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 17 March 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 153,442,484 4.57% 9,814,168 0.29%
securities
(2) Derivatives 0 0.00% 62,419 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 153,442,484 4.57% 9,876,587 0.29%
(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 13,578 37.4626 AUD
Purchase 8,848 37.5000 AUD
Purchase 59,300 37.9332 AUD
Purchase 2,100 37.5562 AUD
Purchase 226,970 37.4140 AUD
Purchase 90,000 37.5038 AUD
Purchase 145,148 37.4978 AUD
Purchase 52,520 37.7344 AUD
Purchase 42,843 37.5038 AUD
Purchase 1,023 37.1517 AUD
Purchase 5,400 37.7526 AUD
Purchase 12,305 37.4337 AUD
Purchase 2,635 37.1517 AUD
Purchase 2,530 37.5000 AUD
Purchase 2,272 37.0000 AUD
Purchase 316 37.6000 AUD
Sale 90,000 37.5038 AUD
Sale 15,029 37.1320 AUD
Sale 41,616 37.5000 AUD
Sale 52,520 37.7344 AUD
Sale 8,848 37.5000 AUD
Sale 480 35.7500 AUD
Sale 13,578 37.4626 AUD
Sale 36,063 37.5434 AUD
Sale 226,970 37.4140 AUD
Sale 28,300 37.2444 AUD
Sale 4,000 37.7332 AUD
Sale 47,352 37.5434 AUD
Sale 54,620 37.7275 AUD
Sale 42,843 37.5038 AUD
Sale 12,305 37.4337 AUD
Sale 2,149 37.1320 AUD
Sale 8,848 37.5000 AUD
Sale 1,511 37.9200 AUD
Sale 2,100 37.5562 AUD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 5400 37.7526
CFD Short 59300 37.9331
CFD Long 28300 37.2443
CFD Long 4000 37.7332
(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
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.
None
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 18 March 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