UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
| BHP
Billiton Plc ----------------------------------- |
| (Translation of registrant's name into English) |
| Neathouse Place London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom |
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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: 7 February 2008
For Release: Immediately
BHP BILLITON PLC - REDUCTION IN SHARE CAPITAL
BHP Billiton Plc announces that, further to the resolution approved at the AGM held on 25 October 2007 relating to the reduction of share capital in BHP Billiton Plc by the cancellation of all the shares held by BHP Billiton Limited on 31 December 2007, 25,515,350 ordinary shares of BHP Billiton Plc were cancelled today and a sum of US$12,757,675 being equal to the reduction in share capital, was transferred to a special reserve. The total number of shares cancelled under the authorities granted at the AGM currently amounts to 237,025,800.
Following the above transaction, BHP Billiton Plc holds 24,113,658 of its ordinary shares as treasury shares and BHP Billiton Limited no longer holds any ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Plc. The total number of BHP Billiton Plc ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 2,207,007,544.
Further information on BHP Billiton can be found on our Internet site: www.bhpbilliton.com
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Australia |
United Kingdom Andre Liebenberg, Investor Relations Tel: +44 20 7802 4131 Mobile: +44 7920 236 974 email: Andre.Liebenberg@bhpbilliton.com |
| Don Carroll, Investor
Relations Tel: +61 3 9609 2686 Mobile: +61 417 591 938 email: Don.A.Carroll@bhpbilliton.com United States |
Illtud Harri, Media
Relations Tel: +44 20 7802 4195 Mobile: +44 7920 237 246 email: Illtud.Harri@bhpbilliton.com South Africa |
| BHP Billiton Limited ABN
49 004 028 077 Registered in Australia Registered Office: Level 27, 180 Lonsdale Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Telephone +61 1300 554 757 Facsimile +61 3 9609 3015 |
BHP Billiton Plc
Registration number 3196209 Registered in England and Wales Registered Office: Neathouse Place London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom Telephone +44 20 7802 4000 Facsimile +44 20 7802 4111 |
The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia
| Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. |
| BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc | ||
| Date: 7 February 2008 | By: |
Jane McAloon |
| Name: | Jane McAloon | |
| Title: | Group Company Secretary |