29th Jul 2011 16:00
Company Secretariat
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29 July 2011
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To: | London Stock Exchange | cc: | New York Stock Exchange |
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BHP BILLITON PLC - TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS AND CAPITAL
In conformity with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5.6.1, BHP Billiton Plc notifies the market of the following:
As at 29 July 2011, BHP Billiton Plc's issued capital, including treasury shares held by BHP Billiton Plc, consists of 2,136,185,454 Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each. Of these, 24,113,658 Ordinary shares are held in treasury by BHP Billiton Plc and therefore the total number of voting rights in the Company is 2,112,071,796.
The above figure of 2,112,071,796 Ordinary shares may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculation by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, BHP Billiton Plc under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Note: BHP Billiton Plc also has one Special Voting Share in issue to facilitate joint voting by shareholders of BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited on joint electorate actions.
Further information on BHP Billiton can be found on our Internet site: www.bhpbilliton.com
Media Relations
Australia
Samantha Stevens, Media Relations Tel: +61 3 9609 2898 Mobile: +61 400 693 915 email: [email protected]
Kelly Quirke, Media Relations Tel: +61 3 9609 2896 Mobile: +61 429 966 312 email: [email protected]
Fiona Martin, Media Relations Tel: +61 3 9609 2211 Mobile: +61 427 777 908 email: [email protected] United Kingdom and Americas
Ruban Yogarajah, Media Relations Tel: US +1 713 966 2907 or UK +44 20 7802 4033Mobile: UK +44 7827 082 022 email: [email protected] | Investor Relations
Australia
Andrew Gunn, Investor Relations Tel: +61 3 9609 3575 Mobile: +61 439 558 454 email: [email protected]
United Kingdom and South Africa
Brendan Harris , Investor Relations Tel: +44 20 7802 4131 Mobile: +44 7990 527 726 email: [email protected]
Americas
Scott Espenshade, Investor Relations Tel: +1 713 599 6431 Mobile: +1 713 208 8565 email: [email protected]
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BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 Registered in Australia Registered Office: 180 Lonsdale Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia Tel +61 1300 55 4757 Fax +61 3 9609 3015
| BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209 Registered in England and Wales Registered Office: Neathouse Place London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom Tel +44 20 7802 4000 Fax +44 20 7802 4111 |
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