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 07 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 146,100,045 4.35% 1,825,739 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 270,107 0.01% 25,554 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 146,370,152 4.36% 1,851,293 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 6,600 39.7051 AUD
Purchase 2,707 39.9059 AUD
Purchase 68,600 40.4523 AUD
Purchase 12,199 40.2287 AUD
Purchase 20,803 39.6249 AUD
Purchase 259 39.6000 AUD
Purchase 237,036 39.9197 AUD
Purchase 259 39.7500 AUD
Purchase 3,175 39.7500 AUD
Purchase 60 39.7500 AUD
Purchase 64,638 40.5500 AUD
Purchase 56,543 39.7887 AUD
Purchase 4,353 40.5500 AUD
Purchase 12,582 40.5500 AUD
Purchase 1,437 40.0000 AUD
Purchase 5,727 40.5500 AUD
Purchase 1,718 40.0000 AUD
Purchase 844 40.1321 AUD
Sale 716 40.0000 AUD
Sale 844 39.7421 AUD
Sale 259 39.7500 AUD
Sale 237,036 39.9197 AUD
Sale 233,500 39.7590 AUD
Sale 480 35.7500 AUD
Sale 230 40.0000 AUD
Sale 353 40.1613 AUD
Sale 60 39.7500 AUD
Sale 695 40.1613 AUD
Sale 113 40.1613 AUD
Sale 52 40.0000 AUD
Sale 20,803 39.6249 AUD
Sale 2,707 39.9007 AUD
Sale 12,199 40.2287 AUD
Sale 27 40.1612 AUD
Sale 361 40.1613 AUD
Sale 259 39.6000 AUD
Sale 733 40.0000 AUD
Sale 1,424 40.0000 AUD
Sale 20,803 39.6249 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 844 39.742
CFD Long 233500 39.759
CFD Long 2707 39.9007
CFD Short 6600 39.705
CFD Short 2707 39.9059
CFD Short 844 40.132
CFD Short 68600 40.4523
(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 08 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