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 21 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 157,041,330 4.68% 1,017,252 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 57,697 0.00% 323,537 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 157,099,027 4.68% 1,340,789 0.04%
(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 2,786 46.7201 AUD
Purchase 101 47.0200 AUD
Purchase 2,485 46.8738 AUD
Purchase 306 47.0200 AUD
Purchase 187 47.0200 AUD
Purchase 1,667 46.8738 AUD
Purchase 1,295 46.8700 AUD
Purchase 907 46.8739 AUD
Purchase 2,896 46.9359 AUD
Purchase 278 47.0200 AUD
Purchase 645 46.9094 AUD
Purchase 411 46.9000 AUD
Purchase 42,124 46.8653 AUD
Purchase 411 46.7200 AUD
Purchase 18,222 48.8105 AUD
Purchase 271,344 46.9017 AUD
Purchase 73,478 46.8700 AUD
Purchase 112 47.0200 AUD
Purchase 19,711 46.8738 AUD
Purchase 2,221 47.0200 AUD
Purchase 331 46.8700 AUD
Purchase 298 47.0200 AUD
Purchase 2,733 46.8739 AUD
Purchase 2,657 46.8739 AUD
Purchase 3,366 46.8738 AUD
Purchase 1,004 46.8739 AUD
Purchase 1,781 46.8739 AUD
Purchase 1,511 46.8738 AUD
Purchase 377 47.0200 AUD
Purchase 52 47.0200 AUD
Purchase 169 47.0200 AUD
Purchase 468 46.8739 AUD
Purchase 199 47.0200 AUD
Sale 3,894 47.0200 AUD
Sale 42,124 46.8653 AUD
Sale 406 47.0200 AUD
Sale 3,695 46.9733 AUD
Sale 5,328 46.7663 AUD
Sale 7,748 46.8700 AUD
Sale 18,222 48.8105 AUD
Sale 2,786 46.7202 AUD
Sale 411 46.7200 AUD
Sale 18,584 49.5500 AUD
Sale 411 46.9000 AUD
Sale 107,965 46.8700 AUD
Sale 42,124 46.8653 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 5328 46.7662
CFD Long 3695 46.9732
CFD Short 271344 46.9017
CFD Short 645 46.9093
CFD Short 2896 46.9359
(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 22 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