7th Feb 2008 16:40
BHP Billiton PLC07 February 2008 Issued by: BHP Billiton Plc BHP Billiton Limited To: London Stock Exchange Australian Securities Exchange Cc: New York Stock Exchange JSE Limited Swiss Stock Exchange Deutsche Bank UBS Zurich Date: 7 February 2008 For Release: Immediately BHP BILLITON PLC - REDUCTION IN SHARE CAPITAL BHP Billiton Plc announces that, further to the resolution approved at the AGMheld on 25 October 2007 relating to the reduction of share capital in BHPBilliton Plc by the cancellation of all the shares held by BHP Billiton Limitedon 31 December 2007, 25,515,350 ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc werecancelled today and a sum of US$12,757,675 being equal to the reduction in sharecapital, was transferred to a special reserve. The total number of sharescancelled under the authorities granted at the AGM currently amounts to237,025,800. Following the above transaction, BHP Billiton Plc holds 24,113,658 of itsordinary shares as treasury shares and BHP Billiton Limited no longer holds anyordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc. The total number of BHP Billiton Plcordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is2,207,007,544. Further information on BHP Billiton can be found on our Internet site: www.bhpbilliton.com Australia United Kingdom Samantha Evans, Media Relations Andre Liebenberg, Investor Relations Tel: +61 3 9609 2898 Mobile: +61 400 693 915 Tel: +44 20 7802 4131 Mobile: +44 7920 236 974 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Don Carroll, Investor Relations Illtud Harri, Media Relations Tel: +61 3 9609 2686 Mobile: +61 417 591 938 Tel: +44 20 7802 4195 Mobile: +44 7920 237 246 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] South AfricaUnited StatesTracey Whitehead, Investor & Media Relations Alison GIlbert, Investor Relations Tel: US +1 713 599 6100 or UK +44 20 7802 4031 Tel: SA +27 11 376 2121 or UK +44 20 7802 4183Mobile: +44 7917 648 093 Mobile: +44 7769 936 227 Email: [email protected]: [email protected] This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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