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 16 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 153,590,937 4.58% 12,268,960 0.37%
securities
(2) Derivatives 33,233 0.00% 139,704 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 153,624,170 4.58% 12,408,664 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 86,492 37.4800 AUD
Purchase 3,000 37.4908 AUD
Purchase 807 37.5200 AUD
Purchase 14,000 37.5000 AUD
Purchase 4,836 37.4151 AUD
Purchase 37,000 37.4981 AUD
Purchase 5,552 37.4800 AUD
Purchase 14,000 37.5000 AUD
Purchase 116,113 37.2516 AUD
Purchase 3,000 37.4833 AUD
Purchase 1,149 37.4800 AUD
Purchase 201 37.5200 AUD
Purchase 116,113 37.2516 AUD
Purchase 2,181 37.4906 AUD
Purchase 639 37.5200 AUD
Purchase 116,113 37.2516 AUD
Purchase 2,000 37.3242 AUD
Purchase 3,000 37.4833 AUD
Purchase 30,000 37.5730 AUD
Purchase 37,000 37.4981 AUD
Purchase 2,000 37.3242 AUD
Purchase 4,836 37.4151 AUD
Purchase 30,000 37.5730 AUD
Sale 609 37.4836 AUD
Sale 4,836 37.4076 AUD
Sale 18 37.4673 AUD
Sale 3,000 37.4833 AUD
Sale 86,924 37.4800 AUD
Sale 116,113 37.2516 AUD
Sale 116,113 37.2516 AUD
Sale 408 37.4800 AUD
Sale 37,000 37.4981 AUD
Sale 37,000 37.4981 AUD
Sale 125,100 39.0000 AUD
Sale 437 37.4800 AUD
Sale 14,000 37.5000 AUD
Sale 2,000 37.3130 AUD
Sale 1,503 37.4800 AUD
Sale 37,000 37.4981 AUD
Sale 78 37.4675 AUD
Sale 3,227 37.4800 AUD
Sale 4,469 37.4675 AUD
Sale 30,000 37.5730 AUD
Sale 347 37.4800 AUD
Sale 6,000 38.8000 AUD
Sale 192 37.4800 AUD
Sale 2,000 37.3242 AUD
Sale 9 37.4667 AUD
Sale 3,000 37.4833 AUD
Sale 167 37.4675 AUD
Sale 30,000 37.5730 AUD
Sale 6,836 37.3885 AUD
Sale 155 37.4800 AUD
Sale 10 37.4670 AUD
Sale 23 37.4674 AUD
Sale 21 37.4672 AUD
Sale 4,836 37.4151 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 116113 37.2515
CFD Short 3000 37.4908
CFD Short 14000 37.5
CFD Long 2000 37.3129
CFD Long 4836 37.4076
CFD Long 37000 37.498
(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 17 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