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 08 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 153,228,991 4.57% 12,674,527 0.38%
securities
(2) Derivatives 34,383 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 153,263,374 4.57% 12,674,527 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 861 39.4579 AUD
Purchase 19 39.1800 AUD
Purchase 83,861 39.0000 AUD
Purchase 14,941 39.0000 AUD
Purchase 1,787 39.3468 AUD
Purchase 12,044 39.0000 AUD
Purchase 19 39.1800 AUD
Purchase 719 39.4145 AUD
Purchase 861 39.4500 AUD
Purchase 500 39.4461 AUD
Purchase 23,637 39.4145 AUD
Purchase 2,287 39.0000 AUD
Purchase 334 39.4145 AUD
Purchase 382 39.0000 AUD
Purchase 69,347 39.4500 AUD
Purchase 861 39.4500 AUD
Purchase 861 39.1600 AUD
Purchase 1,202 39.4500 AUD
Purchase 60,000 39.0621 AUD
Purchase 13,800 39.4139 AUD
Purchase 11,210 39.0000 AUD
Purchase 2,458 39.0000 AUD
Purchase 56,150 39.0000 AUD
Purchase 85,954 39.0039 AUD
Purchase 2,648 39.2861 AUD
Purchase 13,800 39.4139 AUD
Purchase 1,870 39.4145 AUD
Purchase 500 39.4224 AUD
Purchase 259 39.4500 AUD
Sale 60,000 39.0621 AUD
Sale 13,800 39.4139 AUD
Sale 19 39.1800 AUD
Sale 83,861 39.0000 AUD
Sale 500 39.4461 AUD
Sale 2,458 39.0000 AUD
Sale 60,000 39.0621 AUD
Sale 19 39.1800 AUD
Sale 382 39.0000 AUD
Sale 2,648 39.2861 AUD
Sale 2,287 39.0000 AUD
Sale 861 39.4500 AUD
Sale 16,448 39.3933 AUD
Sale 861 39.4500 AUD
Sale 500 39.4461 AUD
Sale 805 39.4500 AUD
Sale 2,664 39.0923 AUD
Sale 1,787 39.3389 AUD
Sale 13,800 39.4021 AUD
Sale 325 39.4500 AUD
Sale 861 39.1522 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 861 39.4578
CFD Long 861 39.1521
CFD Long 1787 39.3389
CFD Long 13800 39.402
(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 09 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