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 18 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 154,035,933 4.59% 9,952,842 0.30%
securities
(2) Derivatives 8,258 0.00% 167,502 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 154,044,191 4.59% 10,120,344 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 6,935 38.8600 AUD
Purchase 990 38.8600 AUD
Purchase 1,119 38.8600 AUD
Purchase 2,389 38.8600 AUD
Purchase 1,500 38.6030 AUD
Purchase 1,000 38.6400 AUD
Purchase 85,606 38.9639 AUD
Purchase 55,938 38.8967 AUD
Purchase 2,742 38.8600 AUD
Purchase 519 38.8600 AUD
Purchase 915 38.8600 AUD
Purchase 578 38.8600 AUD
Purchase 640 38.8600 AUD
Purchase 1,411 38.8600 AUD
Purchase 1,391 38.8600 AUD
Purchase 1,183 38.8600 AUD
Purchase 85,606 38.9639 AUD
Purchase 6,310 38.8150 AUD
Purchase 1,500 38.6261 AUD
Purchase 709 38.8600 AUD
Purchase 11,113 38.8600 AUD
Purchase 638 38.8600 AUD
Purchase 1,925 38.8600 AUD
Purchase 1,527 38.8600 AUD
Purchase 817 38.8600 AUD
Purchase 766 38.8600 AUD
Purchase 26,090 38.8600 AUD
Sale 4,414 38.8586 AUD
Sale 7,801 38.8007 AUD
Sale 1,500 38.6261 AUD
Sale 1,000 38.6400 AUD
Sale 1,500 38.6261 AUD
Sale 54,686 38.8600 AUD
Sale 9,711 38.8600 AUD
Sale 85,606 38.9639 AUD
Sale 37,200 38.7630 AUD
Sale 784 38.8586 AUD
Sale 4,619 38.7689 AUD
Sale 55,938 38.8967 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 6310 38.815
CFD Long 37200 38.7629
CFD Long 4619 38.7689
CFD Long 7801 38.8007
(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 19 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