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 04 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 156,938,111 4.68% 870,868 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 0 0.00% 130,723 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 156,938,111 4.68% 1,001,591 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 6,080 44.5113 AUD
Purchase 1,288 44.5113 AUD
Purchase 5,201 44.5112 AUD
Purchase 8 44.7100 AUD
Purchase 900 44.1200 AUD
Purchase 3,376 44.5112 AUD
Purchase 34 44.7100 AUD
Purchase 2,685 44.5112 AUD
Purchase 27 44.7100 AUD
Purchase 3,062 44.5112 AUD
Purchase 13 44.7100 AUD
Purchase 62 44.7100 AUD
Purchase 53 44.7100 AUD
Purchase 1,086 44.5112 AUD
Purchase 11 44.7100 AUD
Purchase 1,007 44.5133 AUD
Purchase 2,604 44.5133 AUD
Purchase 1,151 44.1200 AUD
Purchase 20,000 44.4356 AUD
Purchase 42,349 44.7346 AUD
Purchase 24,794 44.5372 AUD
Purchase 42,349 44.7346 AUD
Purchase 35,000 44.4400 AUD
Purchase 31 44.7100 AUD
Purchase 4,378 44.5112 AUD
Purchase 5,411 44.4400 AUD
Purchase 48,533 44.3582 AUD
Purchase 3,547 44.5113 AUD
Purchase 36 44.7100 AUD
Purchase 869 44.5112 AUD
Purchase 35 44.7100 AUD
Purchase 4 44.7100 AUD
Purchase 45 44.7100 AUD
Purchase 14 44.7100 AUD
Purchase 1,371 44.5113 AUD
Purchase 6,132 44.5112 AUD
Purchase 12 44.7100 AUD
Purchase 420 44.5112 AUD
Purchase 3,436 44.5112 AUD
Purchase 1,256 44.5113 AUD
Purchase 74 44.7100 AUD
Purchase 3,402 44.5112 AUD
Purchase 17 44.7100 AUD
Purchase 1,717 44.5112 AUD
Purchase 3,742 44.5112 AUD
Purchase 35 44.7100 AUD
Purchase 38 44.7100 AUD
Sale 211 44.4879 AUD
Sale 20,000 44.4356 AUD
Sale 20,000 44.4356 AUD
Sale 4,220 44.6211 AUD
Sale 1,649 44.4400 AUD
Sale 24,794 44.5372 AUD
Sale 42,349 44.7346 AUD
Sale 15,701 44.6002 AUD
Sale 2,164 44.5145 AUD
Sale 35,000 44.4400 AUD
Sale 549 44.7100 AUD
Sale 7,161 44.4400 AUD
Sale 159 44.1200 AUD
Sale 900 44.1200 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 211 44.4878
CFD Long 2164 44.5144
CFD Long 4220 44.6211
(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 05 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