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BIL
BIBLT
BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Rule 8.1
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 Computershare Nominees on behalf
of BHP Billiton Employee Share
Ownership Trust. The registered
holder of the shares is
Computershare Nominees CI 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 22 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 655,329 0.02969% N/A
(2) Derivatives (other than N/A N/A
options)
(3) Options and agreements N/A N/A
to purchase/sell
Total 655,329 0.02969% 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 300,000 GBP16.701
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Long/short Number of Price per unit
name, e.g. (Note 6) securities (Note (Note 5)
CFD 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. purchasin to which European paid/
call g, the option etc. received
option varying relates per unit
etc. (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)
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 17:01:01 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.
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