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 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 146,162,855 4.36% 1,487,594 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 0 0.00% 17,647 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 146,162,855 4.36% 1,505,241 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 1,100 37.5700 AUD
Purchase 20,482 37.5713 AUD
Purchase 915 37.5713 AUD
Purchase 8,269 37.9400 AUD
Purchase 8,706 38.0900 AUD
Purchase 6,464 37.9995 AUD
Purchase 13,468 37.9946 AUD
Purchase 771 37.1100 AUD
Purchase 5,222 37.5713 AUD
Purchase 18,902 38.0900 AUD
Purchase 208 38.0900 AUD
Purchase 9,909 38.0900 AUD
Purchase 10,563 38.0900 AUD
Sale 2,438 38.0900 AUD
Sale 1,300 36.9887 AUD
Sale 10,770 37.6711 AUD
Sale 2,190 37.9400 AUD
Sale 7,446 37.9213 AUD
Sale 2,263 37.9400 AUD
Sale 771 37.1100 AUD
Sale 480 35.7500 AUD
Sale 13,468 37.9946 AUD
Sale 175 37.9400 AUD
Sale 118 37.8523 AUD
Sale 351 37.9400 AUD
Sale 1,208 37.9400 AUD
Sale 406 37.8523 AUD
Sale 954 37.9400 AUD
Sale 107 37.9400 AUD
Sale 60 37.8522 AUD
Sale 737 37.8523 AUD
Sale 199 37.8523 AUD
Sale 592 37.9400 AUD
Sale 145 37.8523 AUD
Sale 429 37.9400 AUD
Sale 756 37.8523 AUD
Sale 36 37.8523 AUD
Sale 321 37.8523 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 7446 37.9213
CFD Short 1100 37.57
CFD Short 6464 37.9994
(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 04 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