21st Nov 2006 17:08
BHP Billiton PLC21 November 2006 Issued by: BHP Billiton Plc BHP Billiton Limited To: London Stock Exchange Australian Stock Exchange Cc: New York Stock Exchange JSE Limited Swiss Stock Exchange Deutsche Bank UBS Zurich Date: 21 November 2006 For Release: Immediately BHP BILLITON PLC - TRANSACTION IN SHARES BHP Billiton Limited announces that on 21 November 2006 it purchased 2,000,000ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc at an average price of 966.3928 pence perordinary share. Following the above purchase, BHP Billiton Plc holds 25,420,000 of its ordinaryshares as treasury shares and BHP Billiton Limited holds 39,110,000 of theordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc, for a total of 64,530,000 shares. The totalnumber of BHP Billiton Plc ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held astreasury shares and shares held by BHP Billiton Limited) is 2,403,617,002. For further information, please contact: Investor Relations Company Secretary Company SecretaryMark Lidiard BHP Billiton Plc BHP Billiton LimitedOffice: +44 (0) 20 7802 4156 Robert Franklin Jane McAloonMobile: +44 (0) 77 6993 4942 Office: +44 (0) 20 7802 4116 Office: +61 3 9609 2445 Mobile: +44 (0) 7824 302684 Mobile: +61 448 551 695 Further information on BHP Billiton can be found on our internet site: www.bhpbilliton .com Australia United KingdomSamantha Evans, Media Relations Mark Lidiard, Investor & Media RelationsTel: +61 3 9609 2898 Mob: +61 400 693 915 Tel: +44 20 7802 4156 Mob: +44 7769 934 942email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Jane Belcher, Investor Relations Illtud Harri, Media RelationsTel: +61 3 9609 3952 Mob: +61 4 417 031 653 Tel: +44 20 7802 4195 Mob: +44 7920 237 246email: [email protected] email: [email protected] United States South AfricaTracey Whitehead, Investor Relations Alison Gilbert, Investor RelationsTel: +44 20 7802 4031 Mob: +44 7917 648 093 Tel SA: +27 11 376 2121 or UK: +44 20 7802 4183email: [email protected] email: [email protected] This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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