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BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Total Voting Rights and Capital
BHP Billiton Plc
Share code: BIL
ISIN: GB0000566504
1 April 2011
BHP BILLITON PLC - TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS AND CAPITAL
In conformity with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5.6.1, BHP Billiton Plc
notifies the market of the following:
As at 31 March 2011, BHP Billiton Plc`s issued capital, including treasury
shares held by BHP Billiton Plc, consists of 2,191,931,240 Ordinary shares of
US$0.50 each. Of these, 24,113,658 Ordinary shares are held in treasury by BHP
Billiton Plc and therefore the total number of voting rights in the Company is
2,167,817,582.
The above figure of 2,167,817,582 Ordinary shares may be used by shareholders as
the denominator for the calculation by which they will determine if they are
required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, BHP
Billiton Plc under the FSA`s Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Note: BHP Billiton Plc also has one Special Voting Share in issue to facilitate
joint voting by shareholders of BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited on
joint electorate actions.
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 Tel: +44 20 7802 4131
Mobile: +61 437 134 814 Mobile: +44 7920 236 974
email: email:
Brendan.Harris@bhpbilliton.com 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
email: Tel: US +1 713 966 2907 or
Amanda.Buckley@bhpbilliton.com UK +44 20 7802 4033
Mobile: UK +44 7827 082 022
Kelly Quirke, Media Relations email:
Ruban.Yogarajah@bhpbilliton.com
Tel: +61 3 9609 2896
Mobile: +61 429 966 312
email: Americas
Kelly.Quirke@bhpbilliton.com
Scott Espenshade, Investor
Relations
Fiona Martin, Media Relations Tel: +1 713 599 6431
Mobile: +1 713 208 8565
Tel: +61 3 9609 2211 email:
Scott.Espenshade@bhpbilliton.com
email:
Fiona.Martin2@bhpbilliton.com
BHP Billiton Limited BHP Billiton Plc Registration
ABN 49 004 028 077 number 3196209
Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: 180 Lonsdale Registered Office: Neathouse
Street Place
Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom
Tel +61 1300 55 4757 Tel +44 20 7802 4000
Fax +61 3 9609 3015 Fax +44 20 7802 4111
Members of the BHP Billiton group which is headquartered in
Australia
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