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 15 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 153,998,835 4.59% 10,087,276 0.30%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,148 0.00% 204,702 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 154,000,983 4.59% 10,291,978 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 2,000 39.2770 AUD
Purchase 596 39.2900 AUD
Purchase 301 39.2900 AUD
Purchase 4,000 39.2061 AUD
Purchase 111,687 38.4721 AUD
Purchase 30,000 39.2861 AUD
Purchase 2,400 39.6160 AUD
Purchase 4,000 39.2298 AUD
Purchase 2,000 39.1768 AUD
Purchase 14,970 39.2900 AUD
Purchase 4,000 39.2298 AUD
Purchase 37,570 39.2900 AUD
Purchase 8,188 39.0005 AUD
Purchase 14,900 39.2900 AUD
Purchase 366 38.4467 AUD
Purchase 3 39.2900 AUD
Purchase 2,000 39.1431 AUD
Purchase 193,334 38.7342 AUD
Purchase 2,000 39.2749 AUD
Purchase 1,177 38.4467 AUD
Purchase 10,818 39.3546 AUD
Sale 32,400 39.3105 AUD
Sale 4,000 39.2061 AUD
Sale 2,000 39.1768 AUD
Sale 111,687 38.4721 AUD
Sale 2,000 39.2770 AUD
Sale 64,941 39.2900 AUD
Sale 7,611 39.0556 AUD
Sale 14,900 39.2900 AUD
Sale 2,400 39.6160 AUD
Sale 842 38.3557 AUD
Sale 37,570 39.2900 AUD
Sale 30,000 39.2861 AUD
Sale 2,688 39.0246 AUD
Sale 596 39.2900 AUD
Sale 10,818 39.3546 AUD
Sale 4,000 39.2298 AUD
Sale 12,800 39.3837 AUD
Sale 8,363 39.0245 AUD
Sale 2,000 39.2749 AUD
Sale 76,102 39.0245 AUD
Sale 2,000 39.1431 AUD
Sale 4,000 39.2061 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 193334 38.7342
CFD Short 8188 39.0004
CFD Long 842 38.3557
CFD Long 7611 39.0555
CFD Long 12800 39.3837
(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 18 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