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 04 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 153,057,205 4.56% 12,585,504 0.38%
securities
(2) Derivatives 18,938 0.00% 2,355 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 153,076,143 4.56% 12,587,859 0.38%
(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 46,936 40.8371 AUD
Purchase 26,563 40.8500 AUD
Purchase 851 40.5681 AUD
Purchase 851 40.9200 AUD
Purchase 22,460 40.8500 AUD
Purchase 11,338 40.8169 AUD
Purchase 1,000 40.7300 AUD
Purchase 260,462 40.8188 AUD
Purchase 1,555 40.8500 AUD
Purchase 66,936 40.8334 AUD
Purchase 1,275 40.8600 AUD
Purchase 8,400 40.8736 AUD
Purchase 20,000 40.8249 AUD
Purchase 2,938 40.6546 AUD
Purchase 2,087 40.7013 AUD
Purchase 1,851 40.8174 AUD
Purchase 260,462 40.8188 AUD
Purchase 8,400 40.8859 AUD
Sale 20,000 40.8249 AUD
Sale 8,400 40.8736 AUD
Sale 26,563 40.8500 AUD
Sale 2,087 40.6931 AUD
Sale 2,938 40.6546 AUD
Sale 8,400 40.8736 AUD
Sale 851 40.5600 AUD
Sale 260,462 40.8188 AUD
Sale 260,462 40.8188 AUD
Sale 851 40.9118 AUD
Sale 46,936 40.8371 AUD
Sale 1,000 40.7219 AUD
Sale 1,851 40.8174 AUD
Sale 1,851 40.8174 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 851 40.5681
CFD Short 2087 40.7012
CFD Short 8400 40.8858
CFD Long 1000 40.7218
CFD Long 851 40.9118
(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 07 January 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