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 25 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 153,536,192 4.57% 11,378,389 0.34%
securities
(2) Derivatives 385,999 0.01% 2,355 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 153,922,191 4.59% 11,380,744 0.34%
(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 22,976 36.8000 AUD
Purchase 4,294 36.8000 AUD
Purchase 213,738 36.7963 AUD
Purchase 1,512 36.8000 AUD
Purchase 8,380 35.9047 AUD
Purchase 26,465 36.8000 AUD
Purchase 173,342 36.0797 AUD
Purchase 5,000 36.2607 AUD
Purchase 39,934 36.2801 AUD
Purchase 1,804 35.5860 AUD
Purchase 139,100 36.2575 AUD
Sale 5,000 36.2607 AUD
Sale 316,439 35.6058 AUD
Sale 3,492 35.6246 AUD
Sale 112,479 36.8000 AUD
Sale 5,780 36.0132 AUD
Sale 12,689 36.8000 AUD
Sale 5,209 36.1096 AUD
Sale 20,689 36.8000 AUD
Sale 213,738 36.7963 AUD
Sale 8,616 36.2867 AUD
Sale 213,738 36.7963 AUD
Sale 65,168 36.1095 AUD
Sale 173,342 36.0797 AUD
Sale 10,757 36.1095 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 1804 35.586
CFD Short 8380 35.9047
CFD Short 139100 36.2575
CFD Long 316439 35.6057
CFD Long 3492 35.6246
CFD Long 5780 36.0132
(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 28 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