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BIL 201410160011A
Standard Listing in London for Proposed New Company
BHP Billiton Plc
Registration number 3196209
Registered in England and Wales
Share code: BIL
ISIN: GB0000566504
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Release Time IMMEDIATE
Date 16 October 2014
Number 18/14
STANDARD LISTING IN LONDON FOR PROPOSED NEW COMPANY
BHP Billiton today confirmed that it will pursue a Standard listing on the UK Listing
Authority’s Official List and admission to trading on the London Stock Exchange for the new
company it plans to create via demerger. This is in addition to the proposed primary listing
on the Australian Securities Exchange and secondary inward listing on the Johannesburg
Stock Exchange.
As previously announced, BHP Billiton plans to create an independent global metals and
mining company based on a selection of its high-quality aluminium, coal, manganese, nickel
and silver assets. Separating these businesses has the potential to unlock shareholder value
by significantly simplifying the BHP Billiton Group and creating two portfolios of
complementary assets.
BHP Billiton Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Mackenzie, said: “We are pleased to offer an
additional listing in London in response to the interest investors have shown in the new
company. We continue to work towards completion of the demerger in the first half of the
2015 calendar year, subject to receipt of the necessary approvals.”
A final Board decision on the demerger will only be made once the necessary Government,
taxation, regulatory and other third party approvals are secured on satisfactory terms.
Further information on BHP Billiton can be found at: www.bhpbilliton.com.
Sponsor: Merrill Lynch South Africa Proprietary Limited
Media Relations Investor Relations
Australia Australia
Emily Perry Tara Dines
Tel: +61 3 9609 2800 Mobile: +61 477 325 803 Tel: +61 3 9609 2222 Mobile: +61 499 249 005
email: Emily.Perry@bhpbilliton.com email: Tara.Dines@bhpbilliton.com
Paul Hitchins Jodie Phillips
Tel: + 61 3 9609 2592 Mobile: + 61 419 315 001 Tel: +61 3 9609 2069 Mobile: +61 418 710 516
email: Paul.Hitchins@bhpbilliton.com email: Jodie.Phillips@bhpbilliton.com
Eleanor Nichols United Kingdom and South Africa
Tel: +61 3 9609 2360 Mobile: +61 407 064 748
email: Eleanor.Nichols@bhpbilliton.com Jonathan Price
Tel: +44 20 7802 4131 Mobile: +44 7990 527 726
United Kingdom email: Jonathan.H.Price@bhpbilliton.com
Ruban Yogarajah Dean Simon
Tel: +44 20 7802 4033 Mobile: +44 7827 082 022 Tel: +44 20 7802 7461 Mobile: +44 7717 511 193
email: Ruban.Yogarajah@bhpbilliton.com email: Dean.Simon@bhpbilliton.com
Jennifer White Americas
Tel: +44 20 7802 7462 Mobile: +44 7827 253 764
email: Jennifer.White@bhpbilliton.com James Agar
Tel: +1 212 310 1421 Mobile: +1 347 882 3011
Americas email: James.Agar@bhpbilliton.com
Ruban Yogarajah Joseph Suarez
Tel: +44 20 7802 4033 Mobile: +44 7827 082 022 Tel: +1 212 310 1422 Mobile: +1 646 400 3803
email: Ruban.Yogarajah@bhpbilliton.com email: Joseph.Suarez@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: Level 16, 171 Collins Street Registered Office: Neathouse Place
Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia London SW1V 1LH 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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