20th Dec 2007 07:00
BHP Billiton PLC19 December 2007 BHP BILLITON FINANCE B.V. - PUBLICATION OF PROSPECTUS The following Prospectus has been approved by the UK Listing Authority and isavailable for viewing: Prospectus relating to the U.S.$5,000,000,000 Euro MediumTerm Note Programme of BHP Billiton Finance Limited and BHP Billiton FinanceB.V., guaranteed (in respect of Notes issued by BHP Billiton Finance Limited) byBHP Billiton Limited and (in respect of Notes issued by BHP Billiton FinanceB.V.) 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 a US$5 billion European Medium Term Note programme by BHP Billiton Finance Limited and BHP Billiton Finance B.V.; http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/2120k_1-2007-12-18.pdf - the audited annual financial statements of BHP Billiton Finance Limited for the financial year ended 30 June 2006; http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/2120k_4-2007-12-18.pdf - the audited annual financial statements of BHP Billiton Finance Limited for the financial year ended 30 June 2007; http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/2120k_3-2007-12-18.pdf - the audited annual financial statements of BHP Billiton Finance B.V. for the financial year ended 30 June 2006; http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/2120k_2-2007-12-18.pdf - the audited annual financial statements of BHP Billiton Finance B.V. for the financial year ended 30 June 2007; http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/2120k_5-2007-12-18.pdf - the BHP Billiton Group financial statements for the financial year ended 30 June 2006; http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/2120k_8-2007-12-18.pdf - the BHP Billiton Group financial statements for the financial year ended 30 June 2007; http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/2120k_7-2007-12-18.pdf - the 2007 BHP Billiton Annual Report. http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/2120k_6-2007-12-18.pdf The full document is also available for viewing at the Document Viewing Facilityof the UK Listing Authority. This website is not provided for, or directed at,U.S. persons or persons in the United States. If you are a U.S. person or areviewing this page from the United States, you should exit this section of thewebsite. For further information, please contact: W.J. Murray, BHP BillitonGroup TreasurerTel: +31 70 315 6666 DISCLAIMER - INTENDED ADDRESSEES Please note that the information contained in the Prospectus may be addressed toand/or targeted at persons who are residents of particular countries (specifiedin the Prospectus) only and is not intended for use and should not be reliedupon by any person outside these countries and/or to whom the offer contained inthe Prospectus is not addressed. Prior to relying on the information containedin the Prospectus, you must ascertain from the Prospectus whether or not you arepart of the intended addressees of the information contained therein. Your right to access this service is conditional upon complying with the aboverequirement. The Prospectus on this website does not constitute an offer of securities forsale in the United States. The securities described herein have not been, andwill 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 theUnited States of America, and may not be offered or sold to U.S. persons or topersons within the United States of America, except pursuant to an exemptionfrom the Securities Act. BHP Billiton Finance B.V. Registered Number 27154589 Registered in the NetherlandsRegistered Office: Verheeskade 25, 2521 BE The Hague, The NetherlandsTelephone +31 70 315 6666 Facsimile +31 70 315 6767 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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