15th May 2008 10:54
Baillie Gifford & Co.
FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) Baillie Gifford
Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc Class of relevant security to which Ordinary the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 14/05/08
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 securities 58,609,323 2.8536
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 58,609,323 2.8536
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Long Short 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 (Note 5) Sale 23,100 2072.07p
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product Long/short Number of Price per name, e.g. (Note 6) securities unit (Note 5)
CFD (Note 7)
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
name, selling, securities price American, date paid/
e.g. purchasing, to which relates European received
call varying etc. the option etc. per unit
option (Note 7)
(ii) Exercising Product name, Number of Exercise price per unit
e.g. call option securities (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
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 15/05/08 Contact name Amee Yostrakul
Telephone number 0131 275 3047 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
