13th Mar 2008 11:31
BHP Billiton PLC13 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 City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 1. KEY INFORMATIONName of person dealing (Note 1) See attached ScheduleCompany 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 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 salesPurchase/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 (Note Price per unit (Note 5) 7)e.g. CFDN/A (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/ receivedoption varying etc. option relates per unit (Note (Note 7) 5) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A (ii) ExercisingProduct name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5)N/A 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 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) NODate of disclosure 13 March 2008Contact name Gail McGrathTelephone number 0207 802 4108Name of offeree/offeror with which associated BHP Billiton PlcSpecify 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. 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 % % % % % % %Gerard Bond 14 NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL (14) NIL 0.000000004% 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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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