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BIL
BIBLT
BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Transaction In Shares
BHP Billiton Plc
Share code: BIL
ISIN: GB0000566504
Issued by: BHP Billiton Plc
BHP Billiton Limited
To: London Stock Exchange
Australian Stock Exchange
Cc: New York Stock Exchange
JSE Limited
Swiss Stock Exchange
Deutsche Bank
UBS Zurich
Date: 5 July 2007
BHP BILLITON PLC - TRANSACTION IN SHARES
BHP Billiton Plc announces that, further to the resolution approved at the
AGM held on 26 October 2006 relating to the reduction of share capital in
BHP Billiton Plc by the cancellation of all the shares held by BHP Billiton
Limited on 15 May 2007, 19,650,000 ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc were
cancelled on 5 July 2007 and a sum of US$9,825,000 being equal to the
reduction in share capital, was transferred to a special reserve. The
total number shares cancelled under the authorities granted at the AGM
currently amounts to 121,335,000 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each.
In addtion, BHP Billiton Limited announces that on 5 July 2007 it purchased
500,000 ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc at an average price of
1461.8801 pence per ordinary share.
Following the above transaction, BHP Billiton Plc holds 24,910,000 of its
ordinary shares as treasury shares and BHP Billiton Limited holds
20,786,714 of the ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc, for a total of
45,696,714 shares. The total number of BHP Billiton Plc ordinary shares in
issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares and shares held by BHP
Billiton Limited) is 2,301,115,288.
For further information, please contact:
Investor Relations Company Secretary Company Secretary
Mark Lidiard BHP Billiton Plc BHP Billiton Limited
Office: Robert Franklin Jane McAloon
+44 20 7802 4156
Mobile: Office: Office:
+44 7769 934 942 +44 20 7802 4116 +61 3 9609 2445
Mobile: Mobile:
+44 7824 302 684 +61 409 214 397
Further information on BHP Billiton can be found on our internet
site: www.bhpbilliton.com
Australia United Kingdom
Samantha Evans, Media Relations Mark Lidiard, Investor & Media
Tel: +61 3 9609 2898 Mobile: +61 Relations
400 693 915 Tel: +44 20 7802 4156 Mobile:
email: +44 7769 934 942
Samantha.Evans@bhpbilliton.com email:
Mark.Lidiard@bhpbilliton.com
Jane Belcher, Investor Relations Illtud Harri, Media Relations
Tel: +61 3 9609 3952 Mobile: +61 Tel: +44 20 7802 4195 Mobile:
417 031 653 +44 7920 237 246
email: email:
Jane.H.Belcher@bhpbilliton.com Illtud.Harri@bhpbilliton.com
United States South Africa
Tracey Whitehead, Investor & Alison Gilbert, Investor
Media Relations Relations
Tel: US +1 713 599 6100 or UK +44 Tel: SA +27 11 376 2121 or UK
20 7802 4031 +44 20 7802 4183
Mobile: +44 7917 648 093 Mobile: +44 7769 936 227
email: email:
Tracey.Whitehead@bhpbilliton.com Alison.Gilbert@bhpbilliton.com
Date: 06/07/2007 07:28:08 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. |
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