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BIL
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BIL - Bhp Billiton Plc - Share Buy Back Programme
Bhp Billiton Plc
Share Code: BIL
Isin: GB0000566504
Date Friday 14 December 2007
SHARE BUY BACK PROGRAMME
BHP Billiton notes that, since the announcement of 8 November 2007
concerning market speculation in relation to the proposal for a potential
combination between BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton Limited has
continued to buy back ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc on the London
Stock Exchange, as disclosed by BHP Billiton in daily announcements to
the market.
BHP Billiton confirms that these purchases have been made by an
independent third party on behalf of BHP Billiton under an irrevocable
mandate. The mandate ended today and BHP Billiton will suspend the
programme of buying on-market ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc as was
announced on 7 February 2007 from the expiry of the mandate until further
notice.
Further information on BHP Billiton can be found on our Internet site:
www.bhpbilliton.com
Australia United Kingdom
Samantha Evans, Media Relations Andre Liebenberg, Investor
Tel: +61 3 9609 2898 Relations
Mobile: +61 400 693 915 Tel: +44 20 7802 4131
email: Samantha.Evans@bhpbilliton.com Mobile: +44 7920 236 974
email:
Andre.Liebenberg@bhpbilliton.com
Don Carroll, Investor Relations Illtud Harri, Media Relations
Tel: +61 3 9609 2686 Tel: +44 20 7802 4195
Mobile: +61 417 591 938 Mobile: +44 7920 237 246
email: Don.A.Carroll@bhpbilliton.com email:
United States Illtud.Harri@bhpbilliton.com
Tracey Whitehead, South Africa
Investor & Media Relations Alison GIlbert, Investor Relations
Tel: US +1 713 599 6100 or Tel: SA +27 11 376 2121 or
UK +44 20 7802 4031 UK +44 20 7802 4183
Mobile: +44 7917 648 093 Mobile: +44 7769 936 227
email: Tracey.Whitehead@bhpbilliton.comEmail: Alison.Gilbert@bhpbilliton.com
The directors of BHP Billiton accept responsibility for the information
contained in this announcement. Having taken all reasonable care to
ensure that such is the case, the information contained in this
announcement is, to the best of the knowledge and belief of the directors
of BHP Billiton, in accordance with the facts and contains no omission
likely to affect its import.
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