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 22 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 156,907,547 4.68% 882,504 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 441 0.00% 414,894 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 156,907,988 4.68% 1,297,398 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 427 46.1100 AUD
Purchase 67,151 48.0473 AUD
Purchase 204,707 46.2423 AUD
Purchase 75,825 48.1254 AUD
Purchase 427 46.1500 AUD
Purchase 100,000 46.8700 AUD
Purchase 1,050 46.1100 AUD
Purchase 1,319 47.0493 AUD
Purchase 5,600 48.6100 AUD
Purchase 1,000 46.2684 AUD
Purchase 75,825 48.1254 AUD
Purchase 50,000 46.8700 AUD
Purchase 9,837 47.7000 AUD
Purchase 230 46.1100 AUD
Purchase 122,873 46.7315 AUD
Purchase 1,232 46.7200 AUD
Purchase 3,500 48.6100 AUD
Purchase 54,132 47.7000 AUD
Purchase 50,000 46.8700 AUD
Purchase 1,047 46.7200 AUD
Purchase 854 47.7000 AUD
Purchase 73,718 47.6952 AUD
Purchase 3,136 46.1100 AUD
Purchase 2,034 46.7200 AUD
Purchase 35,732 48.2821 AUD
Purchase 100,000 46.8700 AUD
Sale 204,707 46.2423 AUD
Sale 230 46.1100 AUD
Sale 75,825 48.1254 AUD
Sale 67,151 48.0473 AUD
Sale 100 47.8700 AUD
Sale 122,873 46.7315 AUD
Sale 3,606 47.2982 AUD
Sale 37,636 48.2083 AUD
Sale 11,717 47.7000 AUD
Sale 1,378 47.0648 AUD
Sale 1,741 46.7200 AUD
Sale 8,617 46.9000 AUD
Sale 1,652 46.7200 AUD
Sale 1,310 47.0648 AUD
Sale 730 47.0648 AUD
Sale 100,000 46.8700 AUD
Sale 204,707 46.2423 AUD
Sale 427 46.1500 AUD
Sale 54,132 47.7000 AUD
Sale 9,837 47.7000 AUD
Sale 68,280 47.7000 AUD
Sale 50,000 46.8700 AUD
Sale 427 46.1100 AUD
Sale 73,718 47.6952 AUD
Sale 73,718 47.6952 AUD
Sale 920 46.7200 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 3606 47.2982
CFD Long 100 47.87
CFD Short 1000 46.2684
CFD Short 150000 46.87
CFD Short 1319 47.0493
(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 23 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