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 15 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 153,634,336 4.58% 12,392,955 0.37%
securities
(2) Derivatives 31,233 0.00% 48,427 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 153,665,569 4.58% 12,441,382 0.37%
(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 106,870 38.7139 AUD
Purchase 4,400 39.0626 AUD
Purchase 4,486 38.7842 AUD
Purchase 5,412 38.7787 AUD
Purchase 11,359 38.9299 AUD
Purchase 49,252 38.7875 AUD
Purchase 49,252 38.7875 AUD
Purchase 9,400 38.8965 AUD
Purchase 23,447 38.7787 AUD
Purchase 5,000 38.7605 AUD
Purchase 4,400 39.0509 AUD
Purchase 21,673 38.7787 AUD
Purchase 5,000 38.7683 AUD
Purchase 3,430 38.7100 AUD
Purchase 318 38.7100 AUD
Purchase 2,322 38.9187 AUD
Purchase 106,870 38.7139 AUD
Purchase 2,164 38.6400 AUD
Purchase 16,300 38.7787 AUD
Purchase 11,359 38.9299 AUD
Purchase 12,406 38.7100 AUD
Purchase 15,670 38.7787 AUD
Sale 4,400 39.0509 AUD
Sale 12,848 38.7100 AUD
Sale 11,359 38.9299 AUD
Sale 11,359 38.9299 AUD
Sale 5,988 38.8412 AUD
Sale 4,400 39.0509 AUD
Sale 22,460 38.7100 AUD
Sale 4,486 38.7842 AUD
Sale 62,137 38.7100 AUD
Sale 4,486 38.7842 AUD
Sale 5,000 38.7605 AUD
Sale 5,000 38.7605 AUD
Sale 49,252 38.7875 AUD
Sale 49,252 38.7875 AUD
Sale 2,322 38.9109 AUD
Sale 2,164 38.6323 AUD
Sale 106,870 38.7139 AUD
Sale 35,806 38.7100 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 5000 38.7682
CFD Short 4400 39.0626
CFD Long 2164 38.6322
CFD Long 2322 38.9108
(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 16 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