Purchase of Own Securities

BHP Billiton Limited
20 September 2001




    BHP Billiton Limited is issuing this announcement to fulfil disclosure
 obligations arising from its secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange.

   The text of  this release is identical to that issued by BHP Billiton Plc
                                   earlier

20h September 2001


                    BHP Billiton Limited-daily buy back notice



Please find attached a copy of the daily buy back notice filed by BHP Billiton
Limited with the Australian Stock Exchange for the information of your local
market.

R V Taylor - Assistant Company Secretary


                                 Appendix 3E


                         Daily share buy-back notice

                     (except minimum holding buy-back and

                             selective buy-back)


Information and documents given to ASX become ASX''s property and may be made
public.

Introduced 1/9/99. Origin: rule 3.6, Appendix 7C.



Name of entity     ACN or ARBN
BHP Billiton Limited                        49 004 028 077

We (the entity) give ASX the following information.





Information about buy-back
1. Type of buy-back                                    On-market



2. Date Appendix 3C was given to ASX                   8/2/01

                                                       The last appendix 3D was
                                                       given to the ASX on 13/6
                                                       /01


Total of all shares bought back, or in relation to which acceptances have been
received, before, and on, previous day
                                                       Before         Previous
                                                       previous day   day

3. Number of shares bought back or if buy-back is an   2 509 451      500 000
   equal access scheme, in relation to which
   acceptances have been received

4. Total consideration paid or payable for the shares  $22 838 718.00 $4 494
                                                                      862.46




                                                         Before   Previous day
                                                         previous
                                                         day

5. If buy-back is an on-market buy-back                  highest  highest price
                                                         price    paid: $9.08
                                                         paid:
                                                         $9.18

                                                         date: 14 lowest price
                                                         /9/01    paid: $8.93

                                                         lowest   highest price
                                                         price    allowed under
                                                         paid:    rule 7.33:
                                                         $8.82    $9.52

                                                         date: 17
                                                         /9/01
Participation by directors
6  If buy-back is an on-market buy-back - name of each
   director and related party of a director from whom
   the company bought back shares on the previous day,
   the number of shares which the company bought back
   from each named director or related party, and the
   consideration payable for those shares


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How many shares may still be bought back?
7. If the company has disclosed an intention to buy back 182 990 549
   a maximum number of shares - the remaining number of
   shares to be bought back

Compliance statement

1. The company is in compliance with all Corporations Law 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 : 20
September 2001

      (Company Secretary)







Print name:     Karen 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      Registered Office: 1-3 Strand London
Melbourne Victoria 3000                   WC2N 5HA United Kingdom
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The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered
in Australia
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