BIL
BIBLT
BIL - 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 15 May 2007 it purchased 700,000 ordinary
shares of BHP Billiton Plc at an average price of 1197.03 pence per ordinary
share.
Following the above transaction, BHP Billiton Plc holds 25,160,000 of its
ordinary shares as treasury shares and BHP Billiton Limited holds 19,650,000 of
the ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc, for a total of 44,810,000 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 2,321,652,002.
15 May 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 Office: +61 3 9609
6993 4942 7802 4116 2445
Mobile: +44 (0) 7824 Mobile: +61 409 214
302684 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
Tel: +61 3 9609 2898 Mobile: +61 400 Relations
693 915 Tel: +44 20 7802 4156 Mobile: +44 7769
email:Samantha.Evans@bhpbilliton.com 934 942
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: 16/05/2007 07:23:07 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.
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