Rule 8.3 - BHP BILLITON LTD
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in BHP BILLITON LIMITED
Class of relevant security NPV
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 27 February 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 152,933,986 4.56% 9,918,692 0.30%
securities
(2) Derivatives 0 0.00% 613 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 152,933,986 4.56% 9,919,305 0.30%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of Long Short
relevant
security:
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. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
(GBP)
Purchase 1,835 39.4600 AUD
Purchase 350 39.1426 AUD
Purchase 19,980 39.8500 AUD
Purchase 350 39.1661 AUD
Purchase 2,000 39.1721 AUD
Purchase 129,291 39.8460 AUD
Purchase 5,202 39.6210 AUD
Purchase 224 39.4600 AUD
Purchase 202,006 39.4159 AUD
Purchase 612 39.4600 AUD
Purchase 709 39.4600 AUD
Purchase 16,343 39.8500 AUD
Purchase 21,900 39.2436 AUD
Sale 6,052 39.2313 AUD
Sale 202,006 39.4159 AUD
Sale 424 39.4600 AUD
Sale 350 39.1661 AUD
Sale 129,291 39.8460 AUD
Sale 16,343 39.8500 AUD
Sale 350 39.1661 AUD
Sale 948 39.2313 AUD
Sale 7,202 39.6405 AUD
Sale 16,343 39.8500 AUD
Sale 2,717 39.4600 AUD
Sale 129,291 39.8460 AUD
Sale 239 39.4600 AUD
Sale 534 39.2313 AUD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 2000 39.1721
CFD Short 21900 39.2436
CFD Short 5202 39.621
CFD Long 7202 39.6404
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (GBP)
varying etc. relates (GBP)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per
call option securities unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
None
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 February 2008
Contact name Geoff Smith
Telephone number 020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk