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BHP - BHP Billiton Plc - Transaction In Shares
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: 30 November 2007
BHP BILLITON PLC - TRANSACTION IN SHARES
BHP Billiton Limited announces that on 30 November 2007 it purchased 750,000
ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc at an average price of 1,620.46 pence per
ordinary share. The highest price paid was 1,640 pence per ordinary share and
the lowest price paid was 1,598 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 39,649,973
of the ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc, forming a total of 63,815,489
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 2,217,343,573
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 Tel: +44 20 7802 4131
Mobile: +61 400 693 915 Mobile: +44 7920 236 974
Email: Email:
Samantha.Evans@bhpbilliton.com Andre.Liebenberg@bhpbilliton.com
Don Carroll, Investor Relations Illtud Harri, Media Relations
Tel: +61 3 9609 2686 Tel: +44 20 7802 4195
Mobile: +61 417 591 938 Mobile: +44 7920 237 246
Email: Email: Illtud.Harri@bhpbilliton.com
Don.A.Carroll@bhpbilliton.com South Africa
Alison GIlbert, Investor Relations
United States Tel: SA +27 11 376 2121 or UK +44 20 7802 4183
Tracey Whitehead, Investor & Media RelationsMobile: +44 7769 936 227
Tel: US +1 713 599 6100 or UK +44 20 7802 4031Email:
Alison.Gilbert@bhpbilliton.com
Mobile: +44 7917 648 093
Email: Tracey.Whitehead@bhpbilliton.com
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