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 July 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 144,829,817 4.32% 1,100,619 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 118,408 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 144,948,225 4.32% 1,100,619 0.03%
(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 205 39.3600 AUD
Purchase 30,000 39.3639 AUD
Purchase 88,314 40.0775 AUD
Purchase 2,016 39.9277 AUD
Purchase 147,125 39.3639 AUD
Purchase 41,733 39.9960 AUD
Purchase 25,419 40.0000 AUD
Purchase 177,125 39.3639 AUD
Purchase 190,747 39.3600 AUD
Purchase 634 40.1700 AUD
Purchase 53 39.3600 AUD
Purchase 1,704 39.3600 AUD
Purchase 18,515 39.3600 AUD
Sale 41,733 39.9960 AUD
Sale 30,000 39.3639 AUD
Sale 32,225 40.0000 AUD
Sale 3,246 39.7924 AUD
Sale 147,125 39.3639 AUD
Sale 41,733 39.9960 AUD
Sale 2,131 39.6264 AUD
Sale 53 39.3600 AUD
Sale 190,747 39.3600 AUD
Sale 22,533 39.3600 AUD
Sale 205 39.3600 AUD
Sale 76,878 39.3600 AUD
Sale 20,112 39.3600 AUD
Sale 5,542 39.6263 AUD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 3246 39.7923
CFD Short 2016 39.9277
CFD Short 88314 40.0774
(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 16 July 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