BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Completion of expanded US30 Jun 2011
BIL
BIBLT                                                                           
BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Completion of expanded US$10 billion                   
capital management program                                                      
BHP Billiton Plc                                                                
Share code: BIL                                                                 
ISIN: GB0000566504                                                              
Date       30 June 2011                                                         
Number     19/11                                                                
COMPLETION OF EXPANDED US$10 BILLION                                            
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM                                                      
BHP Billiton confirms that the expanded US$10 billion capital management program
announced on 16 February 2011 was completed on 29 June 2011.  The number of     
shares bought since the resumption of the capital management program on 15      
November 2010 is 146.9 million shares in BHP Billiton Limited and 94.9 million  
shares in BHP Billiton Plc.  All shares purchased are cancelled on settlement.  
Further information on BHP Billiton can be found on our Internet site:          
www.bhpbilliton.com                                                             
Australia: Investor Relations          United Kingdom & South Africa            
Brendan Harris, Investor Relations     Andre Liebenberg, Investor Relations     
Tel: +61 3 9609 4323                   Tel: +44 20 7802 4131                    
Mobile: +61 437 134 814                Mobile: +44 7920 236 974                 
email: Brendan.Harris@bhpbilliton.com  email:                                   
                                      Andre.Liebenberg@bhpbilliton.com          
Andrew Gunn, Investor Relations                                                 
Tel: +61 3 9609 3575                   United Kingdom & Americas                
Mobile: +61 439 558 454                Ruban Yogarajah, Media Relations         
email: Andrew.Gunn@bhpbilliton.com     Tel: US +1 713 966 2907 or               
                                      UK +44 20 7802 4033                       
Australia: Media Relations             Mobile: UK +44 7827 082 022              
Samantha Stevens, Media Relations      email:                                   
Tel: +61 3 9609 2898                   Ruban.Yogarajah@bhpbilliton.com          
Mobile: +61 400 693 915                                                         
email:                                 Americas                                 
Samantha.Stevens@bhpbilliton.com       Scott Espenshade, Investor Relations     
                                      Tel: +1 713 599 6431                      
Kelly Quirke, Media Relations          Mobile: +1 713 208 8565                  
Tel: +61 3 9609 2896                   email:                                   
Mobile: +61 429 966 312                Scott.Espenshade@bhpbilliton.com         
email: Kelly.Quirke@bhpbilliton.com                                             
Fiona Martin, Media Relations                                                   
Tel: +61 3 9609 2211                                                            
Mobile: +61 427 777 908                                                         
email: Fiona.Martin2@bhpbilliton.com                                            
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Fax +61 3 9609 3015                                                             
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