BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Transaction in Shares17 Nov 2010
BIL
BIBLT                                                                           
BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Transaction in Shares                                  
BHP Billiton Plc                                                                
Share code: BIL                                                                 
ISIN: GB0000566504                                                              
Company Secretariat                                                             
17 November 2010                                                                
To:  Australian Securities Exchange  cc: New York Stock Exchange                
London Stock Exchange               JSE Limited                             
BHP BILLITON PLC - TRANSACTION IN SHARES                                        
Name of         BHP Billiton         BHP Billiton Plc                           
entities        Limited                                                         
ABN  49 004 028 077  REG NO  3196209                             
BHP Billiton Limited announces that on 16 November 2010 it purchased 600,000    
Ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc at an average price of 2,331.58 pence per   
Ordinary share.  The highest price paid was 2,349.00 pence per Ordinary share   
and the lowest price paid was 2,315.00 pence per Ordinary share.                
Following purchase, BHP Billiton Limited transferred its interest in the shares 
to BHP Billiton Plc for nil consideration and cancellation by BHP Billiton Plc. 
Following the cancellation, the total number of BHP Billiton Plc Ordinary shares
in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) will be 2,206,407,544.      
Further information on BHP Billiton can be found on our Internet site:          
www.bhpbilliton.com                                                             
Australia                      United Kingdom & South Africa                    
Brendan Harris, Investor       Andre Liebenberg, Investor                       
Relations                      Relations                                        
Tel: +61 3 9609 4323  Mobile:  Tel: +44 20 7802 4131                            
+61 437 134 814                Mobile: +44 7920 236 974                         
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Brendan.Harris@bhpbilliton.co  Andre.Liebenberg@bhpbilliton.                    
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Amanda Buckley, Media          United Kingdom & Americas                        
Relations                      Ruban Yogarajah, Media                           
Tel: +61 3 9609 2209  Mobile:  Relations                                        
+61 419 801 349                Tel: US +1 713 966 2907 or UK                    
email:                         +44 20 7802 4033                                 
Amanda.Buckley@bhpbilliton.co  Mobile: UK +44 7827 082 022                      
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                              Ruban.Yogarajah@bhpbilliton.c                     
Leng Lau, Investor Relations   om                                               
Tel: +61 3 9609 4202  Mobile:                                                   
+61 403 533 706                                                                 
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Leng.Y.Lau@bhpbilliton.com                                                      
Kelly Quirke, Media Relations  Americas                                         
Tel: +61 3 9609 2896  Mobile:  Scott Espenshade, Investor                       
+61 429 966 312                Relations                                        
email:                         Tel: +1 713 599 6431                             
Kelly.Quirke@bhpbilliton.com   Mobile: +1 713 208 8565                          
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Fiona Martin, Media Relations  Scott.Espenshade@bhpbilliton.                    
Tel: +61 3 9609 2211           com                                              
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Fiona.Martin2@bhpbilliton.com                                                   
                                                                                

BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49    BHP Billiton Plc Registration                    
004 028 077                    number 3196209                                   
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Registered Office: 180         Wales                                            
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