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 14 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 154,001,143 4.59% 9,956,142 0.30%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,883 0.00% 24,168 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 154,003,026 4.59% 9,980,310 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 736 38.2400 AUD
Purchase 1,080 38.2500 AUD
Purchase 473 38.5533 AUD
Purchase 4,317 39.0300 AUD
Purchase 824 38.5800 AUD
Purchase 220 38.5800 AUD
Purchase 1,513 39.0300 AUD
Purchase 1,092 38.5800 AUD
Purchase 8,602 38.5533 AUD
Purchase 8,912 38.2535 AUD
Purchase 47,410 39.0300 AUD
Purchase 1,513 39.0300 AUD
Purchase 306,004 38.5711 AUD
Purchase 39,355 37.3500 AUD
Purchase 30,000 37.3500 AUD
Purchase 11,596 38.5800 AUD
Purchase 8,602 38.5196 AUD
Purchase 1,222 38.5533 AUD
Purchase 585 38.1633 AUD
Purchase 1,703 38.5533 AUD
Purchase 1,148 38.5800 AUD
Purchase 146 38.5800 AUD
Purchase 150 38.5533 AUD
Purchase 10,577 39.0300 AUD
Purchase 1,620 38.5534 AUD
Purchase 1,978 38.2500 AUD
Purchase 2,087 38.2500 AUD
Purchase 218 38.5534 AUD
Purchase 319 38.5800 AUD
Purchase 101 38.5800 AUD
Purchase 17,167 38.5533 AUD
Purchase 2,871 38.2500 AUD
Purchase 328 38.5533 AUD
Purchase 585 38.1862 AUD
Purchase 5,806 38.5800 AUD
Purchase 128,238 39.0261 AUD
Sale 10,930 38.5021 AUD
Sale 585 38.1862 AUD
Sale 14,595 39.0300 AUD
Sale 128,238 39.0261 AUD
Sale 3,687 38.5800 AUD
Sale 314,916 38.5621 AUD
Sale 7,362 38.5800 AUD
Sale 3,484 38.5800 AUD
Sale 585 38.1862 AUD
Sale 128,238 39.0261 AUD
Sale 4,959 38.8379 AUD
Sale 3,837 38.5800 AUD
Sale 2,882 38.5800 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 8602 38.5196
CFD Long 10930 38.5021
CFD Long 4959 38.8379
(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 15 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