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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Date of
23 November 2004BHP Billiton Limited
ABN 49 004 028 077
180 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne Victoria 3000
Australia
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):
23 November 2004
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Off-Market Share Buy-Back - Final Notice
Please find attached, for the information of your markets, a notice in the form (Appendix 3F) required by the Listing Rules of the Australian Stock Exchange advising the final number of shares bought back and the total consideration payable in respect of the off-market share buy-back announced on 5 October 2004.
Yours faithfully
Sam Butcher
Assistant Company Secretary
Rule 3.8A
Appendix 3F
Final share buy-back notice
(except minimum holding buy-back)
Introduced 1/9/99. Origin: Appendices 7D and 7E. Amended 30/9/2001.
Information and documents given to ASX become ASX's property and may be made public.
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Name of entity |
ABN |
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BHP Billiton Limited |
49 004 028 077 |
We (the entity) give ASX the following information.
Description of buy-back
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Type of buy-back |
Selective buy-back on equal access buy-back conditions as modified |
Details of all shares bought back
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Number of shares bought back |
180,716,428 |
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Total consideration paid or payable for the shares |
A$2,271,605,499.96 |
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If buy-back is an on-market buy-back - highest and lowest price paid |
highest price: date: N/A
lowest price: date: N/A |
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: ...23 November 2004...
(Director/Company secretary)
Print name: ....Sam Butcher....
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BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 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 Office: Neathouse Place London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom Telephone +44 20 7802 4000 Facsimile +44 20 7802 4111 |
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The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia
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SIGNATURES
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 BILLI
TON LIMITEDKaren Wood
Title: Company Secretary
Date: 23 November 2004