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 01 May 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 146,437,144 4.36% 1,422,328 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 0 0.00% 32,711 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 146,437,144 4.36% 1,455,039 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 897 42.4100 AUD
Purchase 128 42.3286 AUD
Purchase 402 42.4100 AUD
Purchase 1,142 42.4100 AUD
Purchase 1,604 42.3285 AUD
Purchase 1,722 42.3285 AUD
Purchase 5,432 42.4100 AUD
Purchase 1,426 42.4100 AUD
Purchase 330 42.3286 AUD
Purchase 286 42.3285 AUD
Purchase 364 42.3285 AUD
Purchase 3,622 42.4100 AUD
Purchase 1,153 42.3285 AUD
Purchase 34,960 42.6524 AUD
Purchase 318,525 42.2519 AUD
Purchase 2,800 42.0918 AUD
Purchase 100 42.6885 AUD
Purchase 25,000 42.5122 AUD
Purchase 844 42.3820 AUD
Purchase 455 42.3286 AUD
Purchase 596 42.9000 AUD
Purchase 5,040 42.4100 AUD
Purchase 1,034 42.4100 AUD
Purchase 85 42.3285 AUD
Purchase 556 42.4100 AUD
Purchase 267 42.4100 AUD
Purchase 412 42.3285 AUD
Purchase 1,292 42.4100 AUD
Purchase 1,744 42.4100 AUD
Purchase 373,392 43.8900 AUD
Purchase 556 42.3285 AUD
Purchase 1,595 42.9000 AUD
Purchase 2,445 42.4100 AUD
Purchase 778 42.3285 AUD
Purchase 177 42.3286 AUD
Sale 480 35.7500 AUD
Sale 25,000 42.5122 AUD
Sale 2,067 42.2884 AUD
Sale 5,478 42.9000 AUD
Sale 22,195 42.9000 AUD
Sale 34,960 42.6524 AUD
Sale 100 42.4215 AUD
Sale 3,000 42.0468 AUD
Sale 1,014 42.3850 AUD
Sale 1,714 42.4100 AUD
Sale 81 42.4100 AUD
Sale 318,525 42.2519 AUD
Sale 20,139 42.4100 AUD
Sale 3,365 42.4100 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 2067 42.2883
CFD Long 100 42.4215
CFD Short 2800 42.0917
CFD Short 844 42.3819
CFD Short 100 42.6885
(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 02 May 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