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 22 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 153,882,992 4.59% 11,435,336 0.34%
securities
(2) Derivatives 59,957 0.00% 152,200 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 153,942,949 4.59% 11,587,536 0.35%
(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 990 31.7910 AUD
Purchase 3,557 31.8315 AUD
Purchase 1,310 31.0000 AUD
Purchase 13,071 31.5995 AUD
Purchase 1,633 31.0000 AUD
Purchase 5,915 31.6134 AUD
Purchase 11,650 31.5921 AUD
Purchase 238,587 31.7819 AUD
Purchase 238,587 31.7819 AUD
Purchase 54,242 31.0000 AUD
Purchase 157,161 31.7362 AUD
Purchase 11,650 31.5984 AUD
Purchase 157,161 31.7362 AUD
Purchase 12,142 31.6500 AUD
Purchase 5,915 31.6134 AUD
Purchase 3,007 31.6673 AUD
Purchase 40,883 31.8839 AUD
Purchase 327 31.0000 AUD
Purchase 15,699 31.6911 AUD
Purchase 157,161 31.7362 AUD
Purchase 7,633 31.3524 AUD
Purchase 3,885 31.0000 AUD
Purchase 850 31.4969 AUD
Purchase 620,667 31.0202 AUD
Purchase 409 31.9800 AUD
Purchase 620,667 31.0202 AUD
Purchase 1,421 31.6700 AUD
Purchase 5,195 31.0000 AUD
Purchase 8,917 31.6673 AUD
Purchase 40,883 31.8839 AUD
Purchase 2,285 31.0000 AUD
Purchase 850 31.4780 AUD
Purchase 1,421 31.6605 AUD
Sale 238,587 31.7819 AUD
Sale 2,206 31.6186 AUD
Sale 2,100 31.6186 AUD
Sale 40,883 31.8839 AUD
Sale 157,161 31.7362 AUD
Sale 850 31.4969 AUD
Sale 12,142 31.6436 AUD
Sale 4,721 31.6186 AUD
Sale 15,699 31.6911 AUD
Sale 3,557 31.8252 AUD
Sale 157,161 31.7362 AUD
Sale 11,650 31.5921 AUD
Sale 1,421 31.6605 AUD
Sale 5,915 31.6134 AUD
Sale 23,643 31.0000 AUD
Sale 86,588 31.0000 AUD
Sale 11,650 31.5921 AUD
Sale 5,915 31.6134 AUD
Sale 15,699 31.6911 AUD
Sale 620,667 31.0202 AUD
Sale 86,588 31.0000 AUD
Sale 27,819 31.0000 AUD
Sale 73,262 31.0000 AUD
Sale 5,314 31.6186 AUD
Sale 1,421 31.6605 AUD
Sale 238,587 31.7819 AUD
Sale 850 31.4969 AUD
Sale 40,883 31.8839 AUD
Sale 5,915 31.6134 AUD
Sale 73,262 31.0000 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 11650 31.5984
CFD Short 1421 31.6699
CFD Short 157161 31.7361
CFD Long 5915 31.6133
CFD Long 12142 31.6436
CFD Long 3557 31.8251
(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 23 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