21st Jan 2008 10:58
BHP Billiton PLC21 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 City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) See attached Schedule Company dealt in Rio Tinto Limited Class 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/sell Total See attached Schedule (Part 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 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 N/A N/A (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)Class of relevant security: DetailsSee attached Schedule (Part C) N/A 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, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) (Note 7)e.g. CFDSee attached Schedule N/A N/A N/A(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 money selling, securities to American,e.g. call purchasing, which the price European etc. date paid/option varying etc. option relates received per (Note 7) unit (Note 5) See attached N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/ASchedule(Part F) (ii) ExercisingProduct name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5)See attached Schedule (Part G) 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 otherperson relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form orrelating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.None Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 21 January 2008 Contact name Andre Liebenberg, Investor Relations Telephone number +44 20 7802 4131 Name of offeree/offeror with which associated BHP Billiton plc Specify category and nature of associate status Category (3) - directors (together with their(Note 10) close 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 % % % % % % % %Llifon Pierce 24 NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL 24 NIL 0.000005% 0.000005%Sharna Glover 175 NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL 175 NIL 0.00004% 0.00004% 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 unitLlifon Pierce 10/01/08 Purchase 24 AU$ 125.97Sharna Glover 14/11/07 Sale 75 AU$ 138.73 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 CD080180078 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BHP GroupRio Tinto