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 12 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 146,153,758 4.35% 1,787,444 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 14,906 0.00% 1,394 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 146,168,664 4.36% 1,788,838 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 1,899 46.1300 AUD
Purchase 365 46.5000 AUD
Purchase 355 46.8500 AUD
Purchase 4,615 46.8500 AUD
Purchase 12,965 46.3857 AUD
Purchase 12,472 46.8500 AUD
Purchase 60,000 46.5000 AUD
Purchase 377,957 46.4270 AUD
Purchase 1,863 46.3093 AUD
Purchase 11,619 46.8314 AUD
Purchase 6,440 46.5500 AUD
Purchase 764 46.1300 AUD
Sale 60,000 46.5000 AUD
Sale 363 46.7267 AUD
Sale 917 46.9906 AUD
Sale 152 46.5320 AUD
Sale 11,395 46.3660 AUD
Sale 145,636 46.3859 AUD
Sale 60,000 46.5000 AUD
Sale 389,576 46.4390 AUD
Sale 476 46.1300 AUD
Sale 47 46.1300 AUD
Sale 1,312 46.1300 AUD
Sale 4,215 46.5320 AUD
Sale 657 46.5320 AUD
Sale 204 46.1300 AUD
Sale 624 46.1300 AUD
Sale 2,011 46.5320 AUD
Sale 1,534 46.5321 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 11395 46.3659
CFD Long 145636 46.3858
CFD Long 60000 46.5
CFD Long 363 46.7267
CFD Long 917 46.9906
CFD Short 1863 46.3092
CFD Short 12965 46.3857
(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 13 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