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 10 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 153,547,535 4.58% 12,668,889 0.38%
securities
(2) Derivatives 31,433 0.00% 124,950 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 153,578,968 4.58% 12,793,839 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 30,000 39.1216 AUD
Purchase 25,001 38.9314 AUD
Purchase 1,561 34.5718 AUD
Purchase 11,463 38.8700 AUD
Purchase 21,364 39.0939 AUD
Purchase 484 38.9200 AUD
Purchase 868 38.9800 AUD
Purchase 39,583 39.0010 AUD
Purchase 37 38.9200 AUD
Purchase 967 38.9200 AUD
Purchase 5,787 39.0900 AUD
Purchase 4,600 39.0354 AUD
Purchase 4,600 39.0354 AUD
Purchase 672 38.9800 AUD
Purchase 5,735 38.8700 AUD
Purchase 37,386 39.0109 AUD
Purchase 39,583 39.0010 AUD
Purchase 429 38.8700 AUD
Purchase 21,364 39.0939 AUD
Purchase 1,231 38.9200 AUD
Purchase 22,460 39.0900 AUD
Purchase 2,162 38.9800 AUD
Purchase 14,624 38.8700 AUD
Purchase 12,385 39.1713 AUD
Sale 39,583 39.0010 AUD
Sale 1,561 34.5718 AUD
Sale 1,557 38.8700 AUD
Sale 354 38.8700 AUD
Sale 30,000 39.1216 AUD
Sale 25,001 38.9314 AUD
Sale 733 38.8700 AUD
Sale 4,600 39.0237 AUD
Sale 30,000 39.1216 AUD
Sale 39,583 39.0010 AUD
Sale 782 38.8700 AUD
Sale 267 38.8700 AUD
Sale 4,600 39.0354 AUD
Sale 7,971 38.8700 AUD
Sale 21,364 39.0939 AUD
Sale 715 38.8700 AUD
Sale 2,177 38.8700 AUD
Sale 6,652 38.8700 AUD
Sale 12,385 39.1713 AUD
Sale 5,013 38.8700 AUD
Sale 12,385 39.1713 AUD
Sale 2,573 38.8700 AUD
Sale 25,001 38.9314 AUD
Sale 3,121 38.8700 AUD
Sale 4,600 39.0354 AUD
Sale 336 38.8700 AUD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 4600 39.0237
(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 11 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