28th Mar 2008 11:40
BHP Billiton PLC28 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) BHP Billiton Plc awarded Performance Shares, Deferred Shares and Options to 79 BHP Billiton employees who are Associates Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc(1) Ordinary Shares of US$0.50 each Class of relevant security towhich the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) (2) Date of dealing 14 December 2007 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 N/A N/A (2) Derivatives (other than options) N/A N/A (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell N/A N/A Total N/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 N/A N/A (2) Derivatives (other than options) N/A N/A (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell N/A N/A Total N/A N/A (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Details N/A 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, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money selling, to which the option American,e.g. call option purchasing, relates (Note 7) price European etc. date paid/ varying etc. 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) Award of 1,190,000 Performance Shares to Performance Shares awarded under the BHP Nil78 Associates Billiton Plc Long Term Incentive Plan. The Performance Shares are exercisable from the first non-prohibited date after 30 June 2012. 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. Award of 295,928 Deferred Shares to 74 Deferred Shares awarded under the Group NilAssociates Incentive Scheme. The Deferred Shares are exercisable from the first non-prohibited date after 30 June 2009. They will expire on the day before the 3rd anniversary of the exercisable date. Award of 83,882 Options to 12 Associates Options awarded under the Group Nil Incentive Scheme. The Options are exercisable from the first non-prohibited date after 30 June 2009. They will expire on the day before the 3rd anniversary of the exercisable date. 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) Date of disclosure 28 March 2008 (4) Contact name Gail McGrath (5) Telephone number +44 (0)20 7802 4108 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 subsidiaries of BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Billiton Limited 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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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