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 24 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 154,066,783 4.59% 10,818,739 0.32%
securities
(2) Derivatives 210,464 0.01% 3,247 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 154,277,247 4.60% 10,821,986 0.32%
(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 1,799 34.3589 AUD
Purchase 94,542 34.3066 AUD
Purchase 42,748 34.7035 AUD
Purchase 85,495 34.8165 AUD
Purchase 7,555 34.8200 AUD
Purchase 647 34.6300 AUD
Purchase 3,492 34.0756 AUD
Purchase 1,146 34.3589 AUD
Purchase 2,681 34.6300 AUD
Purchase 2,360 34.5379 AUD
Purchase 1,400 34.0768 AUD
Purchase 5,000 34.3986 AUD
Purchase 81,416 34.3120 AUD
Purchase 366 34.6300 AUD
Purchase 42,748 34.7035 AUD
Sale 42,748 34.7035 AUD
Sale 5,000 34.3986 AUD
Sale 556 34.3971 AUD
Sale 308,389 34.5133 AUD
Sale 85,495 34.8165 AUD
Sale 16,300 33.8900 AUD
Sale 23,447 33.8900 AUD
Sale 81,416 34.3120 AUD
Sale 5,412 33.8900 AUD
Sale 2,198 34.2652 AUD
Sale 85,495 34.8165 AUD
Sale 108,235 34.8200 AUD
Sale 239 34.1441 AUD
Sale 21,673 33.8900 AUD
Sale 501 34.4268 AUD
Sale 94,542 34.3066 AUD
Sale 15,670 33.8900 AUD
Sale 182,276 34.8200 AUD
Sale 2,505 34.3971 AUD
Sale 43,294 34.8200 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 3492 34.0756
CFD Short 1400 34.0768
CFD Long 2198 34.2651
CFD Long 501 34.4268
CFD Long 308389 34.5133
(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 25 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