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 03 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 156,835,273 4.67% 807,805 0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives 0 0.00% 137,318 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 156,835,273 4.67% 945,123 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 231 44.8000 AUD
Purchase 376 45.1445 AUD
Purchase 201,481 44.5527 AUD
Purchase 669 44.7527 AUD
Purchase 32,711 44.6913 AUD
Purchase 39,630 44.9346 AUD
Purchase 376 45.1445 AUD
Purchase 168,394 44.5245 AUD
Purchase 1,727 44.8000 AUD
Purchase 26,582 44.5200 AUD
Purchase 12,472 44.5200 AUD
Purchase 59,911 45.1765 AUD
Purchase 581 45.2710 AUD
Sale 32,711 44.6913 AUD
Sale 376 45.1445 AUD
Sale 3,820 45.2581 AUD
Sale 376 45.1445 AUD
Sale 6,028 44.7550 AUD
Sale 39,630 44.9346 AUD
Sale 1,591 44.8000 AUD
Sale 168,394 44.5245 AUD
Sale 21,309 44.5200 AUD
Sale 1,671 44.9926 AUD
Sale 4,966 44.5200 AUD
Sale 59,911 45.1765 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 6028 44.755
CFD Long 820 45.258
CFD Short 669 44.7527
(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 04 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