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 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 146,134,159 4.35% 1,885,676 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 105,207 0.00% 18,954 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 146,239,366 4.36% 1,904,630 0.06%
(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 1,000 38.5900 AUD
Purchase 1,510 38.5867 AUD
Purchase 20,000 38.6039 AUD
Purchase 14,970 38.6000 AUD
Purchase 18,318 38.5512 AUD
Purchase 2,902 38.6000 AUD
Purchase 26,557 38.5650 AUD
Purchase 2,400 38.6048 AUD
Purchase 15,000 Transfer
Purchase 575 38.5900 AUD
Purchase 24,135 38.5888 AUD
Purchase 2,000 38.6577 AUD
Purchase 339,43 38.5815 AUD
Purchase 20,000 38.6039 AUD
Sale 4,000 38.6175 AUD
Sale 339,432 38.5815 AUD
Sale 104,300 38.5325 AUD
Sale 480 35.7500 AUD
Sale 20,000 38.6039 AUD
Sale 1,000 38.5900 AUD
Sale 26,557 38.5650 AUD
Sale 500 38.2000 AUD
Sale 101 38.0950 AUD
Sale 5,550 38.0900 AUD
Sale 575 38.5900 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 104300 38.5325
CFD Long 4000 38.6175
CFD Short 2400 38.6047
CFD Short 2000 38.6577
(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 07 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