BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Transaction in Shares18 Nov 2010
BIL
BIBLT                                                                           
BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Transaction in Shares                                  
BHP Billiton Plc                                                                
Share code: BIL                                                                 
ISIN: GB0000566504                                                              
Company Secretariat                                                             
18 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 Limited        BHP Billiton Plc                    
entities                                                                        
ABN  49 004 028 077         REG NO  3196209                      
BHP Billiton Limited announces that on 17 November 2010 it purchased 375,000    
Ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc at an average price of 2,316.04 pence per   
Ordinary share.  The highest price paid was 2,339.00 pence per Ordinary share   
and the lowest price paid was 2,303.00 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 2,206,032,544.      
Further information on BHP Billiton can be found on our Internet site:          
www.bhpbilliton.com                                                             
Australia                              United Kingdom & South Africa            
Brendan Harris, Investor Relations     Andre Liebenberg, Investor Relations     
Tel: +61 3 9609 4323  Mobile: +61 437  Tel: +44 20 7802 4131  Mobile: +44       
134 814                                7920 236 974                             
email: Brendan.Harris@bhpbilliton.com  email:                                   
Andre.Liebenberg@bhpbilliton.com          
                                                                                
Amanda Buckley, Media Relations        United Kingdom & Americas                
Tel: +61 3 9609 2209  Mobile: +61 419  Ruban Yogarajah, Media Relations         
801 349                                Tel: US +1 713 966 2907 or UK +44 20     
email: Amanda.Buckley@bhpbilliton.com  7802 4033Mobile: UK +44 7827 082 022     
                                      email:                                    
Leng Lau, Investor Relations           Ruban.Yogarajah@bhpbilliton.com          
Tel: +61 3 9609 4202  Mobile: +61 403                                           
533 706                                                                         
email: Leng.Y.Lau@bhpbilliton.com                                               
Kelly Quirke, Media Relations          Americas                                 
Tel: +61 3 9609 2896  Mobile: +61 429  Scott Espenshade, Investor Relations     
966 312                                Tel: +1 713 599 6431   Mobile: +1        
email: Kelly.Quirke@bhpbilliton.com    713 208 8565                             
                                      email:                                    
Fiona Martin, Media Relations          Scott.Espenshade@bhpbilliton.com         
Tel: +61 3 9609 2211                                                            
email: Fiona.Martin2@bhpbilliton.com                                            
                                                                                

BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028    BHP Billiton Plc Registration number     
077                                    3196209                                  
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Street                                 London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom           
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