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Company Secretariat | ||||
20 April 2011 | ||||
To: | Australian Securities Exchange | cc: | New York Stock Exchange | |
London Stock Exchange | JSE Limited | |||
BHP BILLITON PLC - TRANSACTION IN SHARES | ||||
Name of entities | BHP Billiton Limited | BHP Billiton Plc | ||
ABN 49 004 028 077 | REG NO 3196209 | |||
BHP Billiton Limited announces that it today purchased 519,076 Ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc at an average price of 2,526.84 pence per Ordinary share. The highest price paid was 2,530.00 pence per Ordinary share and the lowest price paid was 2,519.50 pence per Ordinary share. | ||||
Following purchase, BHP Billiton Limited transferred its interest in the shares to BHP Billiton Plc for nil consideration and cancellation by BHP Billiton Plc. | ||||
Following the cancellation, the total number of BHP Billiton Plc Ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) will be 2,160,093,759. | ||||
Further information on BHP Billiton can be found on our Internet site: www.bhpbilliton.com | ||||
Australia | United Kingdom & South Africa | |||
Brendan Harris, Investor Relations | Andre Liebenberg, Investor Relations | |||
Tel: +61 3 9609 4323 Mobile: +61 437 134 814 | Tel: +44 20 7802 4131 Mobile: +44 7920 236 974 | |||
email: [email protected] | email: [email protected] | |||
Amanda Buckley, Media Relations | United Kingdom & Americas | |||
Tel: +61 3 9609 2209 Mobile: +61 419 801 349 | Ruban Yogarajah, Media Relations | |||
email: [email protected] | Tel: US +1 713 966 2907 or UK +44 20 7802 4033 | |||
Mobile: UK +44 7827 082 022 | ||||
Kelly Quirke, Media Relations | email: [email protected] | |||
Tel: +61 3 9609 2896 Mobile: +61 429 966 312 | ||||
email: [email protected] | Americas | |||
Scott Espenshade, Investor Relations | ||||
Fiona Martin, Media Relations | Tel: +1 713 599 6431 Mobile: +1 713 208 8565 | |||
Tel: +61 3 9609 2211 | email: [email protected] | |||
email: [email protected] | ||||
BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 | BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209 | |||
Registered in Australia | Registered in England and Wales | |||
Registered Office: 180 Lonsdale Street | Registered Office: Neathouse Place | |||
Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia | London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom | |||
Tel +61 1300 55 4757 Fax +61 3 9609 3015 | Tel +44 20 7802 4000 Fax +44 20 7802 4111 | |||
Members of the BHP Billiton group which is headquartered in Australia | ||||
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