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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 BHP Billiton Plc awarded Performance
1) Shares, Deferred Shares and Options
to 79 BHP Billiton employees who are
Associates
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 14 December 2007
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 N/A N/A
(2) Derivatives (other than N/A N/A
options)
(3) Options and agreements N/A N/A
to purchase/sell
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 N/A N/A
options)
(3) Options and agreements N/A N/A
to purchase/sell
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 Long/short Number of Price per unit
name, (Note 6) securities (Note 5)
e.g. CFD (Note 7)
N/A
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, Expiry Option
name, selling, securities price e.g. date money
e.g. call purchasing to which the American, paid/
option , varying option European received
etc. relates etc. per unit
(Note 7) (Note 5)
N/A
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. call Number of securities Exercise price
option per unit
(Note 5)
N/A
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
Award of 1,190,000 Performance Shares awarded under Nil
Performance Shares to the BHP Billiton Plc Long Term
78 Associates 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 awarded under Nil
Deferred Shares to 74 the Group Incentive Scheme. The
Associates 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 Options awarded under the Group Nil
to 12 Associates 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 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.
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 Limited
associated
Specify category and nature of Category (3) - directors (together
associate status (Note 10) 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 at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
Date: 28/03/2008 14:09:50 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.
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