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 30 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 156,678,458 4.67% 1,186,738 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4 0.00% 110,421 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 156,678,462 4.67% 1,297,159 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 10,987 43.4530 AUD
Purchase 125 43.5000 AUD
Purchase 146 43.5000 AUD
Purchase 77 43.5000 AUD
Purchase 5,061 43.5000 AUD
Purchase 561 43.5000 AUD
Purchase 360 43.5000 AUD
Purchase 48 43.5000 AUD
Purchase 7,002 43.5000 AUD
Purchase 127 43.5000 AUD
Purchase 5,355 43.5000 AUD
Purchase 135 43.5000 AUD
Purchase 2,272 43.5000 AUD
Purchase 23,180 43.5000 AUD
Purchase 36,353 43.5000 AUD
Purchase 769 43.5000 AUD
Purchase 64,774 43.5087 AUD
Purchase 5,968 43.5000 AUD
Purchase 3,053 43.5000 AUD
Purchase 1,938 44.5002 AUD
Purchase 3,916 43.5000 AUD
Purchase 15,178 43.5000 AUD
Purchase 901 43.5000 AUD
Purchase 81 43.5000 AUD
Purchase 84,241 43.5044 AUD
Purchase 3,654 43.5000 AUD
Purchase 588 46.0200 AUD
Purchase 387,478 44.6626 AUD
Purchase 84,241 43.5044 AUD
Purchase 21,330 43.5000 AUD
Purchase 26,699 44.4017 AUD
Purchase 186 43.5000 AUD
Sale 519 44.5950 AUD
Sale 387,478 44.6626 AUD
Sale 81 43.5000 AUD
Sale 84,241 43.5044 AUD
Sale 146 44.4854 AUD
Sale 830 43.5470 AUD
Sale 1,498 43.5470 AUD
Sale 244 44.4854 AUD
Sale 336 44.4854 AUD
Sale 135 43.5000 AUD
Sale 89,500 44.7671 AUD
Sale 26,699 44.4017 AUD
Sale 3,695 43.5470 AUD
Sale 146 43.5000 AUD
Sale 186 43.5000 AUD
Sale 264 44.4854 AUD
Sale 1,389 43.5470 AUD
Sale 5,566 44.7870 AUD
Sale 9,171 44.4854 AUD
Sale 5,061 43.5000 AUD
Sale 268 44.4854 AUD
Sale 1,519 43.5470 AUD
Sale 51,969 43.5470 AUD
Sale 271 44.5311 AUD
Sale 139 44.4854 AUD
Sale 45,432 43.5000 AUD
Sale 5,355 43.5000 AUD
Sale 15,689 44.4854 AUD
Sale 71,900 43.5470 AUD
Sale 12,688 44.4854 AUD
Sale 7,002 43.5000 AUD
Sale 360 43.5000 AUD
Sale 652 44.4854 AUD
Sale 54,984 43.5470 AUD
Sale 88,906 43.5470 AUD
Sale 9,703 44.4854 AUD
Sale 1,547 43.5087 AUD
Sale 127 43.5000 AUD
Sale 232 44.4854 AUD
Sale 1,315 43.5470 AUD
Sale 23,180 43.5000 AUD
Sale 3,053 43.5000 AUD
Sale 46,178 44.6157 AUD
Sale 769 43.5000 AUD
Sale 5,764 43.5470 AUD
Sale 1,263 43.5000 AUD
Sale 1,017 44.4854 AUD
Sale 493 43.5470 AUD
Sale 2,306 43.5456 AUD
Sale 1,728 43.5456 AUD
Sale 16,956 43.5456 AUD
Sale 6,342 43.5456 AUD
Sale 396 44.5950 AUD
Sale 2,922 43.5456 AUD
Sale 1,824 43.5456 AUD
Sale 3,409 43.5456 AUD
Sale 561 43.5000 AUD
Sale 2,837 43.5000 AUD
Sale 5,065 43.5470 AUD
Sale 893 44.4854 AUD
Sale 1,718 43.5000 AUD
Sale 2,109 43.5470 AUD
Sale 372 44.4854 AUD
Sale 285 43.5470 AUD
Sale 50 44.4854 AUD
Sale 790 43.5470 AUD
Sale 568 43.5000 AUD
Sale 77 43.5000 AUD
Sale 86 44.4854 AUD
Sale 3,916 43.5000 AUD
Sale 5,968 43.5000 AUD
Sale 17,910 44.4854 AUD
Sale 101,490 43.5470 AUD
Sale 1,281 43.5470 AUD
Sale 225 44.4854 AUD
Sale 125 43.5000 AUD
Sale 48 43.5000 AUD
Sale 1,909 43.5470 AUD
Sale 541 44.5950 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 271 44.5311
CFD Long 89500 44.7671
CFD Long 5566 44.787
CFD Short 64774 43.5087
(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 02 June 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