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 02 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 146,412,430 4.36% 1,471,515 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 284 0.00% 34,718 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 146,412,714 4.36% 1,506,233 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 41 44.4513 AUD
Purchase 249 43.2486 AUD
Purchase 5,800 44.6208 AUD
Purchase 4,585 44.4371 AUD
Purchase 107,668 43.0971 AUD
Purchase 50,533 43.3363 AUD
Purchase 21,593 43.4200 AUD
Purchase 53,444 43.4200 AUD
Purchase 3,124 43.4200 AUD
Purchase 1,433 44.4200 AUD
Purchase 64,339 44.5252 AUD
Purchase 732 44.4200 AUD
Purchase 654 44.4512 AUD
Purchase 1,333 44.4200 AUD
Purchase 11,537 42.2700 AUD
Purchase 11,754 44.4200 AUD
Purchase 4,629 43.1500 AUD
Purchase 17,791 42.2700 AUD
Purchase 75 44.4512 AUD
Purchase 80 44.4513 AUD
Sale 1,127 43.2057 AUD
Sale 17,791 42.2698 AUD
Sale 50,533 43.3363 AUD
Sale 107,668 43.0971 AUD
Sale 11,537 42.2700 AUD
Sale 2,600 43.1758 AUD
Sale 21,795 Transfer
Sale 2,484 44.4894 AUD
Sale 64,339 44.5252 AUD
Sale 68,610 44.1200 AUD
Sale 17,791 42.2700 AUD
Sale 1,881 43.2003 AUD
Sale 971 44.4200 AUD
Sale 466 44.4200 AUD
Sale 1,563 44.4200 AUD
Sale 847 44.4200 AUD
Sale 763 44.4200 AUD
Sale 707 44.4200 AUD
Sale 4,200 44.4200 AUD
Sale 1,030 44.4200 AUD
Sale 804 44.4200 AUD
Sale 3,901 44.4200 AUD
Sale 2,700 42.9000 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 2700 42.9
CFD Long 2600 43.1758
CFD Long 1127 43.2057
CFD Long 2484 44.4894
CFD Short 249 43.2486
CFD Short 4585 44.437
CFD Short 5800 44.6208
(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 06 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