BHP Billiton Ltd - Rule 8.1-BHP Billiton Limited

RNS Number:7834L
BHP Billiton Limited
15 January 2008

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 1) The Billiton Ltd Executive Incentive Scheme Trust

Company dealt in BHP Billiton Ltd

(1) Class of relevant security Fully Paid Ordinary Shares
to which the dealings being disclosed
relate(Note 2)

(2) Date of dealing 15 January 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 6,616 0.0002 %

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total 6,616 0.0002 %

(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)

3. DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5)

Purchase 6,616 AUD38.83

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5)
e.g. CFD (Note 7)

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option
purchasing, to which the option American, money
e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 7) price European etc. date
paid/

received
per unit
(Note 5)

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit

(Note 5)

(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if 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 15 January 2008

Contact name Fiona Smith

Telephone number +61 3 9609 3179

Name of offeree/offeror with which associated BHP Billiton Ltd

Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10) BHP Billiton Employee Plan Pty Ltd is
the trustee of the BHP Billiton Ltd
Executive Scheme Trust (associate)

Notes

The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

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