22nd Jan 2008 10:13
BHP Billiton Limited22 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 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 Shares being 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/sell Total See attached Schedule (Part A) N/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 (Part B) See attached Schedule (Part B) (2) Derivatives (other than N/A N/Aoptions) (3) Options and agreements to N/A N/Apurchase/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 sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) See attached Schedule (Part D) (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) (Note 7)e.g. CFDSee 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 money selling, securities to American,e.g. call purchasing, which the price European etc. date paid/option varying etc. option relates received per (Note 7) unit (Note 5) See attached N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/ASchedule(Part F) (ii) ExercisingProduct name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5)See attached Schedule (Part G) N/A 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 N/A N/A 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivativesFull details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any otherperson relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form orrelating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.None Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 22 January 2008 Contact name Andre Liebenberg, Investor Relations Telephone number +44 20 7802 4131 Name of offeree/offeror with which associated BHP Billiton plc Specify category and nature of associate status Category (3) - directors (together with their(Note 10) close 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. Holding of relevant Holding of relevant securities securities under derivatives other Total under option) option than optionsName Long Short Long Short Long Short Long Short Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number % % % % % % % %Lucas Dow 495 NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL 495 NIL 0.00001% 0.00001% Sharna Glover NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL Gerard Bond 42,801 NIL 40,900 NIL NIL NIL 83,701 NIL 0.001% 0.001% 0.002% Ian Wood 26,151 NIL 117,783 NIL NIL NIL 143,934 NIL 0.0008% 0.004% 0.004% Part B - Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,other than the class dealt in Holding of relevant securities (excl. Holding of relevant Holding of relevant securities securities under derivatives other Total under option) option than optionsName Long Short Long Short Long Short Long Short Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number % % % % % % % %N/A Part C - Rights to subscribe Name DetailsN/A Part D - Purchases and Sales Number of relevantName Date of dealing Purchase/Sale securities Price per unitLucas Dow 18/12/07 Purchase 250 AU$ 40.10Lucas Dow 26/11/07 Purchase 245 AU$ 41.50Sharna Glover 03/12/07 Sale 200 AU$ 43.40Gerard Bond 24/12/07 Sale 2945 AU$ 40.49Gerard Bond 24/12/07 Purchase 2945 AU$ 40.43Gerard Bond 31/12/07 Sale 668 AU$ 40.46Gerard Bond 31/12/07 Purchase 668 AU$ 40.45Ian Wood 27/11/07 Purchase 6176 AU$ 41.77 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,Name purchasing, which the option price European etc. date paid/ varying etc. relates received per unitN/A Part G - Exercising Options Exercise price Product name Number of relevant per relevantName Date of (e.g. option/ securities security exercise award) acquiredN/A 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 plc Class of relevant security to which the dealings Ordinary Shares of US$0.50 each being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing N/A 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) See attached Schedule (Part A) (2) Derivatives (other than N/A N/Aoptions) (3) Options and agreements to N/A N/Apurchase/sell Total See attached Schedule (Part A) See attached Schedule (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 (Part B) See attached Schedule (Part B) (2) Derivatives (other than N/A N/Aoptions) (3) Options and agreements to N/A N/Apurchase/sell Total See attached Schedule (Part B) See attached Schedule (Part B) (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)Class of relevant security: DetailsOrdinary Shares of US$0.50 each See attached Schedule (Part C) 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) See attached Schedule (Part D) (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) (Note 7)e.g. CFD 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 money selling, securities to American,e.g. call purchasing, which the price European etc. date paid/option varying etc. option relates received per (Note 7) unit (Note 5) See attached N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/ASchedule(Part F) (ii) ExercisingProduct name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5)See attached Schedule (Part G) N/A 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 N/A N/A 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivativesFull details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any otherperson relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form orrelating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.None Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 22 January 2008 Contact name Andre Liebenberg, Investor Relations Telephone number +44 20 7802 4131 Name of offeree/offeror with which associated BHP Billiton plc Specify category and nature of associate status Category (3) - directors (together with their(Note 10) close 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. Holding of relevant Holding of relevant securities securities under derivatives other Total under option) option than optionsName Long Short Long Short Long Short Long Short Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number % % % % % % % %Lucas Dow NIL NIL 8452 NIL NIL NIL 8452 NIL 0.0004% 0.0004% Gerard Bond 14 NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL 14 NIL 0.0000006% 0.0000006% Part B - Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,other than the class dealt in Holding of relevant securities (excl. Holding of relevant Holding of relevant securities securities under derivatives other Total under option) option than optionsName Long Short Long Short Long Short Long Short Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number % % % % % % % %N/A Part C - Rights to subscribe Name DetailsN/A Part D - Purchases and Sales Number of relevantName Date of dealing Purchase/Sale securities Price per unitN/A 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,Name purchasing, which the option price European etc. date paid/ varying etc. relates received per unitN/A Part G - Exercising Options Exercise price Product name Number of relevant per relevantName Date of (e.g. option/ securities security exercise award) acquiredN/A CD080180104 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP Group