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 11 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 153,537,841 4.57% 10,033,613 0.30%
securities
(2) Derivatives 31,420 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 153,569,261 4.58% 10,033,613 0.30%
(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 3,119 36.1100 AUD
Purchase 14,900 36.1400 AUD
Purchase 128,243 35.8536 AUD
Purchase 1,700 35.8700 AUD
Purchase 10,645 35.8500 AUD
Purchase 4,400 36.4309 AUD
Purchase 90,000 35.8536 AUD
Purchase 11,174 35.8388 AUD
Purchase 275,496 35.8779 AUD
Purchase 3,272 36.1100 AUD
Purchase 218,243 35.8536 AUD
Sale 540 36.1100 AUD
Sale 378 35.9485 AUD
Sale 3,840 35.9485 AUD
Sale 128,243 35.8536 AUD
Sale 10,645 35.8500 AUD
Sale 90,000 35.8536 AUD
Sale 4,286 35.9484 AUD
Sale 275,496 35.8779 AUD
Sale 49 36.1100 AUD
Sale 181 35.9484 AUD
Sale 2,967 35.9484 AUD
Sale 1,190 36.1100 AUD
Sale 819 36.1100 AUD
Sale 10,938 35.9163 AUD
Sale 932 36.6027 AUD
Sale 1,200 35.7608 AUD
Sale 609 36.1100 AUD
Sale 104 36.1100 AUD
Sale 1,005 36.1100 AUD
Sale 3,643 35.9484 AUD
Sale 1,060 36.1100 AUD
Sale 82 36.1100 AUD
Sale 33,690 35.8500 AUD
Sale 368 36.1100 AUD
Sale 298 35.9484 AUD
Sale 2,207 35.9485 AUD
Sale 102 36.1100 AUD
Sale 3,261 36.1400 AUD
Sale 373 35.9484 AUD
Sale 463 36.1100 AUD
Sale 1,334 35.9485 AUD
Sale 1,960 35.9484 AUD
Sale 1,679 35.9484 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 11174 35.8387
CFD Short 1700 35.87
CFD Short 4400 36.4309
CFD Long 1200 35.7608
CFD Long 10938 35.9162
CFD Long 932 36.6026
(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 12 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