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BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Transaction in shares
BHP Billiton Plc
Share code: BIL
ISIN: GB0000566504
Company Secretariat
5 January 2011
To: Australian Securities Exchange cc: New York Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange JSE Limited
BHP BILLITON PLC - TRANSACTION IN SHARES
Name of BHP Billiton Limited BHP Billiton Plc
entities
ABN 49 004 028 077 REG NO 3196209
BHP Billiton Limited announces that yesterday it purchased 410,749 Ordinary
shares of BHP Billiton Plc at an average price of 2,566.99 pence per Ordinary
share. The highest price paid was 2,590.00 pence per Ordinary share and the
lowest price paid was 2,545.00 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
2,199,771,788.
Further information on BHP Billiton can be found on our Internet site:
www.bhpbilliton.com
Australia United Kingdom & South Africa
Brendan Harris, Investor Relations Andre Liebenberg, Investor Relations
Tel: +61 3 9609 4323 Tel: +44 20 7802 4131
Mobile: +61 437 134 814 Mobile: +44 7920 236 974
email: Brendan.Harris@bhpbilliton.com email:
Andre.Liebenberg@bhpbilliton.com
Amanda Buckley, Media Relations United Kingdom & Americas
Tel: +61 3 9609 2209 Ruban Yogarajah, Media Relations
Mobile: +61 419 801 349 Tel: US +1 713 966 2907 or
email: Amanda.Buckley@bhpbilliton.com UK +44 20 7802 4033
Mobile: UK +44 7827 082 022
Leng Lau, Investor Relations email:
Tel: +61 3 9609 4202 Ruban.Yogarajah@bhpbilliton.com
Mobile: +61 403 533 706
email: Leng.Y.Lau@bhpbilliton.com
Kelly Quirke, Media Relations Americas
Tel: +61 3 9609 2896 Scott Espenshade, Investor Relations
Mobile: +61 429 966 312 Tel: +1 713 599 6431
email: Kelly.Quirke@bhpbilliton.com Mobile: +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 49 004 028 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number
077 3196209
Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: 180 Lonsdale Registered Office: Neathouse Place
Street London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom
Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia Tel +44 20 7802 4000
Tel +61 1300 55 4757 Fax +44 20 7802 4111
Fax +61 3 9609 3015
Members of the BHP Billiton group which is headquartered in Australia
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