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 23 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 157,435,745 4.69% 1,053,136 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,063 0.00% 229,794 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 157,436,808 4.69% 1,282,930 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 10,778 47.7000 AUD
Purchase 292 46.4693 AUD
Purchase 125,458 46.6524 AUD
Purchase 928 47.4900 AUD
Purchase 25,038 46.8937 AUD
Purchase 117,537 47.7000 AUD
Purchase 423,590 47.7000 AUD
Purchase 2,007 47.7000 AUD
Purchase 2,064 47.7000 AUD
Purchase 42,120 46.6647 AUD
Purchase 55,643 47.7000 AUD
Purchase 54,765 46.9126 AUD
Purchase 50,000 47.4900 AUD
Purchase 198 47.9283 AUD
Purchase 854 47.4900 AUD
Purchase 644 47.5840 AUD
Purchase 18,000 47.4400 AUD
Purchase 42,124 47.4947 AUD
Purchase 42,124 47.4947 AUD
Purchase 3,284 47.3621 AUD
Purchase 2,400 47.9779 AUD
Purchase 11,034 47.7000 AUD
Purchase 413 46.7465 AUD
Purchase 2,175 46.6700 AUD
Purchase 652 46.7466 AUD
Purchase 42,120 46.6647 AUD
Purchase 285 46.7465 AUD
Purchase 942 46.6700 AUD
Purchase 189 46.7466 AUD
Purchase 562 46.7465 AUD
Purchase 1,367 46.6700 AUD
Purchase 625 46.6700 AUD
Purchase 1,364 46.6700 AUD
Purchase 412 46.7466 AUD
Purchase 1,863 46.6700 AUD
Sale 8,957 47.4900 AUD
Sale 1,465 47.3005 AUD
Sale 42,124 47.4947 AUD
Sale 854 47.4900 AUD
Sale 405 46.6700 AUD
Sale 187,500 47.3808 AUD
Sale 3,284 47.3621 AUD
Sale 2,415 46.6700 AUD
Sale 18,246 47.4900 AUD
Sale 125,458 46.6524 AUD
Sale 14,154 47.5350 AUD
Sale 2,515 47.4900 AUD
Sale 2,908 46.6700 AUD
Sale 18,000 47.4400 AUD
Sale 2,084 46.6700 AUD
Sale 2,744 46.6600 AUD
Sale 42,120 46.6647 AUD
Sale 25,038 46.8937 AUD
Sale 93 46.6806 AUD
Sale 54,765 46.9127 AUD
Sale 524 46.6700 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 93 46.6806
CFD Long 1465 47.3005
CFD Long 187500 47.3807
CFD Short 292 46.4692
CFD Short 644 47.584
CFD Short 2400 47.9778
(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 27 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