27th Dec 2006 15:53
BHP Billiton PLC27 December 2006 27 December 2006Number 35/06 PURCHASES OF SHARES IN CLOSE PERIOD BHP Billiton announces that BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc haveentered into an irrevocable arrangement with an independent third party whichmakes its trading decisions in relation to the securities of BHP BillitonLimited and BHP Billiton Plc independently of, and uninfluenced by, BHP BillitonLimited or BHP Billiton Plc, to purchase on BHP Billiton Limited's behalf andwithin certain pre-set parameters, ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc duringthe period commencing on 1 January 2007 and ending upon the announcement of BHPBilliton's interim results for the half year ended 31 December 2006. These sharepurchases will be made on BHP Billiton Limited's behalf and in accordance withthe irrevocable arrangement during a so-called "Close Period", a period in whichBHP Billiton and its directors, officers and employees would normally otherwiserefrain from transacting in BHP Billiton shares. Any share purchases effected pursuant to the irrevocable arrangement will besubject to the terms of the mandate and in any case will be effected in a mannerconsistent with both the general authority vested in BHP Billiton to repurchaseshares and Chapter 12 of the Listing Rules, which require that the maximum pricepaid be limited to no more than 105 per cent of the average middle marketclosing price of BHP Billiton Plc's Ordinary Shares for the five dealing dayspreceding the date of purchase. Further information on BHP Billiton can be found on our internet site: www.bhpbilliton .com Australia United Kingdom & South AfricaSamantha Evans, Media Relations Mark Lidiard, Investor & Media RelationsTel: +61 3 9609 2898 Mob: +61 400 693 915 Tel: +44 20 7802 4156 Mob: +44 7769 934 942email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Jane Belcher, Investor Relations Illtud Harri, Media RelationsTel: +61 3 9609 3952 Mob: +61 4 417 031 653 Tel: +44 20 7802 4195 Mob: +44 7920 237 246email: [email protected] email: [email protected] United StatesTracey Whitehead, Investor RelationsTel: +44 20 7802 4031 Mob: +44 7917 648 093email: [email protected] BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077Registered in AustraliaRegistered Office:180 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, AustraliaTelephone +61 1300 55 4757 Facsimile +61 3 9609 3015 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209Registered in England and WalesRegistered Office: Neathouse Place, London SW1V 1BH, United KingdomTelephone +44 20 7802 4000 Facsimile +44 20 7802 4111 The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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