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 07 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 146,238,263 4.36% 1,340,362 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 79 0.00% 185,316 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 146,238,342 4.36% 1,525,678 0.05%
(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 2,607 45.2900 AUD
Purchase 946 45.5191 AUD
Purchase 104,993 45.4337 AUD
Purchase 17,840 45.4520 AUD
Purchase 1,461 45.2900 AUD
Purchase 2,296 45.5800 AUD
Purchase 476 45.2900 AUD
Purchase 453 45.2900 AUD
Purchase 4,149 45.5430 AUD
Purchase 713 45.2900 AUD
Purchase 25,361 45.5800 AUD
Purchase 1,398 45.5400 AUD
Purchase 4,545 45.3316 AUD
Purchase 6,717 45.2900 AUD
Purchase 1,510 45.5400 AUD
Sale 2,711 45.4170 AUD
Sale 480 35.7500 AUD
Sale 17,840 45.4520 AUD
Sale 104,993 45.4337 AUD
Sale 946 45.5709 AUD
Sale 1,862 45.5400 AUD
Sale 72,971 45.3012 AUD
Sale 534 45.2900 AUD
Sale 280,709 45.2900 AUD
Sale 412 45.5400 AUD
Sale 107 45.5400 AUD
Sale 710 45.4170 AUD
Sale 305 45.5400 AUD
Sale 12,239 45.4169 AUD
Sale 2,009 45.4169 AUD
Sale 1,464 45.4169 AUD
Sale 222 45.5400 AUD
Sale 21,593 45.2900 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 72971 45.3012
CFD Long 946 45.5708
CFD Short 946 45.5191
CFD Short 4149 45.5429
(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 08 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