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BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Transaction in Shares
Share code: BIL
ISIN: GB0000566504
Company Secretariat
1 December 2010
To: Australian Securities Exchange cc: New York Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange JSE Limited
BHP BILLITON PLC - TRANSACTION IN SHARES
Name of BHP Billiton BHP Billiton Plc
entities Limited
ABN 49 004 028 077 REG NO 3196209
BHP Billiton Limited announces that on 30 November 2010 it purchased 615,000
Ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc at an average price of 2,277.42 pence per
Ordinary share. The highest price paid was 2,300.00 pence per Ordinary share
and the lowest price paid was 2,256.00 pence per Ordinary share.
Following purchase, BHP Billiton Limited transferred its interest in the shares
to BHP Billiton Plc for nil consideration and cancellation by BHP Billiton Plc.
Following the cancellation, the total number of BHP Billiton Plc Ordinary shares
in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) will be 2,201,732,544.
Further information on BHP Billiton can be found on our Internet site:
www.bhpbilliton.com
Australia United Kingdom & South Africa
Brendan Harris, Investor Andre Liebenberg, Investor
Relations Relations
Tel: +61 3 9609 4323 Mobile: Tel: +44 20 7802 4131 Mobile:
+61 437 134 814 +44 7920 236 974
email: email:
Brendan.Harris@bhpbilliton.co Andre.Liebenberg@bhpbilliton.com
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Amanda Buckley, Media United Kingdom & Americas
Relations Ruban Yogarajah, Media Relations
Tel: +61 3 9609 2209 Mobile: Tel: US +1 713 966 2907 or UK
+61 419 801 349 +44 20 7802 4033
email: Mobile: UK +44 7827 082 022
Amanda.Buckley@bhpbilliton.co email:
m Ruban.Yogarajah@bhpbilliton.com
Leng Lau, Investor Relations
Tel: +61 3 9609 4202 Mobile:
+61 403 533 706
email:
Leng.Y.Lau@bhpbilliton.com
Kelly Quirke, Media Relations Americas
Tel: +61 3 9609 2896 Mobile: Scott Espenshade, Investor
+61 429 966 312 Relations
email: Tel: +1 713 599 6431 Mobile:
Kelly.Quirke@bhpbilliton.com +1 713 208 8565
email:
Fiona Martin, Media Relations Scott.Espenshade@bhpbilliton.com
Tel: +61 3 9609 2211
email:
Fiona.Martin2@bhpbilliton.com
BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 BHP Billiton Plc Registration
004 028 077 number 3196209
Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: 180 Registered Office: Neathouse
Lonsdale Street Place
Melbourne Victoria 3000 London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom
Australia Tel +44 20 7802 4000 Fax +44 20
Tel +61 1300 55 4757 Fax +61 7802 4111
3 9609 3015
Members of the BHP Billiton group which is headquartered in
Australia
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