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BHP Billiton Plc - BHP Billiton Limited: De-Listing From The London Stock
Exchange
BHP Billiton Plc
Registration number 3196209
JSE Share Code: BIL
ISIN: GB000056650
NEWS RELEASE
Date 18 March 2005
BHP BILLITON LIMITED: DE-LISTING FROM THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
BHP Billiton hereby announces its intention to cancel its secondary listing of
BHP Billiton Limited ordinary shares from the Official List of the UK Listing
Authority and from trading on the London Stock Exchange.
This action is being taken due to the low liquidity of shares on the London
Stock Exchange, the costs associated with the maintenance of the London listing
and the confusion caused by having both BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton
Plc listed in London.
For the avoidance of doubt, this action does not affect the London listing of
BHP Billiton Plc in any way.
Following cancellation, BHP Billiton Limited shares will continue to be traded
on the Australian Stock Exchange and as ADRs on the New York Stock Exchange.
The Company is circulating full de-listing details to affected shareholders.
It is anticipated that the London listing will be withdrawn with effect from the
close of business on Friday 29 April 2005, being not less than 20 business days
from the date of this announcement.
Further information on BHP Billiton can be found on our Internet site:
http://www.bhpbilliton.com
Australia United Kingdom
Jane Belcher, Investor Mark Lidiard, Investor & Media
Relations Relations
Tel: +61 3 9609 3952 Mobile: Tel: +44 20 7802 4156
+61 417 031 653 email:
email: Mark.Lidiard@bhpbilliton.com
Jane.H.Belcher@bhpbilliton.com
Tania Price, Media Relations Ariane Gentil, Media Relations
Tel: +61 3 9609 3815 Mobile: Tel: +44 20 7802 4177
+61 419 152 780 email:
email: Ariane.Gentil@bhpbilliton.com
Tania.Price@bhpbilliton.com
South Africa
United States Michael Campbell, Investor & Media
Tel: +1 713 599 6100 or +44 20 Relations
7802 4031 Tel: +27 11 376 3360 Mobile: +27
email: 82 458 2587
Mark.Lidiard@bhpbilliton.com email:
Michael.J.Campbell@bhpbilliton.com
Date: 22/03/2005 08:32:30 AM
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