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BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Transaction in shares

Release Date: 07/01/2011 07:16
Code(s): BIL
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BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Transaction in shares BHP Billiton Plc Share code: BIL ISIN: GB0000566504 BHP BILLITON PLC - TRANSACTION IN SHARES BHP Billiton Limited BHP Billiton Plc ABN 49 004 028 077 REG NO 3196209 6 January 2011 BHP Billiton Limited announces that today it purchased 427,432 Ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc at an average price of 2,530.99 pence per Ordinary share. The highest price paid was 2,555.00 pence per Ordinary share and the lowest price paid was 2,503.00 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 2,199,229,594. 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 Tel: +61 3 9609 4323 Mobile: 236 974 +61 437 134 814 email: Andre.Liebenberg@bhpbilliton.com email: Brendan.Harris@bhpbilliton.co m 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 +44 20 7802 +61 419 801 349 4033Mobile: UK +44 7827 082 022 email: email: Ruban.Yogarajah@bhpbilliton.com Amanda.Buckley@bhpbilliton.co m 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 Relations +61 429 966 312 Tel: +1 713 599 6431 Mobile: +1 713 208 email: 8565 Kelly.Quirke@bhpbilliton.com email: Scott.Espenshade@bhpbilliton.com
Fiona Martin, Media Relations Tel: +61 3 9609 2211 email: Fiona.Martin2@bhpbilliton.com BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 004 028 077 3196209 Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales Registered Office: 180 Registered Office: Neathouse Place Lonsdale 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 Date: 07/01/2011 07:16:01 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.

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