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BHP Billiton Limited18 March 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 Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) BHP Billiton Ltd Executive Incentive Scheme Trust Company dealt in BHP Billiton Ltd (1) Class of relevant security Fully Paid Ordinary Shares to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) (2) Date of dealing 18 March 2008 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) Relevant securities 7,312 0.0002177 % (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 7,312 0.0002177 % Total (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,other than the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Details (3) 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) Purchase 7,312 AUD36.19 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) e.g. CFD (Note 7) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, securities to American,e.g. call option varying etc. which the price European etc. date paid/ option relates (Note 7) received per unit (Note 5) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other personrelating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to thevoting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to onthis form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.None Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO (4) Date of disclosure 18 March 2008 (5) Contact name Fiona Smith (6) Telephone number +61 3 9609 3179 Name of offeree/offeror with which associated BHP Billiton LtdSpecify category and nature of associate status (Note 10) BHP Billiton Employee Plan Pty Ltd is the trustee of the BHP Billiton Ltd Executive Scheme Trust (associate) Notes The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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