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BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Transaction in Shares BHP Billiton Plc Share code: BIL ISIN: GB0000566504 Company Secretariat 28 June 2011 To: Australian Securities cc: New York Stock Exchange Exchange
London Stock Exchange JSE Limited 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 1,101,737 Ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc at an average price of 2,334.27 pence per Ordinary share. The highest price paid was 2,355.00 pence per Ordinary share and the lowest price paid was 2,302.00 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 2,113,151,796. Further information on BHP Billiton can be found on our Internet site: www.bhpbilliton.com Australia United Kingdom & South Africa Brendan Harris, Investor Relations Andre Liebenberg, Investor Tel: +61 3 9609 4323 Relations Mobile: +61 437 134 814 Tel: +44 20 7802 4131 email: Mobile: +44 7920 236 974 Brendan.Harris@bhpbilliton.com email: Andre.Liebenberg@bhpbilliton.com
Andrew Gunn, Investor Relations Tel: +61 3 9609 3575 United Kingdom & Americas Mobile: +61 439 558 454 Ruban Yogarajah, Media Relations email: Andrew.Gunn@bhpbilliton.com Tel: US +1 713 966 2907 or UK +44 20 7802 4033 Samantha Stevens, Media Relations Mobile: UK +44 7827 082 022 Tel: +61 3 9609 2898 email: Mobile: +61 400 693 915 Ruban.Yogarajah@bhpbilliton.com email: Samantha.Stevens@bhpbilliton.com Americas Scott Espenshade, Investor Relations Kelly Quirke, Media Relations Tel: +1 713 599 6431 Tel: +61 3 9609 2896 Mobile: +1 713 208 8565 Mobile: +61 429 966 312 email: email: Kelly.Quirke@bhpbilliton.com Scott.Espenshade@bhpbilliton.com
Fiona Martin, Media Relations Tel: +61 3 9609 2211 Mobile: +61 427 777 908 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 Place Street London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia Tel +44 20 7802 4000 Tel +61 1300 55 4757 Fax +44 20 7802 4111 Fax +61 3 9609 3015 Members of the BHP Billiton group which is headquartered in Australia Date: 29/06/2011 07:05:21 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.
