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Fri 28 Mar 2008, 14:00 BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Dealings By Offerors Off
BIL
 BIBLT                                                                           
BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Dealings By Offerors, Offeree Companies Or Their       
                   Associates For Themselves Or For Discretionary Clients       
BHP Billiton Plc                                                                
Share code: BIL                                                                 
ISIN: GB0000566504                                                              
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  Billiton ESOP Trustee Limited                     
1)                                                                              
Company dealt in              BHP Billiton Plc                                  
Class of relevant security    Ordinary Shares of US$0.50 each                   
to which the dealings being                                                     
disclosed relate (Note 2)                                                       
Date of dealing               18 March 2008                                     
2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE                         
(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant 
security dealt in (Note 3)                                                      
                             Long                  Short                        
                             Number        (%)     Number        (%)            
(1) Relevant securities       461,995 0.02                                      
(2)  Derivatives (other  than                                                   
options)                                                                        
(3)  Options  and  agreements                                                   
to purchase/sell                                                                
Total                         461,995                                           
(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.   DEALINGS (Note 4)                                                          
(a)  Purchases and sales                                                        
Purchase/sale            Number of securities    Price    per    unit           
                                                (Note 5)                        
Purchase                 51,858                  GBP15.0501                     
Purchase                 23,600                  ZAR 214.640                    
(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)                              
Product       Long/short       Number of securities   Price per unit            
name,         (Note 6)         (Note 7)               (Note 5)                  
e.g. CFD                                                                        

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities                     
(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying                                    
Product    Writing,      Number of    Exercise  Type,     Expiry   Option money 
name,      selling,      securities   price     e.g.      date     paid/receive 
e.g. call  purchasing,   to which               American           d per unit   
option     varying etc.  the option             ,                  (Note 5)     
                        relates                European                         
(Note 7)               etc.                             
                                                                                
(ii) Exercising                                                                 
Product name, e.g. call  Number of securities    Exercise price per             
option                                           unit (Note 5)                  
                                                                                
                                                                                
(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)                         
Nature of transaction    Details                 Price per unit (if             
(Note 8)                                         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 person relating to the voting               
rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on               
this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or             
disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative 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                         28 March 2008                        
Contact name                               Gail McGrath                         
Telephone number                           +44 (0)20 7802 4108                  
Name of offeree/offeror with which         BHP Billiton Plc                     
associated                                                                      
Specify category and nature of associate   Billiton ESOP Trustee                
status (Note 10)                           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 at          
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk                                                     
Date: 28/03/2008 14:00:29 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.                  
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