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 14 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 146,465,129 4.36% 1,551,408 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 11,419 0.00% 2,703 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 146,476,548 4.36% 1,554,111 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 249,963 47.0022 AUD
Purchase 17,922 47.9879 AUD
Purchase 15,700 47.9247 AUD
Purchase 2,000 46.5000 AUD
Purchase 6,300 46.5756 AUD
Purchase 2,000 46.4422 AUD
Purchase 918 47.9800 AUD
Purchase 130,477 48.5600 AUD
Purchase 14,185 47.9800 AUD
Purchase 2,000 46.9640 AUD
Purchase 78,000 48.1603 AUD
Purchase 5,984 47.7758 AUD
Purchase 57,704 48.5600 AUD
Purchase 101,500 48.1603 AUD
Purchase 59,645 48.1603 AUD
Sale 249,963 47.0022 AUD
Sale 3,228 47.5364 AUD
Sale 2,000 46.5000 AUD
Sale 17,922 47.9879 AUD
Sale 2,000 46.4422 AUD
Sale 15,700 47.9247 AUD
Sale 5,064 48.0324 AUD
Sale 3,139 47.5364 AUD
Sale 5,162 47.9800 AUD
Sale 75,855 48.1603 AUD
Sale 600 47.5363 AUD
Sale 957 47.9800 AUD
Sale 167 47.5363 AUD
Sale 266 47.9800 AUD
Sale 11,730 47.7803 AUD
Sale 2,198 47.9800 AUD
Sale 1,378 47.5363 AUD
Sale 948 47.5363 AUD
Sale 1,511 47.9800 AUD
Sale 6,614 48.5600 AUD
Sale 5,009 47.9800 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 5064 48.0323
CFD Short 6300 46.5756
CFD Short 2000 46.964
CFD Short 5984 47.7758
(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 15 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