28th Dec 2006 16:32
BHP Billiton PLC28 December 2006 Issued by: BHP Billiton Plc To: London Stock Exchange Cc: New York Stock Exchange JSE Limited Date: 28 December 2006 For Release: Immediately TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS In conformity with the Transparency Directive's transitional provision 6, BHPBilliton Plc announces the following: BHP Billiton Plc's issued capital, including treasury shares held by BHPBilliton Plc, consists of 2,468,147,002 Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each1. Ofthese, 25,420,000 Ordinary shares are held in treasury by BHP Billiton Plc atthe date of this announcement and therefore the total number of voting rights inthe Company is 2,442,727,0022. The figure of 2,442,727,002 Ordinary shares may be used by shareholders tocalculate if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to theirinterest in, the share capital of BHP Billiton Plc under the FSA's Disclosureand Transparency Rules. For further information, please contact: Company SecretaryBHP Billiton PlcRobert FranklinOffice: +44 (0) 20 7802 4116Mobile: +44 (0) 7824 302684 Notes: 1. BHP Billiton Plc also has one Special Voting Share in issue to facilitate joint voting by shareholders of BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Ltd on joint electorate actions. 2. At the date of this announcement BHP Billiton Limited holds 67,285,000 of the Ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc. Further information on BHP Billiton can be found on our internet site: www.bhpbilliton .com BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209Registered in Australia Registered in England and WalesRegistered Office: 180 Lonsdale Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Registered Office: Neathouse Place, London SW1V 1BH United KingdomTelephone +61 1300 55 4757 Facsimile +61 3 9609 3015 Telephone +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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