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 25 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 145,994,782 4.35% 1,230,676 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 0 0.00% 98,964 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 145,994,782 4.35% 1,329,640 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 2,045 34.4134 AUD
Purchase 250 34.8000 AUD
Purchase 11,500 34.7822 AUD
Purchase 11,500 34.7822 AUD
Purchase 358 34.8000 AUD
Purchase 1,648 34.7362 AUD
Purchase 1,119 34.7400 AUD
Purchase 170,088 34.4134 AUD
Purchase 5,170 34.7332 AUD
Purchase 12,100 34.7850 AUD
Purchase 105,488 34.6765 AUD
Purchase 42,840 34.4100 AUD
Purchase 186,033 34.4401 AUD
Purchase 1,800 34.6735 AUD
Purchase 4,324 34.7265 AUD
Purchase 2,000 34.4100 AUD
Purchase 12,100 34.7850 AUD
Purchase 198,774 34.7611 AUD
Purchase 1,688 34.4100 AUD
Sale 11,500 34.7822 AUD
Sale 2,358 34.4692 AUD
Sale 170,088 34.4134 AUD
Sale 480 35.7500 AUD
Sale 1,800 34.6183 AUD
Sale 2,045 34.4134 AUD
Sale 39,086 34.4100 AUD
Sale 24,669 34.4100 AUD
Sale 122,710 34.4100 AUD
Sale 12,100 34.7850 AUD
Sale 26,384 34.4100 AUD
Sale 7,518 34.4100 AUD
Sale 1,800 34.6735 AUD
Sale 15,824 34.7670 AUD
Sale 9,177 34.4100 AUD
Sale 9,054 34.7558 AUD
Sale 12,100 34.7850 AUD
Sale 4,324 34.7265 AUD
Sale 250 34.8000 AUD
Sale 33,502 34.4100 AUD
Sale 11,500 34.7822 AUD
Sale 311,817 34.4100 AUD
Sale 2,600 34.7593 AUD
Sale 105,488 34.6765 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 198774 34.7611
CFD Long 1800 34.6183
CFD Long 2600 34.7593
(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 26 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