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 28 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 157,123,133 4.68% 1,156,196 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,555 0.00% 51,750 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 157,125,688 4.68% 1,207,946 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 42,120 45.1045 AUD
Purchase 30,000 45.0955 AUD
Purchase 40,000 45.1000 AUD
Purchase 42,120 45.1045 AUD
Purchase 55,469 45.3129 AUD
Purchase 2,958 45.7810 AUD
Purchase 669 46.1092 AUD
Purchase 44,827 45.5000 AUD
Purchase 21,593 45.1000 AUD
Purchase 5,432 45.1000 AUD
Purchase 733 45.6000 AUD
Purchase 388 45.5321 AUD
Purchase 1,444 45.5321 AUD
Purchase 559 45.6000 AUD
Purchase 150 45.6000 AUD
Purchase 1,893 45.5322 AUD
Purchase 759 45.6000 AUD
Purchase 1,961 45.5322 AUD
Purchase 3,469 45.5321 AUD
Purchase 1,348 45.6000 AUD
Sale 30,000 45.0955 AUD
Sale 12,888 45.1000 AUD
Sale 251,166 45.6684 AUD
Sale 30,000 45.0955 AUD
Sale 55,469 45.3129 AUD
Sale 2,112 45.6000 AUD
Sale 1,606 45.3409 AUD
Sale 40,000 45.1000 AUD
Sale 1,437 45.6000 AUD
Sale 4,558 45.1000 AUD
Sale 3,953 45.8999 AUD
Sale 3,657 45.5484 AUD
Sale 40,000 45.1000 AUD
Sale 4,696 45.6529 AUD
Sale 44,827 45.5000 AUD
Sale 42,120 45.1045 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 40000 45.1
CFD Long 1606 45.3409
CFD Long 4696 45.6528
CFD Long 251166 45.6683
CFD Long 3953 45.8998
CFD Short 2958 45.7809
CFD Short 669 46.1092
(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 29 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