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 20 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 146,162,131 4.36% 1,379,512 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 116,507 0.00% 21,097 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 146,278,638 4.36% 1,400,609 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 1,590 34.8796 AUD
Purchase 123,452 33.8700 AUD
Purchase 2,703 33.8666 AUD
Purchase 5,900 35.7000 AUD
Purchase 1,242,037 34.8197 AUD
Purchase 6,812,356 34.8535 AUD
Purchase 1,242,03 34.8197 AUD
Purchase 139,861 34.1877 AUD
Purchase 14,657 34.8795 AUD
Purchase 78,223 36.7200 AUD
Purchase 8,812 34.9319 AUD
Purchase 4,165 33.8666 AUD
Purchase 4,165 33.8666 AUD
Purchase 6,547 34.9615 AUD
Sale 2,703 33.8666 AUD
Sale 12,472 33.8700 AUD
Sale 6,547 34.9615 AUD
Sale 6,265 34.8911 AUD
Sale 480 35.7500 AUD
Sale 6,236 33.8700 AUD
Sale 50,600 34.4424 AUD
Sale 4,165 33.8666 AUD
Sale 480 35.7500 AUD
Sale 6,868 33.8666 AUD
Sale 21,420 33.8700 AUD
Sale 139,861 34.1877 AUD
Sale 7,694 34.8500 AUD
Sale 123,452 33.8700 AUD
Sale 4,165 33.8666 AUD
Sale 480 35.7500 AUD
Sale 1,242,037 34.8197 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 50600 34.4424
CFD Long 6265 34.8911
(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 25 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