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BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Total Voting Rights
BHP Billiton Plc
Share code: BIL
ISIN: GB0000566504
Issued by: BHP Billiton Plc
To: London Stock Exchange
Cc: New York Stock Exchange
JSE Limited
Date: 31 January 2008
TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS
In conformity with the Disclosure & Rule 5.6.1 Transparency Directive, BHP
Billiton Plc announces the following:
As at 31 January 2008, BHP Billiton Plc`s issued capital, including
treasury shares held by BHP Billiton Plc, consists of 2,256,636,552
Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each. Of these, 24,113,658 Ordinary shares are
held in treasury by BHP Billiton Plc on 31 January 2008 and therefore the
total number of voting rights in the Company is 2,232,522,894.
The figure of 2,232,522,894 Ordinary shares may be used by shareholders to
calculate if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to
their interest in, the share capital of BHP Billiton Plc under the FSA`s
Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Notes:
BHP Billiton Plc also has one Special Voting Share in issue to facilitate
joint voting by shareholders of BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Ltd on
joint electorate actions.
As at 31 January 2008, BHP Billiton Limited holds 25,515,350 of the
Ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc.
Australia United Kingdom
Samantha Evans, Media Relations Andre Liebenberg, Investor
Tel: +61 3 9609 2898 Relations
Mobile: +61 400 693 915 Tel: +44 20 7802 4131
Email: Samantha.Evans@bhpbilliton.com Mobile: +44 7920 236 974
Email:
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: Don.A.Carroll@bhpbilliton.com Email:
Illtud.Harri@bhpbilliton.com
United States South Africa
Tracey Whitehead, Alison GIlbert,
Investor & Media Relations Investor Relations
Tel: US +1 713 599 6100 Tel: SA +27 11 376 2121
or UK +44 20 7802 4031 or UK +44 20 7802 4183
Mobile: Mobile: +44 7769 936 227
+44 7917 648 093 Email: Alison.Gilbert@bhpbilliton.com
Email: Tracey.Whitehead@bhpbilliton.com
Further information on BHP Billiton can be found on our internet
site: www.bhpbilliton .com
Date: 01/02/2008 07:36:01 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.
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