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 08 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 146,375,429 4.36% 1,497,957 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 0 0.00% 185,350 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 146,375,429 4.36% 1,683,307 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 468 44.0400 AUD
Purchase 84,719 44.9455 AUD
Purchase 7,157 44.6352 AUD
Purchase 157,674 44.7854 AUD
Purchase 85,007 45.0067 AUD
Purchase 48,924 44.9500 AUD
Purchase 16,941 44.9500 AUD
Purchase 73,478 44.9500 AUD
Purchase 1,228 44.0400 AUD
Purchase 85,007 45.0067 AUD
Purchase 65,606 44.9500 AUD
Purchase 1,136 44.9500 AUD
Purchase 427 44.9500 AUD
Purchase 917 44.9100 AUD
Purchase 1,271 44.0400 AUD
Purchase 48 44.0400 AUD
Sale 1,461 44.9500 AUD
Sale 157,674 44.7854 AUD
Sale 1,080 44.0400 AUD
Sale 84,719 44.9455 AUD
Sale 3,147 44.0400 AUD
Sale 84,719 44.9455 AUD
Sale 85,007 45.0067 AUD
Sale 6,501 44.8256 AUD
Sale 543 44.2247 AUD
Sale 280 44.9100 AUD
Sale 1,622 44.7434 AUD
Sale 6,408 44.8898 AUD
Sale 786 44.9500 AUD
Sale 244 44.9100 AUD
Sale 2,010 44.7434 AUD
Sale 47,305 44.8898 AUD
Sale 5,044 44.9500 AUD
Sale 1,618 44.7434 AUD
Sale 196 44.9100 AUD
Sale 197 44.9100 AUD
Sale 2,281 44.7435 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 543 44.2246
CFD Long 6501 44.8256
CFD Short 7157 44.6351
(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 09 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