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BIL 201209200001A
BHP Billiton Prices EUR2.0 Billion and GBP1.75 Billion Bonds
NEWS RELEASE
Release Time IMMEDIATE
Date 19 September 2012
Number 23/12
BHP BILLITON PRICES EUR2.0 BILLION and GBP1.75 BILLION BONDS
BHP Billiton has priced a two tranche Euro bond and a two tranche Sterling bond under its
Euro Medium Term Note Programme.
The Euro bond issue comprises EUR1,250 million 2.250% bonds due 2020 and EUR750
million 3.250% bonds due 2027. The Sterling bond issue comprises GBP750 million 3.250%
bonds due 2024 and GBP1,000 million 4.300% bonds due 2042.
The proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes and in part, redemption of the
Group’s commercial paper programme.
This announcement does not constitute an offer of securities for sale in the United States,
Canada, Japan, Australia or any other jurisdiction. The securities described herein and
therein have not been, and will not be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “Securities Act”) or under any relevant securities laws of any state of the
United States of America, and may not be offered or sold to U.S. persons or to persons
within the United States of America, except pursuant to an exemption from the Securities
Act.
Further information on BHP Billiton can be found at: www.bhpbilliton.com.
Sponsor: Absa Capital (the investment banking division of Absa Bank Limited, affiliated with
Barclays).
Media Relations Investor Relations
Australia Australia
Antonios Papaspiropoulos James Agar
Tel: +61 3 9609 3830 Mobile: +61 477 325 803 Tel: +61 3 9609 2222 Mobile: +61 467 807 064
email: Antonios.Papaspiropoulos@bhpbilliton.com email: James.Agar@bhpbilliton.com
Fiona Hadley Andrew Gunn
Tel: +61 3 9609 2211 Mobile: +61 427 777 908 Tel: +61 3 9609 3575 Mobile: +61 439 558 454
email: Fiona.Hadley@bhpbilliton.com email: Andrew.Gunn@bhpbilliton.com
United Kingdom United Kingdom and South Africa
Ruban Yogarajah Tara Dines
Tel: +44 20 7802 4033 Mobile: +44 7827 082 022 Tel : +44 20 7802 7113 Mobile : +44 7825 342 232
email: Ruban.Yogarajah@bhpbilliton.com Email : Tara.Dines@bhpbilliton.com
Deirdra McCracken Americas
Tel: +44 20 7802 7462 Mobile: +44 7827 253 764
Email: Deirdra.S.McCracken@bhpbilliton.com Brendan Harris
Tel: +44 20 7802 4131 Mobile: +44 7990 527 726
Americas email: Brendan.Harris@bhpbilliton.com
Jaryl Strong Matt Chism
Tel: +1 713 499 5548 Mobile: +1 281 222 6627 Tel: +1 71 359 96158 Mobile: +1 281 782 2238
email: Jaryl.Strong@bhpbilliton.com email: Matt.E.Chism@bhpbilliton.com
BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209
Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: 180 Lonsdale Street Registered Office: Neathouse Place
Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom
Tel +61 1300 55 4757 Fax +61 3 9609 3015 Tel +44 20 7802 4000 Fax +44 20 7802 4111
Members of the BHP Billiton Group which is headquartered in Australia
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