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Share capital (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

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Summary of Share Capital

14 Share capital


		BHP Billiton Limited												BHP Billiton Plc
		2018 shares				2017 shares				2016 shares				2018 shares				2017 shares				2016 shares
Share capital issued
Opening number of shares			3,211,691,105				3,211,691,105				3,211,691,105				2,112,071,796				2,112,071,796				2,112,071,796
Purchase of shares by ESOP Trusts			(7,469,236	)			(6,481,292	)			(6,538,404	)			(679,223	)			(225,646	)			(17,000	)
Employee share awards exercised following vesting			7,339,522				6,945,570				6,846,091				711,705				940,070				966,473
Movement in treasury shares under Employee Share Plans			129,714				(464,278	)			(307,687	)			(32,482	)			(714,424	)			(949,473	)

Closing number of shares ⁽¹⁾			3,211,691,105				3,211,691,105				3,211,691,105				2,112,071,796				2,112,071,796				2,112,071,796


Comprising:
Shares held by the public			3,211,494,259				3,211,623,973				3,211,159,695				2,112,030,162				2,111,997,680				2,111,283,256
Treasury shares			196,846				67,132				531,410				41,634				74,116				788,540
Other share classes
Special Voting share of no par value			1				1				1				–				–				–
Special Voting share of US$0.50 par value			–				–				–				1				1				1
5.5% Preference shares of £1 each			–				–				–				50,000				50,000				50,000
DLC Dividend share			1				1				1				–				–				–

⁽¹⁾	No fully paid ordinary shares in BHP Billiton Limited or BHP Billiton Plc were issued on the exercise of Group Incentive Scheme awards during the period 1 July 2018 to 6 September 2018.