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BIL
BIBLT
BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Reduction in share capital
BHP Billiton Plc
Share code: BIL
ISIN: GB0000566504
7 February 2008
BHP BILLITON PLC - REDUCTION IN SHARE CAPITAL
BHP Billiton Plc announces that, further to the resolution approved at the AGM
held on 25 October 2007 relating to the reduction of share capital in BHP
Billiton Plc by the cancellation of all the shares held by BHP Billiton Limited
on 31 December 2007, 25,515,350 ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc were
cancelled today and a sum of US$12,757,675 being equal to the reduction in share
capital, was transferred to a special reserve. The total number of shares
cancelled under the authorities granted at the AGM currently amounts to
237,025,800.
Following the above transaction, BHP Billiton Plc holds 24,113,658 of its
ordinary shares as treasury shares and BHP Billiton Limited no longer holds any
ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc. The total number of BHP Billiton Plc
ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is
2,207,007,544.
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 Relations
Tel: +61 3 9609 2898 Tel: +44 20 7802 4131
Mobile: +61 400 693 915 Mobile: +44 7920 236 974
Email: Samantha.Evans@bhpbilliton.com Email:Andre.Liebenberg@bhpbilliton.com
Don Carroll, Investor Relations Illtud Harri, Media Relations
Tel: +61 3 9609 2686 Tel: +44 20 7802 4195 Mobile: +44
Mobile: +61 417 591 938 7920 237 246
Email: Don.A.Carroll@bhpbilliton.com Email: Illtud.Harri@bhpbilliton.com
United States South Africa
Tracey Whitehead, Investor & Media Alison GIlbert, Investor Relations
Relations Tel: SA +27 11 376 2121 or
Tel: US +1 713 599 6100 or UK +44 20 7802 4183
UK +44 20 7802 4031 Mobile: +44 7769 936 227
Mobile: +44 7917 648 093 Email:Alison.Gilbert@bhpbilliton.com
Email:Tracey.Whitehead@bhpbilliton.com
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