BHP BILLITON PLC - BHP Billiton Prices A$1.0 Billion Note Issue

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Date            9 October 2012
Number          24/12




                        PRICES A$1.0 BILLION NOTE ISSUE

BHP Billiton has today priced a five year A$1.0 billion note issue under its Australian Medium Term Note
Program.

The Australian dollar notes will pay interest at 3.75 per cent and mature in October 2017.
The proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.

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)
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