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 30 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 153,503,397 4.57% 11,473,947 0.34%
securities
(2) Derivatives 343,236 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 153,846,633 4.58% 11,473,947 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 54,227 36.7834 AUD
Purchase 9,664 36.8461 AUD
Purchase 6,770 36.4900 AUD
Purchase 8,616 36.4900 AUD
Purchase 188,243 36.1136 AUD
Purchase 60,000 36.1136 AUD
Purchase 2,551 36.4900 AUD
Purchase 1,908 36.8251 AUD
Purchase 9,231 36.4309 AUD
Purchase 20 36.7000 AUD
Purchase 20 36.7200 AUD
Purchase 3,225 36.4900 AUD
Purchase 9,431 36.4900 AUD
Purchase 2,406 36.4900 AUD
Purchase 128,243 36.1136 AUD
Purchase 3,169 36.9500 AUD
Purchase 72,028 36.8390 AUD
Purchase 6,681 36.4900 AUD
Purchase 261,854 36.9516 AUD
Sale 279 36.6494 AUD
Sale 27 36.6493 AUD
Sale 876 36.4900 AUD
Sale 15 36.6494 AUD
Sale 341 36.6495 AUD
Sale 287 36.4900 AUD
Sale 31 36.6494 AUD
Sale 689 36.4900 AUD
Sale 5,756 36.1100 AUD
Sale 51 36.6495 AUD
Sale 46 36.6494 AUD
Sale 36 36.6495 AUD
Sale 126 36.6494 AUD
Sale 491 36.4900 AUD
Sale 576 36.4900 AUD
Sale 12,231 36.4783 AUD
Sale 30 36.6494 AUD
Sale 5,395 36.4900 AUD
Sale 6,595 36.4900 AUD
Sale 989 36.4900 AUD
Sale 1,348 36.4900 AUD
Sale 507 36.4900 AUD
Sale 60,000 36.1136 AUD
Sale 581 36.4900 AUD
Sale 3,510 36.4900 AUD
Sale 1,891 36.1100 AUD
Sale 6,388 36.4900 AUD
Sale 181 36.6494 AUD
Sale 20 36.7000 AUD
Sale 6,500 36.2503 AUD
Sale 26 36.6493 AUD
Sale 128,243 36.1136 AUD
Sale 70 36.6495 AUD
Sale 9,011 36.4900 AUD
Sale 5,349 36.7601 AUD
Sale 66,679 36.8453 AUD
Sale 54,227 36.7834 AUD
Sale 330 36.6494 AUD
Sale 2,437 36.4900 AUD
Sale 457 36.6495 AUD
Sale 20 36.7200 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 9231 36.4308
CFD Short 9664 36.846
CFD Short 261854 36.9516
CFD Long 6500 36.2503
CFD Long 12231 36.4782
(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 31 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