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 09 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 153,526,103 4.57% 12,628,455 0.38%
securities
(2) Derivatives 26,833 0.00% 124,950 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 153,552,936 4.58% 12,753,405 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 7,443 38.8551 AUD
Purchase 125,100 39.0000 AUD
Purchase 4,200 38.7253 AUD
Purchase 12,406 39.2000 AUD
Purchase 125,100 39.0000 AUD
Purchase 56,150 39.0000 AUD
Purchase 2,037 38.5727 AUD
Purchase 12,044 39.0000 AUD
Purchase 4,292 38.8550 AUD
Purchase 11,210 39.0000 AUD
Purchase 1,032 38.8550 AUD
Purchase 621 38.5728 AUD
Purchase 14,941 39.0000 AUD
Purchase 368 38.5728 AUD
Purchase 1,401 39.8009 AUD
Purchase 4,200 38.7137 AUD
Purchase 69,347 39.0000 AUD
Purchase 334 39.4145 AUD
Purchase 2,200 38.7477 AUD
Purchase 69,347 39.4500 AUD
Purchase 1,471 38.8551 AUD
Purchase 2,287 39.0000 AUD
Purchase 3,000 38.7700 AUD
Purchase 1,658 38.8550 AUD
Purchase 7,200 38.7371 AUD
Purchase 18,153 38.8550 AUD
Purchase 3,013 38.8551 AUD
Purchase 14,941 40.0200 AUD
Purchase 23,637 39.4145 AUD
Purchase 2,200 38.7477 AUD
Purchase 719 39.4145 AUD
Purchase 834 38.5727 AUD
Purchase 83,861 39.0000 AUD
Purchase 2,000 38.7850 AUD
Purchase 7,020 39.2000 AUD
Purchase 1,202 39.4500 AUD
Purchase 259 39.4500 AUD
Purchase 2,200 38.7477 AUD
Purchase 382 39.0000 AUD
Purchase 1,870 39.4145 AUD
Purchase 3,000 38.7778 AUD
Purchase 2,458 39.0000 AUD
Purchase 6,203 40.0200 AUD
Purchase 2,000 38.7850 AUD
Sale 2,200 38.7477 AUD
Sale 12,222 38.8550 AUD
Sale 69 38.8603 AUD
Sale 3,000 38.7700 AUD
Sale 125,100 39.0000 AUD
Sale 2,000 38.7850 AUD
Sale 18,490 40.0200 AUD
Sale 3,186 38.8550 AUD
Sale 2,830 39.2000 AUD
Sale 857 38.8551 AUD
Sale 5,443 40.0200 AUD
Sale 3,830 38.8550 AUD
Sale 3,180 38.8550 AUD
Sale 206 38.8603 AUD
Sale 1,228 38.8550 AUD
Sale 1,997 38.8603 AUD
Sale 2,000 38.7850 AUD
Sale 382 39.0000 AUD
Sale 455 38.8551 AUD
Sale 4,200 38.7137 AUD
Sale 856 38.8550 AUD
Sale 2,287 39.0000 AUD
Sale 1,298 38.8550 AUD
Sale 416 38.8550 AUD
Sale 3,000 38.7700 AUD
Sale 414 38.8550 AUD
Sale 58 38.8604 AUD
Sale 141 38.8603 AUD
Sale 508 38.8550 AUD
Sale 524 38.8604 AUD
Sale 523 38.8604 AUD
Sale 7,981 40.0200 AUD
Sale 69 38.8603 AUD
Sale 28,308 39.9016 AUD
Sale 1,253 38.8551 AUD
Sale 352 38.8550 AUD
Sale 475 38.8603 AUD
Sale 69,347 39.0000 AUD
Sale 158 38.8604 AUD
Sale 2,125 38.8551 AUD
Sale 350 38.8604 AUD
Sale 4,200 38.7137 AUD
Sale 75 38.8603 AUD
Sale 214 38.8603 AUD
Sale 1,035 38.8551 AUD
Sale 83,861 39.0000 AUD
Sale 141 38.8603 AUD
Sale 2,458 39.0000 AUD
Sale 2,886 38.8550 AUD
Sale 170 38.8603 AUD
Sale 630 38.8604 AUD
Sale 84 38.8604 AUD
Sale 805 39.4500 AUD
Sale 2,000 38.7772 AUD
Sale 325 39.4500 AUD
Sale 961 38.8551 AUD
Sale 2,200 38.7477 AUD
Sale 2,664 39.0923 AUD
Sale 202 38.8603 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 4200 38.7252
CFD Short 2200 38.7477
CFD Short 3000 38.7777
CFD Short 125100 39
CFD Long 2000 38.7772
(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 10 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
Thursday, 5th September 2024
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