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BHP Billiton PLC14 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 City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 1. KEY INFORMATIONName of person dealing (Note 1) See attached ScheduleCompany dealt in BHP Billiton LimitedClass 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 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.None Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 14 April 2008Contact name Gail McGrathTelephone number +44 20 7802 4108Name of offeree/offeror with which Associated BHP Billiton LimitedSpecify 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 % Philip David Clark 62,148 62,148 0.00185% 0.00185%Edwin Arnold Pettigrew 34,778 34,778 0.00104% 0.00104%Lewis Wayne Isaacs 11,900 11,900 0.00035% 0.00035%Jayanthilal V Tank 7,919 7,919 0.00024% 0.00024%Glenn Robert Waller 600 600 0.00002% 0.00002%Paul Lawrence Teel 22,045 22,045 0.00066% 0.00066%Llifon Pierce 10,455 10,455 0.00031% 0.00031% 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 subscribeName Details Philip David Clark 4,145 Deferred Shares under the Group Incentive Scheme 2006 3,231 Deferred Shares under the Group Incentive Scheme 2007 15,000 Performance Shares under the Long Term Incentive Plan 2004 15,000 Performance Shares under the Long Term Incentive Plan 2005 15,000 Performance Shares under the Long Term Incentive Plan 2006 15,000 Performance Shares under the Long Term Incentive Plan 2007 Edwin Arnold Pettigrew 2,986 Deferred Shares under the Group Incentive Scheme 2006 2,126 Deferred Shares under the Group Incentive Scheme 2007 7,500 Performance Shares under the Long Term Incentive Plan 2004 7,500 Performance Shares under the Long Term Incentive Plan 2005 7,500 Performance Shares under the Long Term Incentive Plan 2006 7,500 Performance Shares under the Long Term Incentive Plan 2007 Lewis Wayne Isaacs 10,327 Deferred Shares under the Group Incentive Scheme 2006 5,671 Deferred Shares under the Group Incentive Scheme 2007 40,000 Performance Shares under the Long Term Incentive Plan 2004 40,000 Performance Shares under the Long Term Incentive Plan 2005 40,000 Performance Shares under the Long Term Incentive Plan 2006 40,000 Performance Shares under the Long Term Incentive Plan 2007 Glenn Robert Waller 6,312 Deferred Shares under the Group Incentive Scheme 2006 6,221 Performance Shares under the Group Incentive Scheme 2007 1,724 Deferred Shares under the Group Incentive Scheme 2007 15,000 Performance Shares under the Long Term Incentive Plan 2005 15,000 Performance Shares under the Long Term Incentive Plan 2006 15,000 Performance Shares under the Long Term Incentive Plan 2007Paul Lawrence Teel 2,500 Options under the Employee Share Plan 2001 2,292 Deferred Shares under the Group Incentive Scheme 2006 1,961 Deferred Shares under the Group Incentive Scheme 2007 7,500 Performance Shares under the Long Term Incentive Plan 2005 7,500 Performance Shares under the Long Term Incentive Plan 2006 7,500 Performance Shares under the Long Term Incentive Plan 2007Llifon Pierce 827 Options under the Employee Share Plan 1999 Part D - Purchases and Sales Number of relevantName Date of dealing Purchase/Sale securities Price per unit Philip David Clark 07/04/2008 Sale 5,000 AUD 40.11Edwin Arnold Pettigrew 08/04/2008 Sale 3,252 AUD 40.24Lewis Wayne Isaacs 20/03/2008 Purchase 1,900 USD 61.25Jayanthilal V Tank 27/03/2008 Purchase 67 AUD 35.65Glenn Robert Waller 13/03/2008 Purchase 600 AUD 37.27Paul Lawrence Teel 10/04/2008 Sale 500 AUD 41.85Llifon Pierce 01/04/2008 Purchase 59 AUD 35.90 Part E - Derivative Transactions Product name Number of (e.g. contract relevant Price perName Date of dealing for difference) long/short securities relevant security N/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) relates Paul Lawrence Teel 10/04/2008 500 Exercise Exercised option AUD 8.30 under the Employee Share Plan 2001 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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