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BHP Billiton PLC02 May 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 INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) See attached Schedule Company dealt in BHP Billiton Limited Class of relevant security to which the dealings Ordinary Sharesbeing disclosed 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 ofrelevant security dealt in(Note 3) Long Short Number Number (%) (%)(1) Relevant securities See attached Schedule (Part A) N/A(2) Derivatives (other than N/A N/Aoptions)(3) Options and agreements to N/A N/Apurchase/sellTotal See attached Schedule N/A (Part A) (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 See attached Schedule N/A (Part B)(2) Derivatives (other than N/A N/Aoptions)(3) Options and agreements to N/A N/Apurchase/sellTotal See attached Schedule N/A (Part B) (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)Class of relevant security: DetailsSee attached Schedule (Part C) 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and salesPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5)See attached Schedule (Part D) (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)Product name, e.g. CFD Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Note 5) 7)See attached Schedule(Part E) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varyingProduct name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option moneye.g. call selling, securities to price American, European date paid/ receivedoption purchasing, which the etc. per unit varying etc. option relates (Note 5) (Note 7)See attachedSchedule (PartF) (ii) ExercisingProduct name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5)See attached Schedule(Part G) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)Nature of transaction Details Price per unit (if applicable)(Note 8) (Note 5)See attached Schedule(Part H) 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivativesFull details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. None Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 2 May 2008 Contact name Gail McGrath Telephone number +44 20 7802 4108 Name of offeree/offeror with which Associated BHP Billiton Limited Specify category and nature of Associate status Category (3) - directors (together with their close(Note 10) relatives and related trusts) of subsidiaries of 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 Holding of relevant securities (excl. relevant Holding of relevant Holding of derivatives securities under option) securities under option other than options Total Long Short Long Short Long Short Long ShortName Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %Matthew Vernon Ridolfi 9,715 9,715 0.00029% 0.00029% Part B - Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,other than the class dealt in Holding of relevant securities (excl. relevant Holding of relevant Holding of derivatives securities under option) securities under option other than options Total Long Short Long Short Long Short Long ShortName Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %N/A Part C - Rights to subscribe Name Details Matthew Vernon Ridolfi 827 Options under the Employee Share Plan 1999 2,134 Performance Shares under the Group Incentive Scheme 2003 2,398 Deferred Shares under the Group Incentive Scheme 2004 1,826 Deferred Shares under the Group Incentive Scheme 2005 1,395 Deferred Shares under the Group Incentive Scheme 2006 1,256 Deferred Shares under the Group Incentive Scheme 2007 5,000 Performance Shares under the Long Term Incentive Plan 2004 5,000 Performance Shares under the Long Term Incentive Plan 2005 5,000 Performance Shares under the Long Term Incentive Plan 2006 7,500 Performance Shares under the Long Term Incentive Plan 2007 Part D - Purchases and Sales Number of relevantName Date of dealing Purchase/Sale securities Price per unitMatthew Vernon Ridolfi 21/04/2008 Sale 3,800 AUD43.75 Part E - Derivative Transactions Product name Number of (e.g. contract relevant Price perName Date of dealing for difference) long/short securities relevant securityN/A Part F - Writing, selling, purchasing or varying options Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money selling, securities to American, purchasing, which the option price European etc. date paid/Name varying etc. relates received per unitN/A Part G - Exercising Options Exercise price per relevant Product name (e.g. Number of relevant security Date of option/award) securities acquiredName exercise N/A Part H - Other dealings Name Date of exercise Number of securities Nature of Details Price per unit to which the dealing transaction (if applicable) relatesN/A This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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