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 26 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 145,703,089 4.34% 1,421,583 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 0 0.00% 84,296 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 145,703,089 4.34% 1,505,879 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 1,000 40.0040 AUD
Purchase 499 35.4100 AUD
Purchase 2,607 35.3100 AUD
Purchase 568 35.3100 AUD
Purchase 26 35.4500 AUD
Purchase 1,328 35.4100 AUD
Purchase 8,746 35.4100 AUD
Purchase 14,244 35.4100 AUD
Purchase 229,584 35.3029 AUD
Purchase 1,939 35.4100 AUD
Purchase 38,677 35.5303 AUD
Purchase 4,451 35.3100 AUD
Purchase 5,900 33.8700 AUD
Purchase 6,000 39.0039 AUD
Purchase 1,698 35.0000 AUD
Purchase 4,307 35.0000 AUD
Purchase 85,044 35.3065 AUD
Purchase 3,566 35.0000 AUD
Purchase 8,798 35.0000 AUD
Purchase 3,806 35.1368 AUD
Sale 79,576 35.2967 AUD
Sale 10,101 35.4100 AUD
Sale 6,000 39.0039 AUD
Sale 18,500 35.2999 AUD
Sale 229,584 35.3029 AUD
Sale 1,000 40.0040 AUD
Sale 85,044 35.3065 AUD
Sale 480 35.7500 AUD
Sale 85,044 35.3065 AUD
Sale 1,608 35.4100 AUD
Sale 650 35.4100 AUD
Sale 2,678 35.3188 AUD
Sale 5,900 33.8700 AUD
Sale 777 35.3100 AUD
Sale 3,267 35.3100 AUD
Sale 434 35.4100 AUD
Sale 3,424 35.2967 AUD
Sale 85 35.4100 AUD
Sale 2,144 35.2967 AUD
Sale 12,675 35.2967 AUD
Sale 2,024 35.2967 AUD
Sale 13,261 35.4100 AUD
Sale 104,424 35.2967 AUD
Sale 89 35.4100 AUD
Sale 705 35.2967 AUD
Sale 5,124 35.2967 AUD
Sale 272 35.4100 AUD
Sale 38,677 35.5303 AUD
Sale 256 35.4100 AUD
Sale 678 35.2967 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 3806 35.1367
CFD Short 26 35.45
CFD Long 18500 35.2998
(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 27 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