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 17 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 153,403,062 4.57% 12,340,819 0.37%
securities
(2) Derivatives 85,887 0.00% 13,646 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 153,488,949 4.57% 12,354,465 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 10,579 36.5861 AUD
Purchase 389 36.7300 AUD
Purchase 1,201 36.5775 AUD
Purchase 1,201 36.5775 AUD
Purchase 11,108 36.5979 AUD
Purchase 435 36.8800 AUD
Purchase 173,795 36.6242 AUD
Purchase 10,770 36.5770 AUD
Purchase 291 36.8274 AUD
Purchase 11,108 36.5979 AUD
Purchase 658 36.5095 AUD
Purchase 910 36.5073 AUD
Purchase 3,039 36.4500 AUD
Purchase 5,071 36.8800 AUD
Purchase 910 36.8800 AUD
Purchase 769 36.8800 AUD
Purchase 5,900 36.7080 AUD
Purchase 5,900 36.7080 AUD
Purchase 10,579 36.5861 AUD
Purchase 910 36.8800 AUD
Purchase 21,374 36.5037 AUD
Purchase 1,636 36.5770 AUD
Purchase 30,000 36.4964 AUD
Purchase 21,374 36.5037 AUD
Purchase 925 36.5770 AUD
Purchase 5,900 36.7080 AUD
Purchase 173,795 36.6242 AUD
Sale 2,405 36.8800 AUD
Sale 1,940 36.5883 AUD
Sale 12,406 36.5000 AUD
Sale 21,374 36.5037 AUD
Sale 11,108 36.5979 AUD
Sale 3,870 36.8800 AUD
Sale 12,018 36.6193 AUD
Sale 1,201 36.5775 AUD
Sale 11,108 36.5870 AUD
Sale 910 36.8726 AUD
Sale 173,795 36.6242 AUD
Sale 173,795 36.6242 AUD
Sale 10,579 36.5861 AUD
Sale 30,000 36.4964 AUD
Sale 910 36.8800 AUD
Sale 291 36.8200 AUD
Sale 910 36.5000 AUD
Sale 3,608 36.5000 AUD
Sale 30,000 36.4964 AUD
Sale 173,795 36.6242 AUD
Sale 10,579 36.5861 AUD
Sale 5,900 36.7080 AUD
Sale 5,900 36.7080 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 910 36.5072
CFD Short 5900 36.7079
CFD Short 291 36.8273
CFD Long 11108 36.5869
CFD Long 173795 36.6242
CFD Long 910 36.8726
(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 18 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