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 17 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 145,095,199 4.32% 1,131,888 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 72,661 0.00% 123,425 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 145,167,860 4.33% 1,255,313 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 407 37.5575 AUD
Purchase 40,000 37.5500 AUD
Purchase 35,000 39.2900 AUD
Purchase 30,000 38.0505 AUD
Purchase 35,000 39.2900 AUD
Purchase 82,696 37.6671 AUD
Purchase 112,696 37.7692 AUD
Purchase 9,051 37.9006 AUD
Purchase 3,912 38.0000 AUD
Purchase 1,511 37.5500 AUD
Purchase 2,943 37.6779 AUD
Sale 1,678 38.0402 AUD
Sale 40,000 37.5500 AUD
Sale 10,900 37.9733 AUD
Sale 82,696 37.6671 AUD
Sale 145,100 38.0248 AUD
Sale 30,000 38.0505 AUD
Sale 3,912 38.0000 AUD
Sale 87,041 37.5500 AUD
Sale 228 38.0000 AUD
Sale 89,576 37.5500 AUD
Sale 35,000 39.2900 AUD
Sale 40,000 37.5500 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 40000 37.55
CFD Long 10900 37.9733
CFD Long 145100 38.0248
CFD Long 1678 38.0401
CFD Short 407 37.5575
CFD Short 2943 37.6778
CFD Short 35000 39.29
(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 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