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BHP Billiton Limited02 April 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) Marius Kloppers Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc (1) Class of relevant Ordinary Shares of US$0.50 eachsecurity to which the dealings being disclosedrelate (Note 2) (2) Date of dealing N/A 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 396,683 0.0179738 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 396,683 0.0179738 (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 Deferred Shares awarded under the Group 90,071 Deferred Shares awarded under the Group IncentiveIncentive Scheme Scheme. 52,771 Deferred Shares were awarded in December 2005, 37,300 Deferred Shares were awarded in December 2006, and are exercisable from the first non-prohibited date after 30 June 2007 and 30 June 2008 respectively. They will expire on the day before the 3rd anniversary of the exercisable date. Performance Shares awarded under the BHP 675,000 Performance Shares awarded under the BHP Billiton PlcBilliton Plc Long Term Incentive Plan Long Term Incentive Plan. 225,000 Performance Shares were awarded in December 2004, December 2005 and December 2006, and are exercisable from the first non-prohibited date after 30 June 2011, 30 June 2010 and 30 June 2011 respectively. They will expire on the day before the 5th anniversary of the exercisable date. The exercise of the Performance Shares is subject to certain performance hurdles being met which relate to the performance of the BHP Billiton Group as compared to the weighted average performance of companies in a comparator group. 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) N/A (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) N/A (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option purchasing, to which the option American, moneye.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 7) price European etc. date paid/ received per unit (Note 5)N/A (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5)N/A (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) N/A 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 person relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO (3) 2 April 2008 Date of disclosure (4) Gail McGrath Contact name (5) +44 (0)20 7802 4108 Telephone number Name of offeree/offeror with which associated BHP Billiton LimitedSpecify category and nature of associate status (Note 10) Category (3) - directors (together with their close relatives and related trusts) of BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited 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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