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 11 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 153,423,126 4.57% 12,815,217 0.38%
securities
(2) Derivatives 150,693 0.00% 131,777 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 153,573,819 4.58% 12,946,994 0.39%
(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 33,300 38.5662 AUD
Purchase 1,000 38.6978 AUD
Purchase 148,855 38.7103 AUD
Purchase 1,000 38.6978 AUD
Purchase 33,300 38.5662 AUD
Purchase 33,300 38.5662 AUD
Purchase 2,322 38.3000 AUD
Purchase 211 38.7011 AUD
Purchase 30,000 38.5334 AUD
Purchase 2,322 38.3077 AUD
Purchase 3,270 38.6800 AUD
Purchase 148,855 38.7103 AUD
Purchase 2,932 38.6142 AUD
Purchase 5,407 38.9082 AUD
Purchase 12,406 38.3000 AUD
Purchase 2,322 38.3000 AUD
Purchase 4,200 39.0526 AUD
Purchase 4,200 39.0526 AUD
Purchase 6,000 38.8000 AUD
Purchase 2,932 38.6142 AUD
Purchase 6,000 38.8000 AUD
Sale 30,000 38.5334 AUD
Sale 148,855 38.7103 AUD
Sale 2,322 38.3000 AUD
Sale 4,200 39.0526 AUD
Sale 1,000 38.6978 AUD
Sale 148,855 38.7103 AUD
Sale 148,855 38.7103 AUD
Sale 5,200 38.9843 AUD
Sale 33,300 38.5662 AUD
Sale 2,322 38.3000 AUD
Sale 4,200 39.0408 AUD
Sale 2,932 38.6142 AUD
Sale 1,000 38.6901 AUD
Sale 3,270 38.6800 AUD
Sale 6,000 38.8000 AUD
Sale 33,300 38.5662 AUD
Sale 30,000 38.5334 AUD
Sale 2,932 38.6142 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 2322 38.3076
CFD Short 33300 38.5661
CFD Short 6000 38.8
CFD Long 1000 38.6901
CFD Long 148855 38.7102
CFD Long 4200 39.0408
(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 14 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