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 12 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 153,708,220 4.58% 9,919,398 0.30%
securities
(2) Derivatives 30,574 0.00% 208,734 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 153,738,794 4.58% 10,128,132 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 30,000 36.9063 AUD
Purchase 2,942 36.5000 AUD
Purchase 10,862 36.4437 AUD
Purchase 2,461 36.3439 AUD
Purchase 3,626 36.9100 AUD
Purchase 450 36.5000 AUD
Purchase 2,467 36.9100 AUD
Purchase 221,278 36.2764 AUD
Purchase 6,332 36.2052 AUD
Purchase 7,870 36.5345 AUD
Purchase 932 36.8071 AUD
Purchase 911 36.5000 AUD
Purchase 349 36.7300 AUD
Purchase 1,617 36.5000 AUD
Purchase 14,970 36.9100 AUD
Sale 30,000 36.9063 AUD
Sale 10,892 36.4241 AUD
Sale 2,869 36.5000 AUD
Sale 2,461 36.3439 AUD
Sale 12,600 36.8542 AUD
Sale 599 36.5000 AUD
Sale 266 36.4784 AUD
Sale 57 36.4783 AUD
Sale 2,452 36.5000 AUD
Sale 230 36.4784 AUD
Sale 33,690 36.9100 AUD
Sale 30,000 36.9063 AUD
Sale 11,456 36.9100 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 221278 36.2764
CFD Short 10862 36.4436
CFD Short 932 36.8071
CFD Long 10892 36.4241
CFD Long 12600 36.8542
(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 13 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