BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - BHP Billiton Prices US$2.
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BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - BHP Billiton Prices US$2.25 Billion Bond
BHP Billiton Plc
Share Code: BIL
ISIN: GB0000566504
NEWS RELEASE
27 March 2007
BHP BILLITON PRICES US$2.25 BILLION BOND
BHP Billiton announced today that it has priced a three tranche Global Bond
under its debt shelf registration statement which was recently filed with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Global Bond comprises US$875 million Floating Rate Notes due 2009, US$625
million 5.125% Senior Notes due 2012 and US$750 million of 5.40% Senior Notes
due 2017.
The proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of
an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any
jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior
to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such
jurisdiction. Offers and sales will only be made pursuant to a written
prospectus and prospectus supplement, copies of which may be obtained from the
joint book runners, Bank of America Securities LLC at 9 West 57th Street New
York, New York 10019 or J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. at 270 Park Avenue, New
York, NY 10017.
Further information on BHP Billiton can be found on our Internet site:
www.bhpbilliton.com
Australia United Kingdom
Samantha Evans, Media Relations Mark Lidiard, Investor & Media
Tel: +61 3 9609 2898 Relations
email: Samantha.Evans@bhpbilliton.com Tel: +44 20 7802 4156
Mobile: +44 7769 934 942
email: Mark.Lidiard@bhpbilliton.com
Jane Belcher, Investor Relations Illtud Harri, Media Relations
Tel: +61 3 9609 3952 Tel: +44 20 7802 4195
Mobile: +61 417 031 653 Mobile: +44 7920 237 246
email: Jane.H.Belcher@bhpbilliton.com email: Illtud.Harri@bhpbilliton.com
United States South Africa
Tracey Whitehead, Investor & Media Alison GIlbert, Investor Relations
Relations Tel: SA +27 11 376 2121
Tel: US +1 713 599 6100 or UK +44 20 7802 4183
or UK +44 20 7802 4031 Email: Alison.Gilbert@bhpbilliton.com
Mobile: +44 7917 648 093
email: Tracey.Whitehead@bhpbilliton.com
Date: 27/03/2007 07:31:04 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.
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