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 02 June 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 156,630,915 4.67% 828,462 0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives 0 0.00% 146,497 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 156,630,915 4.67% 974,959 0.03%
(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 3,795 45.0100 AUD
Purchase 379,548 44.7815 AUD
Purchase 11,250 44.3300 AUD
Purchase 1,965 45.0100 AUD
Purchase 2,214 45.0100 AUD
Purchase 78,340 45.3143 AUD
Purchase 20,900 45.3924 AUD
Purchase 400 45.3455 AUD
Purchase 4,281 45.0100 AUD
Purchase 4,272 45.1783 AUD
Purchase 1,997 44.5143 AUD
Purchase 109,059 45.4900 AUD
Purchase 6,625 45.0100 AUD
Purchase 376 44.3268 AUD
Purchase 3,396 45.4900 AUD
Sale 11,250 44.2635 AUD
Sale 1,636 44.9006 AUD
Sale 376 44.3268 AUD
Sale 3,096 45.0100 AUD
Sale 497 44.9006 AUD
Sale 938 45.0100 AUD
Sale 4,430 43.5000 AUD
Sale 9,414 45.4900 AUD
Sale 34,694 45.4900 AUD
Sale 1,839 44.7789 AUD
Sale 1,291 44.9006 AUD
Sale 379,548 44.7815 AUD
Sale 11,250 44.3300 AUD
Sale 46,690 44.4807 AUD
Sale 400 45.3455 AUD
Sale 400 45.3455 AUD
Sale 20,900 45.3924 AUD
Sale 3,396 45.4900 AUD
Sale 5,315 45.4900 AUD
Sale 2,732 43.5091 AUD
Sale 6,580 45.0100 AUD
Sale 18,093 45.4900 AUD
Sale 172 43.5091 AUD
Sale 13,494 43.5091 AUD
Sale 852 43.5091 AUD
Sale 30,325 43.5091 AUD
Sale 668 43.5091 AUD
Sale 6,055 43.5091 AUD
Sale 1,315 43.5091 AUD
Sale 2,400 43.5091 AUD
Sale 15,487 43.5091 AUD
Sale 383 43.5091 AUD
Sale 1,548 43.5091 AUD
Sale 203 45.0100 AUD
Sale 428 44.9006 AUD
Sale 2,443 45.0100 AUD
Sale 3,470 44.9006 AUD
Sale 475 45.0100 AUD
Sale 251 44.9006 AUD
Sale 202 45.0100 AUD
Sale 967 43.5091 AUD
Sale 808 45.0100 AUD
Sale 3,151 43.5091 AUD
Sale 3,068 45.0100 AUD
Sale 1,622 44.9006 AUD
Sale 1,067 45.0100 AUD
Sale 565 44.9006 AUD
Sale 19,562 45.4900 AUD
Sale 108 44.9006 AUD
Sale 107 44.9006 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 46690 44.4806
CFD Long 1839 44.7788
CFD Short 1997 44.5142
CFD Short 4272 45.1783
CFD Short 78340 45.3142
(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 03 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