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 14 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 153,563,135 4.58% 12,498,999 0.37%
securities
(2) Derivatives 35,633 0.00% 179,013 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 153,598,768 4.58% 12,678,012 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 162,296 38.1957 AUD
Purchase 162,296 38.1957 AUD
Purchase 12,090 38.2800 AUD
Purchase 2,405 38.2800 AUD
Purchase 162,296 38.1957 AUD
Purchase 20,000 38.3160 AUD
Purchase 804 38.2800 AUD
Purchase 233,576 38.3756 AUD
Purchase 818 38.3080 AUD
Purchase 744 38.2800 AUD
Purchase 4,107 38.3081 AUD
Purchase 6,511 38.0607 AUD
Purchase 233,576 38.3756 AUD
Purchase 253 38.3080 AUD
Purchase 274 38.3080 AUD
Sale 361 38.2800 AUD
Sale 20,000 38.3160 AUD
Sale 500 38.5100 AUD
Sale 4,224 38.2800 AUD
Sale 2,957 38.2400 AUD
Sale 233,576 38.3756 AUD
Sale 1,978 38.2800 AUD
Sale 1,007 38.2800 AUD
Sale 11,293 38.2400 AUD
Sale 2,374 38.2800 AUD
Sale 6,099 38.2800 AUD
Sale 233,076 38.3753 AUD
Sale 20,000 38.3160 AUD
Sale 162,296 38.1957 AUD
Sale 162,296 38.1957 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 162296 38.1956
(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 15 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