8th Jan 2008 07:00
BHP Billiton PLC08 January 2008 FORM 8.1 DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS (Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 1. KEY INFORMATIONName of person dealing (Note 1) See attached Schedule Company dealt in BHP Billiton Limited Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing See attached Schedule 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevantsecurity dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number Number (%) (%)(1) See attached Schedule (Part A) N/ARelevantsecurities (2) N/A N/ADerivatives(other thanoptions) (3) Options N/A N/Aandagreementsto purchase/sell Total See attached Schedule (Part A) N/A (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of Long Shortrelevantsecurity: Number Number (%) (%)(1) See attached Schedule (Part B) See attached Schedule (Part B)Relevantsecurities (2) N/A N/ADerivatives(other thanoptions) (3) Options N/A N/Aandagreementsto purchase/sell Total N/A N/A (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)Class of relevant security: DetailsSee attached Schedule (Part C) N/A 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and salesPurchase/sale Number of Price per unit (Note securities 5)See attached Schedule (PartD) (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)Product name, Long/short Number of securities Price per unit (Note 6) (Note 7) (Note 5)e.g. CFDSee attachedSchedule (Part E) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, Expiry Optionname, selling, securities to e.g. money purchasing, which the price American, datee.g. varying option relates European paid/call etc. (Note 7) etc. receivedoption per unit (Note 5) See N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AattachedSchedule(Part F) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of Exercise price per unitoption securities (Note 5) See attached Schedule N/A N/A(Part G) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction (Note Details Price per unit (if applicable)8) (Note 5) N/A N/A N/A 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivativesFull details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between theperson disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights ofany relevant securities under any option referred to on this form orrelating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of anyrelevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. None Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 8 January 2008 Contact name Andre Liebenberg, Investor RelationsTelephone number +44 20 7802 4131 Name of offeree/ BHP Billiton plcofferor with whichassociated Specify category and Category (3) - directors (together with their closenature of associate relatives and related trusts) of subsidiaries ofstatus (Note 10) BHP Billiton plc and BHP Billiton Ltd and fellow subsidiaries and their associated companies Notes The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk SCHEDULE Form 8.1 Aggregated Dealings Disclosure Part A - Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in Name Holding of relevant securities Holding of relevant Holding of derivatives Total (excl. relevant securities securities under option other than options under option) Long Short Long Short Long Short Long Short Number % Number % Number Number Number Number Number Number % % % % % % Janine 124 124Scott 0.000004% 0.000004%Murray Jill 50 50Buckle 0.000001% 0.000001%and AndrewTod Jill 7,266 7,266Buckle 0.0002% 0.0002% Part B - Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,other than the class dealt in Name Holding of relevant securities Holding of relevant Holding of derivatives Total (excl. relevant securities securities under option other than options under option) Long Short Long Short Long Short Long Short Number % Number % Number Number Number Number Number Number % % % % % %N/A Part C - Rights to subscribeName DetailsN/A Part D - Purchases and Sales Name Date of Purchase/ Number of relevant Price per dealing Sale securities unit Janine Scott 21/12/07 Purchase 124 AU$39.65Murray Jill Buckle and 18/12/07 Purchase 50 AU$39.57Andrew Tod Part E - Derivative Transactions Name Date of Product name (e.g. contract long/ Number of relevant Price per dealing for difference) short securities relevant securityN/A Part F - Writing, selling, purchasing or varying options Name Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option purchasing, varying to which the option American, money etc. relates price European etc. date paid/ received per unitN/A Part G - Exercising Options Name Date of Product name Number of relevant Exercise price per exercise (e.g. option/ securities acquired relevant security award)N/A END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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