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BHP Billiton Limited04 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) Billiton ESOP Trustee LimitedCompany dealt in BHP Billiton PlcClass of relevant security to which the dealings Ordinary Shares of US$0.50 eachbeing disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 3 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 391,537 0.018(2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 391,537 (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 (1) 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) Sale 2512 ZAR 250.20Transfer 1935 N/A (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5)e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money selling, securities to which American,e.g. call option purchasing, the option relates price European etc. date paid/received varying etc. (Note 7) 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 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 (2) Date of disclosure 4 March 2008 (3) Contact name Gail McGrath (4) Telephone number +44 (0)20 7802 4108 Name of offeree/offeror with which associated BHP Billiton PlcSpecify category and nature of associate status (Note 10) Billiton ESOP Trustee Limited is the trustee of the BHP Billion Employee Share Ownership 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:
BHP Group