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 18 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 153,290,039 4.57% 12,221,574 0.36%
securities
(2) Derivatives 59,733 0.00% 8,503 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 153,349,772 4.57% 12,230,077 0.36%
(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 40,460 34.8035 AUD
Purchase 10,837 34.7513 AUD
Purchase 42,500 34.5438 AUD
Purchase 196,134 34.9137 AUD
Purchase 196,134 34.9137 AUD
Purchase 6,335 34.7591 AUD
Purchase 10,837 34.7513 AUD
Purchase 15,392 34.5128 AUD
Purchase 42,500 34.5438 AUD
Purchase 15,392 34.5128 AUD
Purchase 2,934 34.8571 AUD
Purchase 4,709 34.7604 AUD
Purchase 40,460 34.8035 AUD
Purchase 42,500 34.5438 AUD
Purchase 934 34.9900 AUD
Purchase 2,000 34.7950 AUD
Purchase 6,128 34.7567 AUD
Sale 2,934 34.8571 AUD
Sale 196,134 34.9138 AUD
Sale 196,134 34.9137 AUD
Sale 40,460 34.8035 AUD
Sale 42,500 34.5438 AUD
Sale 6,128 34.7497 AUD
Sale 14,000 37.5000 AUD
Sale 10,837 34.7513 AUD
Sale 934 34.9830 AUD
Sale 6,203 34.8000 AUD
Sale 42,500 34.5438 AUD
Sale 15,392 34.5128 AUD
Sale 15,392 34.5024 AUD
Sale 108,235 34.8000 AUD
Sale 66,391 34.8000 AUD
Sale 4,709 34.7535 AUD
Sale 2,000 34.7880 AUD
Sale 18,326 34.5679 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 42500 34.5437
CFD Short 6128 34.7566
CFD Short 4709 34.7604
CFD Short 582 36.8273
CFD Long 15392 34.5024
CFD Long 2000 34.788
CFD Long 934 34.9829
CFD Long 14000 37.5
(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 21 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