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 16 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 145,308,114 4.33% 1,098,972 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 56,761 0.00% 266,853 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 145,364,875 4.33% 1,365,825 0.04%
(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 7,629 38.9466 AUD
Purchase 55 38.6900 AUD
Purchase 421 38.9467 AUD
Purchase 965 38.6900 AUD
Purchase 79 38.6900 AUD
Purchase 1,942 38.9467 AUD
Purchase 91 38.6900 AUD
Purchase 351 38.6900 AUD
Purchase 7,442 38.9466 AUD
Purchase 41 38.6900 AUD
Purchase 868 38.9467 AUD
Purchase 2,156 38.9466 AUD
Purchase 101 38.6900 AUD
Purchase 1,182 38.9466 AUD
Purchase 242 38.6900 AUD
Purchase 19 38.6900 AUD
Purchase 360 38.6900 AUD
Purchase 61,572 38.9466 AUD
Purchase 2,923 38.6900 AUD
Purchase 105 38.6900 AUD
Purchase 2,232 38.9466 AUD
Purchase 259 38.3000 AUD
Purchase 67,866 39.1032 AUD
Purchase 41,735 39.3779 AUD
Purchase 329,786 38.9127 AUD
Purchase 81,311 39.2861 AUD
Purchase 60,000 39.2861 AUD
Purchase 26,131 38.6644 AUD
Purchase 3,252 39.2192 AUD
Purchase 5,135 38.9466 AUD
Purchase 1,667 38.9466 AUD
Purchase 20,437 38.9466 AUD
Purchase 55,150 38.3000 AUD
Purchase 3,022 39.2900 AUD
Purchase 170 39.2900 AUD
Purchase 36 38.6900 AUD
Purchase 769 38.9467 AUD
Purchase 18 38.6900 AUD
Purchase 394 38.9466 AUD
Purchase 1,688 38.9466 AUD
Purchase 78 38.6900 AUD
Purchase 259 38.6900 AUD
Purchase 10,708 38.9466 AUD
Purchase 505 38.6900 AUD
Purchase 9,261 38.9466 AUD
Purchase 397 38.6900 AUD
Purchase 2,328 38.9466 AUD
Purchase 109 38.6900 AUD
Purchase 5,501 38.9467 AUD
Purchase 437 38.6900 AUD
Purchase 4,104 38.9467 AUD
Purchase 8,415 38.9466 AUD
Purchase 193 38.6900 AUD
Purchase 1,193 38.9466 AUD
Purchase 56 38.6900 AUD
Purchase 796 38.6900 AUD
Purchase 16,868 38.9466 AUD
Purchase 181 38.6900 AUD
Purchase 3,836 38.9467 AUD
Sale 138 39.1522 AUD
Sale 141,311 39.2861 AUD
Sale 60,000 39.2861 AUD
Sale 41,735 39.3779 AUD
Sale 26,131 38.6644 AUD
Sale 5,550 39.2900 AUD
Sale 8,397 38.6900 AUD
Sale 81,311 39.2861 AUD
Sale 2,130 38.2425 AUD
Sale 4,400 38.5469 AUD
Sale 2,386 39.2900 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 4400 38.5469
CFD Long 138 39.1521
CFD Short 329786 38.9127
CFD Short 3252 39.2191
(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 17 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