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 31 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 154,194,903 4.59% 11,015,208 0.33%
securities
(2) Derivatives 209,771 0.01% 1,221 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 154,404,674 4.60% 11,016,429 0.33%
(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 934 36.3863 AUD
Purchase 533 36.3863 AUD
Purchase 175 37.0500 AUD
Purchase 390 36.6900 AUD
Purchase 88,316 36.2467 AUD
Purchase 412 37.0500 AUD
Purchase 26,390 36.2403 AUD
Purchase 88,728 37.0500 AUD
Purchase 23,587 36.3216 AUD
Purchase 26,390 37.0500 AUD
Purchase 931 36.4773 AUD
Purchase 513 37.0500 AUD
Purchase 13,677 37.0500 AUD
Purchase 425 36.3864 AUD
Purchase 685 36.6900 AUD
Purchase 85 37.0500 AUD
Purchase 311 36.6900 AUD
Purchase 82,312 37.0500 AUD
Purchase 28,135 37.0500 AUD
Purchase 7,833 36.2022 AUD
Purchase 339,317 37.0500 AUD
Purchase 8,133 36.5726 AUD
Purchase 124,987 36.5459 AUD
Purchase 52,588 35.9560 AUD
Sale 85 37.0500 AUD
Sale 175 37.0500 AUD
Sale 88,728 37.0500 AUD
Sale 2,028 37.0500 AUD
Sale 14,714 37.0500 AUD
Sale 52,588 35.9560 AUD
Sale 2,000 36.3500 AUD
Sale 26,390 37.0500 AUD
Sale 2,000 36.3500 AUD
Sale 1,386 36.6900 AUD
Sale 931 36.3427 AUD
Sale 412 37.0500 AUD
Sale 6,477 36.3435 AUD
Sale 513 37.0500 AUD
Sale 8,133 36.5726 AUD
Sale 21,721 36.4085 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 7833 36.2022
CFD Short 23587 36.3215
CFD Short 931 36.4772
CFD Short 124987 36.5459
CFD Long 931 36.3427
CFD Long 21721 36.4085
(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 01 February 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