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BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Transaction in Shares

Release Date: 27/06/2011 07:27
Code(s): BIL
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BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Transaction in Shares BHP Billiton Plc Share code: BIL ISIN: GB0000566504 Company Secretariat 24 June 2011 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 it today purchased 1,247,000 Ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc at an average price of 2,303.91 pence per Ordinary share. The highest price paid was 2,322.50 pence per Ordinary share and the lowest price paid was 2,290.00 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 2,115,153,533. 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 Mobile: Tel: +44 20 7802 4131 Mobile: +61 437 134 814 +44 7920 236 974 email: email: Brendan.Harris@bhpbilliton.com Andre.Liebenberg@bhpbilliton.com Andrew Gunn, Investor Relations United Kingdom & Americas Tel: +61 3 9609 3575 Mobile: +61 Ruban Yogarajah, Media Relations 439 558 454 Tel: US +1 713 966 2907 or UK +44 20 7802 4033 email: Mobile: UK +44 7827 082 022 Andrew.Gunn@bhpbilliton.com email: Ruban.Yogarajah@bhpbilliton.com Samantha Stevens, Media Relations Americas Tel: +61 3 9609 2898 Mobile: +61 Scott Espenshade, Investor Relations 400 693 915 Tel: +1 713 599 6431 Mobile: +1 713 208 8565 email: email: Scott.Espenshade@bhpbilliton.com Samantha.Stevens@bhpbilliton.com 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 028 077 number 3196209 Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales Registered Office: 180 Lonsdale Registered Office: Neathouse Street Place Melbourne Victoria 3000 London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom Australia Tel +44 20 7802 4000 Fax +44 20 Tel +61 1300 55 4757 Fax +61 3 7802 4111 9609 3015 Members of the BHP Billiton group which is headquartered in Australia Date: 27/06/2011 07:27:07 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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