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Wed 23 Jul 2008, 17:00 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  BHP Billiton Employee Share                       
1)                            Ownership Trust(The shares were                   
                             acquired on-market by ABSA Nominees                
                             (Pty) Ltd on behalf of BHP Billiton                
                             Employee Share Ownership Trust.  The               
registered holder of the shares is                 
                             ABSA Nominees (Pty) Ltd)                           
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               23 July 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       855,329  0.038755%    N/A                         
                                                                                

                                                                                
(2) Derivatives (other than   N/A                   N/A                         
options)                                                                        
(3) Options and agreements    N/A                   N/A                         
to purchase/sell                                                                
Total                         855,329  0.038755%    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)                        
                                                                                
Purchase                 200,000                 ZAR250.8467                    
                                                                                
(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)                              
Product       Long/short      Number of          Price per unit                 
name, e.g.    (Note 6)        securities         (Note 5)                       
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 paid/  
e.g. call  purchasing,  to which               American            received     
option     varying etc. the option             ,                   per unit     
                       relates                European            (Note 5)      
                       (Note 7)               etc.                              
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)                        
N/A                                                                             
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                         23 July 2008                         
Contact name                               Ines Watson                          
Telephone number                           +44 (0)20 7802 4176                  
Name of offeree/offeror with which         BHP Billiton Limited                 
Associated                                                                      
Specify category and nature of Associate   Employee benefit trust               
status (Note 10)                           (category (6)                        
Associate)                            
Notes                                                                           
The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel`s website at          
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk                                                     
Date: 23/07/2008 17:00:08 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.                  
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