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 31 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 146,307,401 4.36% 1,420,339 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,000 0.00% 36,662 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 146,309,401 4.36% 1,457,001 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 1,337 35.8100 AUD
Purchase 376 35.2000 AUD
Purchase 1,761 35.4964 AUD
Purchase 45 35.2000 AUD
Purchase 216 35.4964 AUD
Purchase 1,701 35.4964 AUD
Purchase 2,953 35.4964 AUD
Purchase 92,266 36.4048 AUD
Purchase 280,800 36.2473 AUD
Purchase 10,770 35.6400 AUD
Purchase 2,438 35.6400 AUD
Purchase 24,723 35.8100 AUD
Purchase 52,520 35.8100 AUD
Purchase 2,143 35.4964 AUD
Purchase 11,334 35.8100 AUD
Purchase 363 35.2000 AUD
Purchase 4,776 35.8100 AUD
Purchase 54,870 35.8100 AUD
Purchase 40,478 35.8100 AUD
Purchase 155,922 35.8100 AUD
Purchase 18,398 35.8100 AUD
Purchase 24,723 35.8100 AUD
Purchase 12,011 35.3432 AUD
Purchase 34,900 36.3101 AUD
Purchase 2,281 36.0036 AUD
Purchase 2,316 36.2419 AUD
Purchase 94,664 36.2096 AUD
Purchase 2,281 36.0036 AUD
Purchase 27,277 35.8100 AUD
Purchase 99 35.2000 AUD
Purchase 14,801 36.0500 AUD
Purchase 10,104 36.0500 AUD
Purchase 142 35.2000 AUD
Purchase 665 35.4964 AUD
Purchase 1,020,211 35.8100 AUD
Purchase 637 35.2000 AUD
Purchase 458 35.2000 AUD
Purchase 900 36.0500 AUD
Purchase 178,266 35.8100 AUD
Purchase 468 35.4964 AUD
Purchase 2,412 35.4964 AUD
Purchase 289 35.2000 AUD
Purchase 593 35.2000 AUD
Purchase 322 35.2000 AUD
Purchase 1,508 35.4964 AUD
Purchase 1,259 35.4964 AUD
Purchase 2,776 35.4964 AUD
Purchase 515 35.2000 AUD
Purchase 269 35.2000 AUD
Purchase 1,354 35.4964 AUD
Sale 94,664 36.2096 AUD
Sale 68,109 35.8100 AUD
Sale 100 36.6200 AUD
Sale 10,104 36.0500 AUD
Sale 480 35.7500 AUD
Sale 70 36.2240 AUD
Sale 2,559 36.2377 AUD
Sale 550 35.9119 AUD
Sale 2,281 36.0036 AUD
Sale 34,900 36.3101 AUD
Sale 14,801 36.0500 AUD
Sale 178,266 35.8100 AUD
Sale 1,678 35.8100 AUD
Sale 943,115 35.8100 AUD
Sale 18,398 35.8100 AUD
Sale 4,776 35.8100 AUD
Sale 1,337 35.8100 AUD
Sale 24,723 35.8100 AUD
Sale 4,108 35.2000 AUD
Sale 54,870 35.8100 AUD
Sale 77,096 35.8100 AUD
Sale 848 36.2240 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 2559 36.2377
CFD Long 100 36.62
CFD Short 2316 36.2418
CFD Short 92266 36.4048
(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 01 April 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