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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 Limited awarded
1) Performance Shares, Deferred
Shares and Options to 122 BHP
Billiton employees who are
Associates
Company dealt in BHP Billiton Limited
Class of relevant security Ordinary Shares
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
name, (Note 6) securities 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 Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option
name, selling, securities price American, date money
e.g. call purchasi to which European paid/
option ng, the option etc. received
varying relates per unit
etc. (Note 7) (Note 5)
N/A
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. call Number of securities Exercise
option price 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 2,275,554 Performance Shares awarded Nil
Performance Shares to under the BHP Billiton
120 Associates Limited 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 473,553 Deferred Shares awarded Nil
Deferred Shares to 109 under the Group Incentive
Associates 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 81,350 Options Options awarded under the Nil
to 15 Associates Group 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 associate Category (3) - directors
status (Note 10) (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 at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
Date: 28/03/2008 14:43:50 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.
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