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 15 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 146,644,992 4.37% 1,663,111 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 20,806 0.00% 2,000 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 146,665,798 4.37% 1,665,111 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 865 48.3800 AUD
Purchase 36,739 47.9800 AUD
Purchase 90,528 47.9800 AUD
Purchase 21,593 47.9800 AUD
Purchase 90,000 47.8937 AUD
Purchase 824 48.0537 AUD
Purchase 18,683 47.9800 AUD
Purchase 510 47.7740 AUD
Purchase 12,717 47.9800 AUD
Purchase 32,580 47.9752 AUD
Purchase 220 48.3800 AUD
Purchase 179,075 47.7105 AUD
Purchase 10,080 47.8348 AUD
Purchase 33,888 47.6840 AUD
Purchase 824 48.1400 AUD
Purchase 123,888 47.8364 AUD
Purchase 1,704 46.4500 AUD
Purchase 13,405 47.9800 AUD
Purchase 4,953 46.4500 AUD
Purchase 1,222 47.8100 AUD
Sale 4,652 47.9800 AUD
Sale 1,662 47.9800 AUD
Sale 377 47.8569 AUD
Sale 824 48.0537 AUD
Sale 35,778 Transfer
Sale 10,080 47.8347 AUD
Sale 690 47.8569 AUD
Sale 20,309 47.9800 AUD
Sale 10,600 47.6437 AUD
Sale 3,396 47.7659 AUD
Sale 32,580 47.9752 AUD
Sale 844 47.9800 AUD
Sale 179,075 47.7105 AUD
Sale 865 48.3800 AUD
Sale 32,580 47.9752 AUD
Sale 90,000 47.8937 AUD
Sale 698 47.8119 AUD
Sale 33,888 47.6840 AUD
Sale 157 47.8100 AUD
Sale 4,897 47.7658 AUD
Sale 1,185 47.7658 AUD
Sale 73 47.8100 AUD
Sale 1,949 47.7658 AUD
Sale 120 47.8100 AUD
Sale 418 47.7658 AUD
Sale 25 47.8100 AUD
Sale 4,255 47.7658 AUD
Sale 210 47.8100 AUD
Sale 2,537 47.7658 AUD
Sale 220 48.3800 AUD
Sale 12,717 47.9800 AUD
Sale 363 47.8119 AUD
Sale 824 48.1400 AUD
Sale 67 47.8100 AUD
Sale 1,095 47.7658 AUD
Sale 8,814 47.9800 AUD
Sale 27,554 47.9800 AUD
Sale 3,265 47.7699 AUD
Sale 307 47.8100 AUD
Sale 263 47.8100 AUD
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
30/04/2008 Sale 21,795 Transfer
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 10600 47.6437
CFD Short 510 47.7739
(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 16 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