BHP Billiton Finance Ltd Publication of Prospectus

Issued by: BHP Billiton Finance Limited

To: London Stock Exchange

cc: JSE Limited

Date: 20 October 2010

For Release: Immediately

Contact: Willie J Murray

BHP Billiton Group Treasurer

Tel: +44 207 802 7313

BHP Billiton Finance Limited - Publication of Prospectus

The following Prospectus has been approved by the UK Listing Authority and is available for viewing:

Prospectus relating to the EUR 20,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme of BHP Billiton Finance Limited and BHP Billiton Finance Plc., guaranteed (in respect of Notes issued by BHP Billiton Finance Limited) by BHP Billiton Limited and (in respect of Notes issued by BHP Billiton Finance Plc) by BHP Billiton Plc.

To view the full Prospectus, plus the documents referred to therein, please paste the following URLs into the address bar of your browser.

- the prospectus relating to the EUR 20,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note programme of BHP Billiton Finance Limited and BHP Billiton Finance Plc;

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7094U_1-2010-10-20.pdf

- the audited annual financial statements of BHP Billiton Finance Limited for the financial year ended 30 June 2009;

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7094U_2-2010-10-20.pdf

- the audited annual financial statements of BHP Billiton Finance Limited for the financial year ended 30 June 2010; 

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7094U_3-2010-10-20.pdf

- the audited annual financial statements of BHP Billiton Finance Plc for the financial year ended 30 June 2009;

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7094U_4-2010-10-20.pdf

- the audited annual financial statements of BHP Billiton Finance Plc for the financial year ended 30 June 2010;

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7094U_5-2010-10-20.pdf

 - the audited annual financial statements of the BHP Billiton Group for the financial year ended 30 June 2009;

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7094U_6-2010-10-20.pdf

 - the audited annual financial statements of the BHP Billiton Group for the financial year ended 30 June 2010;

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7094U_7-2010-10-20.pdf

- the 2010 BHP Billiton Annual Report.

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7094U_8-2010-10-20.pdf

A copy of the full document has also been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

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For further information, please contact:

W.J. Murray, BHP Billiton

Group Treasurer

Tel: +44 207 802 7313

DISCLAIMER - INTENDED ADDRESSEES

Please note that the information contained in the Prospectus may be addressed to and/or targeted at persons who are residents of particular countries (specified in the Prospectus) only and is not intended for use and should not be relied upon by any person outside these countries and/or to whom the offer contained in the Prospectus is not addressed. Prior to relying on the information contained in the Prospectus, you must ascertain from the Prospectus whether or not you are part of the intended addressees of the information contained therein.

Your right to access this service is conditional upon complying with the above requirement.

The Prospectus on this website does not constitute an offer of securities for sale in the United States. The securities described herein 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.