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 01 April 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 146,117,698 4.35% 1,228,018 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,000 0.00% 106,475 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 146,119,698 4.35% 1,334,493 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 129 36.4873 AUD
Purchase 3,999 35.8904 AUD
Purchase 5,346 35.8904 AUD
Purchase 10,175 36.7100 AUD
Purchase 273,982 36.2373 AUD
Purchase 974 35.9600 AUD
Purchase 977 36.7100 AUD
Purchase 106,234 36.3310 AUD
Purchase 81,661 36.2570 AUD
Purchase 479 35.9511 AUD
Purchase 850 35.9600 AUD
Purchase 1,433 35.9600 AUD
Purchase 973 35.9600 AUD
Purchase 852 35.9600 AUD
Purchase 1,060 35.9600 AUD
Purchase 10,541 36.6500 AUD
Sale 974 35.9600 AUD
Sale 837 36.3214 AUD
Sale 280,800 36.6500 AUD
Sale 273,982 36.2373 AUD
Sale 480 35.7500 AUD
Sale 81,661 36.2570 AUD
Sale 974 35.8984 AUD
Sale 36,900 36.4608 AUD
Sale 42 36.3212 AUD
Sale 809 36.7100 AUD
Sale 169 36.3214 AUD
Sale 169 36.3214 AUD
Sale 813 36.7100 AUD
Sale 269 36.3214 AUD
Sale 53 36.3214 AUD
Sale 200 36.7100 AUD
Sale 562 36.3213 AUD
Sale 215 36.3214 AUD
Sale 1,034 36.7100 AUD
Sale 4,050 36.7100 AUD
Sale 253 36.7100 AUD
Sale 129 36.5527 AUD
Sale 2,702 36.7100 AUD
Sale 1,291 36.7100 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 36900 36.4607
CFD Long 129 36.5527
CFD Short 479 35.951
CFD Short 106234 36.331
CFD Short 129 36.4872
(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 02 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