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BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - BHP Billiton Prices US$3.25 Billion Bond
BHP Billiton Plc
Share code: BIL
ISIN: GB0000566504
19 March 2009
BHP BILLITON PRICES US$3.25 BILLION BOND
BHP Billiton announced today that it has priced a two 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$1,500 million 5.5% Senior Notes due 2014 and
US$1,750 million 6.5% Senior Notes due 2019.
The proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.
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, 745 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY
10019; Citigroup Global Markets Inc., 388 Greenwich Street, New York, NY
10013; and Goldman Sachs & Co., 85 Broad Street, 20thFloor, New York, NY
10004.
Further information on BHP Billiton can be found on our Internet site:
www.bhpbilliton.com
Australia United Kingdom
Samantha Evans, Media Andre Liebenberg, Investor Relations
Relations Tel: +44 20 7802 4131 Mobile: +44 7920 236
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+61 400 693 915 email: Andre.Liebenberg@bhpbilliton.com
email:
Samantha.Evans@bhpbilliton.co
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Peter Ogden, Media Relations Illtud Harri, Media Relations
Tel: +61 3 9609 2812 Mobile: Tel: +44 20 7802 4195 Mobile: +44 7920 237
+61 428 599 190 246
Email: email: Illtud.Harri@bhpbilliton.com
Peter.Ogden@bhpbilliton.com
Kelly Quirke, Media Relations United States
Tel: +61 3 9609 2896 Scott Espenshade, Investor Relations
Mobile: +61 429 966 312 Tel: +1 713 599 6431
Email: Mobile: +1 713 208 8565
Kelly.Quirke@bhpbilliton.com email: Scott.Espenshade@bhpbilliton.com
Leng Lau, Investor Relations
Tel: +61 3 9609 4202 Mobile: Ruban Yogarajah, Media Relations
+61 403 533 706 Tel: US +1 713 966 2907 or UK +44 20 7802 4033
email: Mobile: UK +44 7827 082 022
Leng.Y.Lau@bhpbilliton.com email: Ruban.Yogarajah@bhpbilliton.com
South Africa
Bronwyn Wilkinson, Investor
Relations
Tel: +44 20 7802 4015
Mobile: +44 7500 785 892
email:
Bronwyn.Wilkinson@bhpbilliton
.com
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3 9609 3015
A member of the BHP Billiton group which is headquartered in
Australia
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