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BIBLT                                                                           
BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Building Momentum in Base Metals                       
BHP Billiton Plc                                                                
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ISIN:        GB0000566504                                                       
BHP Billiton Plc - Building Momentum in Base Metals                             
Date:27 June 2012                                                               
UK Listing Authority Submission                                                 
The following document has today been submitted to the National Storage         
Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at:                      
www.hemscott.com/nsm.do:                                                        
* Building Momentum in Base Metals                                              
http://www.bhpbilliton.com/home/investors/reports/Documents/2012/120627_BHPBilli
ton_BuildingMomentumInBaseMetals.pdf                                            
The document may also be accessed via BHP Billiton`s website -                  
www.bhpbilliton.com - or using the web link above.                              
Sponsor: Absa Capital (the investment banking division of Absa Bank Limited,    
affiliated with Barclays)                                                       
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