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 28 April 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 146,385,197 4.36% 1,457,639 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,584 0.00% 25,961 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 146,386,781 4.36% 1,483,600 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 229 43.7100 AUD
Purchase 3,294 43.7100 AUD
Purchase 1,672 43.7100 AUD
Purchase 14,000 43.4501 AUD
Purchase 2,052 44.4625 AUD
Purchase 479,726 43.9746 AUD
Purchase 1,463 43.7100 AUD
Purchase 1,535 43.7100 AUD
Purchase 900 43.7100 AUD
Purchase 3,052 43.7100 AUD
Purchase 342,300 44.2714 AUD
Purchase 4,881 43.4584 AUD
Purchase 857 43.7100 AUD
Sale 174,600 44.2787 AUD
Sale 342,300 44.2714 AUD
Sale 45,740 43.6000 AUD
Sale 13,036 43.6000 AUD
Sale 29,559 43.6000 AUD
Sale 7,892 43.6000 AUD
Sale 4,881 43.4584 AUD
Sale 14,000 43.4501 AUD
Sale 479,726 43.9746 AUD
Sale 1,564 43.8558 AUD
Sale 5,557 44.6619 AUD
Sale 107 43.8559 AUD
Sale 2,000 43.5013 AUD
Sale 480 35.7500 AUD
Sale 751 45.1200 AUD
Sale 461 43.8559 AUD
Sale 383 43.7100 AUD
Sale 480 43.8558 AUD
Sale 399 43.8559 AUD
Sale 318 43.7100 AUD
Sale 882 43.7100 AUD
Sale 1,102 43.8559 AUD
Sale 318 43.7100 AUD
Sale 717 43.7100 AUD
Sale 369 43.7100 AUD
Sale 1,252 43.7100 AUD
Sale 9,488 43.8558 AUD
Sale 7,606 43.7100 AUD
Sale 1,073 43.7100 AUD
Sale 1,341 43.8558 AUD
Sale 84 43.7100 AUD
Sale 342,300 44.2714 AUD
Sale 896 43.8559 AUD
Sale 398 43.8559 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 2000 43.5013
CFD Long 174600 44.2786
CFD Long 5557 44.6619
CFD Short 2052 44.4625
(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
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.
None
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 29 April 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