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BIBLT                                                                           
BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - BHP Billiton Finance Plc - Annual Report and Accounts  
2010                                                                            
BHP Billiton Plc                                                                
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ISIN: GB0000566504                                                              
Number 27/10                                                                    
Date 18 October 2010                                                            
Issued by:        BHP Billiton Finance Plc                                      
                                                                                
Date:             19 October 2010                                               
                                                                                
To:               London Stock Exchange                                         
cc:               JSE Limited                                                   
                                                                                
For Release:      Immediately                                                   

Contact:          Elizabeth Hobley +44 (0) 20 7802 4054                         
                                                                                
BHP Billiton Finance Plc - Annual Report and Accounts 2010                      
A copy of the Annual Report and Accounts of BHP Billiton Finance Plc for the    
year ended 30 June 2010 has today been submitted to the National Storage        
Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at:                      
www.hemscott.com/nsm.do:                                                        
BHP Billiton Finance Plc   Registration number 6683534                          
Registered in England and Wales                                                 
Registered Office: Neathouse Place London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom               
Telephone +44 20 7802 4000 Facsimile +44 20 7802 4111                           
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