations Illtud Harri, Media Relations
Tel: +61 3 9609 3952 Mobile: +61 417 Tel: +44 20 7802 4195 Mobile: +44 7920
031 653 237 246
email:Jane.H.Belcher@bhpbilliton.com email: Illtud.Harri@bhpbilliton.com
United States Tracey Whitehead, South AfricaAlison Gilbert, Investor
Investor & Media Relations RelationsTel: SA +27 11 376 2121 or UK
Tel: US +1 713 599 6100 or UK +44 20 +44 20 7802 4183email:
7802 4031Mobile: +44 7917 648 093 Alison.Gilbert@bhpbilliton.com
email:Tracey.Whitehead@bhpbilliton.com
Date: 18/04/2007 07:12:01 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.
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