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 08 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 146,210,845 4.36% 2,375,135 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 377,323 0.01% 25,121 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 146,588,168 4.37% 2,400,256 0.07%
(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 3,615 40.5410 AUD
Purchase 3,520 40.8000 AUD
Purchase 247 40.7405 AUD
Purchase 444,442 40.7376 AUD
Purchase 3,054 40.8000 AUD
Purchase 247 40.9800 AUD
Purchase 25,060 40.6207 AUD
Purchase 423 40.3981 AUD
Purchase 10,532 40.3557 AUD
Purchase 7,240 40.8000 AUD
Purchase 2,262 40.2011 AUD
Purchase 10,576 40.4000 AUD
Purchase 157,322 38.6000 AUD
Purchase 4,130 40.8000 AUD
Purchase 46,727 40.4000 AUD
Purchase 9,288 40.8000 AUD
Sale 247 40.9800 AUD
Sale 1,162 40.4000 AUD
Sale 433 40.9509 AUD
Sale 480 35.7500 AUD
Sale 14,782 40.8000 AUD
Sale 410 18.9000
Sale 2,262 40.2011 AUD
Sale 3,520 40.8000 AUD
Sale 3,615 40.3805 AUD
Sale 247 40.7405 AUD
Sale 132,699 40.8816 AUD
Sale 454,974 40.7288 AUD
Sale 3,054 40.8000 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 3615 40.3805
CFD Long 132699 40.8815
CFD Long 433 40.9508
CFD Short 423 40.398
CFD Short 3615 40.541
CFD Short 25060 40.6206
(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 09 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