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BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Total Voting Rights and Capital
BHP Billiton Plc
Share code: BIL
ISIN: GB0000566504
Company Secretariat
1 June 2011
To: London Stock Exchange cc: New York Stock Exchange
JSE Limited
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 May 2011, BHP Billiton Plc`s issued capital, including treasury shares
held by BHP Billiton Plc, consists of 2,162,435,564 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
2,138,321,906.
The above figure of 2,138,321,906 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: +44 20 7802 4131 Mobile: +44 7920 236
Tel: +61 3 9609 4323 Mobile: 974
+61 437 134 814 email: Andre.Liebenberg@bhpbilliton.com
email:
Brendan.Harris@bhpbilliton.com United Kingdom & Americas
Ruban Yogarajah, Media Relations
Andrew Gunn, Investor Relations Tel: US +1 713 966 2907 or UK +44 20 7802 4033
Tel: +61 3 9609 3575 Mobile: Mobile: UK +44 7827 082 022
+61 439 558 454 email: Ruban.Yogarajah@bhpbilliton.com
email:
Andrew.Gunn@bhpbilliton.com Americas
Scott Espenshade, Investor Relations
Samantha Stevens, Media Tel: +1 713 599 6431 Mobile: +1 713 208 8565
Relations email: Scott.Espenshade@bhpbilliton.com
Tel: +61 3 9609 2898 Mobile:
+61 400 693 915
email:
Samantha.Stevens@bhpbilliton.co
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Kelly Quirke, Media Relations
Tel: +61 3 9609 2896 Mobile:
+61 429 966 312
email:
Kelly.Quirke@bhpbilliton.com
Fiona Martin, Media Relations
Tel: +61 3 9609 2211 Mobile:
+61 427 777 908
email:
Fiona.Martin2@bhpbilliton.com
BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number
028 077 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 Tel +44 20 7802 4000 Fax +44 20 7802 4111
Australia
Tel +61 1300 55 4757 Fax +61 3
9609 3015
Members of the BHP Billiton group which is headquartered in Australia
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