22nd Oct 2007 17:00
BHP Billiton PLC22 October 2007 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: 22 October 2007 For Release: Immediately BHP BILLITON PLC - TRANSACTION IN SHARES BHP Billiton Limited announces that on 22 October 2007 it purchased 650,000ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc at an average price of 1,770.87 pence perordinary share. Following the above transaction, BHP Billiton Plc holds 24,265,516 of itsordinary shares as treasury shares and BHP Billiton Limited holds 57,433,736 ofthe ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc, for a total of 81,699,252 shares. Thetotal number of BHP Billiton Plc ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares heldas treasury shares and shares held by BHP Billiton Limited) is 2,246,326,036 For further information, please contact: Investor Relations Company Secretary Company Secretary Andre Liebenberg BHP Billiton Plc BHP Billiton LimitedOffice: +44 20 7802 4131 Robert Franklin Jane McAloonMobile: +44 20 7920 236 974 Office: +44 20 7802 4116 Office: +61 3 9609 2445 Mobile: +44 7824 302 684 Mobile: +61 409 214 397 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] Jane Belcher, Investor Relations Illtud Harri, Media Relations Tel: +61 3 9609 3952 Mobile: +61 417 031 653 Tel: +44 20 7802 4195 Mobile: +44 7920 237 246 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] United States South Africa Tracey 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 227email: [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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