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BHP Billiton PLC23 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 Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) Billiton ESOP Trustee LimitedCompany dealt in BHP Billiton Plc(1) Ordinary Shares of US$0.50 each Class of relevant security towhich the dealings being disclosed relate (Note2) (2) 22 January 2008 Date of dealing 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 409,539 0.018 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 409,539 (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 (3) 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) Sale 17493 ZAR 173.00 (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, selling, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option purchasing, varying securities to which American, moneye.g. call option etc. the option relates price European etc. date (Note 7) paid/ received 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 person disclosing and any other personrelating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to thevoting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to onthis form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.None Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO (4) 23 January 2008 Date of disclosure (5) Gail McGrath Contact name (6) +44 (0)20 7802 4108 Telephone number 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:
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