Purchase of Own Securities
May 14 2003 - 2:17AM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:0693L
BHP Billiton PLC
14 May 2003
For the information of your local markets, please find attached an Appendix 3D
to the Australian Stock Exchange Listing Rules required to be filed under those
Rules consequent upon a change in the maximum number of shares in BHP Billiton
Limited that can be bought back and cancelled by BHP Billiton Limited under an
existing and previously announced on - market buy-back program.
Rule 3.8A
Appendix 3D
Changes relating to buy-back
(except minimum holding buy-back)
Name of entity ABN
BHP Billiton Limited 49 004 028 077
We (the entity) give ASX the following information.
1. Date that an Appendix 3C or the last Appendix 3D was 12 May 2003
given to ASX
Information about the change
Complete each item for which there has been a change and items 9 and 10.
Column 1 Column 2
(Details announced to market in (Details of change to buy-back
Appendix 3C or last Appendix 3D) proposals)
On-market buy-back
2. Name of broker who will act on the company's behalf
3. Deleted 30/9/2001
4. If the company intends to buy back a maximum number
of shares - that number
Note: This requires a figure to be included, not a
percentage. The reference to a maximum number is to the
total number including shares already bought back and
shares remaining to be bought back. If the total has
not changed, the item does not need to be completed.
Column 1 Column 2
(Details announced to market in (Details of change to buy-back
Appendix 3C or last Appendix 3D) proposals)
5. If the company intends to buy back a maximum Up to 181,265,378 shares less the Up to 180,265,378 shares less the
number of shares - the number remaining to be aggregate number of BHP Billiton aggregate number of BHP Billiton
bought back Plc shares known to BHP Billiton Plc shares known to BHP Billiton
Limited to have been purchased by Limited to have been purchased by
Nelson Investment Limited since 1 Nelson Investment Limited since 1
July 2001 July 2001
6. If the company intends to buy-back shares
within a period of time - that period of time; if
the company intends that the buy-back be of
unlimited duration - that intention
7. If the company intends to buy back shares if
conditions are met - those conditions
All buy-backs
8. Any other change
9. Reason for change Purchase by Nelson Investment Limited of 1,000,000 BHP Billiton Plc
shares on 13 May 2003.
10. Any other information material to a
shareholder's decision whether to accept the offer
(eg details of any proposed takeover bid)
Compliance statement
1. The company is in compliance with all Corporations Act requirements relevant
to this buy-back.
2. There is no information that the listing rules require to be disclosed that
has not already been disclosed, or is not contained in, or attached to, this
form.
Sign here: Date: 14 May 2003
(Company Secretary)
Print name: Karen J Wood
BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209
Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: 600 Bourke Street Melbourne Victoria Registered Office: Neathouse Place London SW1V 1BH United
3000 Kingdom
Telephone +61 3 9609 3333 Facsimile +61 3 9609 3015 Telephone +44 20 7802 4000 Facsimile +44 20 7802 4111
The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia
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