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BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - BHP BILLITON Prices US$3.0 Billion Bond BHP Billiton Plc Share code: BIL ISIN: GB0000566504 16 November 2011 BHP BILLITON PRICES US$3.0 BILLION BOND BHP Billiton announced today that it has priced a three tranche Global Bond under its debt shelf registration statement, which has been previously filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Global Bond comprises US$1,000 million 1.125% Senior Notes due 2014, US$750 million 1.875% Senior Notes due 2016, and US$1,250 million 3.250% Senior Notes due 2021. The proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, including the retirement of commercial paper. 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, Barclays Capital Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, 1-888-693-5847 and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179, +1-212-834-4533. Further information on BHP Billiton can be found at: www.bhpbilliton.com Sponsor: Absa Capital (the investment banking division of Absa Bank Limited, affiliated with Barclays Capital) Media Relations Investor Relations Australia Australia Samantha Stevens James Agar Tel: +61 3 9609 2898 Tel: +61 3 9609 2222 Mobile: +61 400 693 915 Mobile: +61 467 807 064 email: email: James.Agar@bhpbilliton.com Samantha.Stevens@bhpbilliton.com Andrew Gunn Kelly Quirke Tel: +61 3 9609 3575 Tel: +61 3 9609 2896 Mobile: +61 439 558 454 Mobile: +61 429 966 312 email: Andrew.Gunn@bhpbilliton.com email: Kelly.Quirke@bhpbilliton.com United Kingdom and South Africa Fiona Martin Tel: +61 3 9609 2211 Brendan Harris Mobile: +61 427 777 908 Tel: +44 20 7802 4131 Mobile: +44 7990 527 726 email: Fiona.Martin2@bhpbilliton.com United Kingdom and Americas email: Brendan.Harris@bhpbilliton.com Ruban Yogarajah Americas Tel: US +1 713 966 2907 or Scott Espenshade UK +44 20 7802 4033Mobile: UK +44 7827 082 022Tel: +1 713 599 6431 Mobile: +1 713 208 8565 email: Ruban.Yogarajah@bhpbilliton.com email: Scott.Espenshade@bhpbilliton.com BHP Billiton BHP Billiton Plc Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 Registration number 3196209 Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales Registered Office: Registered Office: Neathouse Place 180 Lonsdale Street London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia Tel +44 20 7802 4000 Tel +61 1300 55 4757 Fax +61 3 Fax +44 20 7802 4111 9609 3015 Members of the BHP Billiton Group which is headquartered in Australia Date: 17/11/2011 07:26:55 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.
