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 07 February 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 153,730,381 4.58% 10,332,062 0.31%
securities
(2) Derivatives 36,064 0.00% 100,737 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 153,766,445 4.58% 10,432,799 0.31%
(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 1,430 36.4013 AUD
Purchase 6,790 36.4674 AUD
Purchase 5,756 37.0100 AUD
Purchase 469,772 36.5869 AUD
Purchase 1,364 36.9200 AUD
Purchase 365 36.9200 AUD
Purchase 1,347 36.4200 AUD
Purchase 1,214 36.5834 AUD
Purchase 2,641 36.4013 AUD
Sale 32,068 36.1158 AUD
Sale 13 36.4200 AUD
Sale 123 36.4200 AUD
Sale 67,171 36.6022 AUD
Sale 223 36.4200 AUD
Sale 262 36.4200 AUD
Sale 33,690 36.9200 AUD
Sale 2,879 36.6834 AUD
Sale 4,165 36.6834 AUD
Sale 411 36.6835 AUD
Sale 47,289 36.6022 AUD
Sale 57 36.4200 AUD
Sale 32 36.4200 AUD
Sale 40 36.4200 AUD
Sale 469,772 36.5869 AUD
Sale 1,077 36.6834 AUD
Sale 64,941 36.9200 AUD
Sale 5,486 36.6834 AUD
Sale 254 36.6834 AUD
Sale 4,895 36.6834 AUD
Sale 2,309 36.6834 AUD
Sale 599 36.6835 AUD
Sale 13 36.4200 AUD
Sale 246 36.6835 AUD
Sale 292 36.9200 AUD
Sale 9,706 36.3754 AUD
Sale 761 36.6835 AUD
Sale 114,240 36.6022 AUD
Sale 298 36.4200 AUD
Sale 110 36.4200 AUD
Sale 2,071 36.6834 AUD
Sale 154 36.4200 AUD
Sale 22 36.4200 AUD
Sale 71,300 36.6022 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 6790 36.4673
CFD Long 32068 36.1158
CFD Long 9706 36.3753
(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 08 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