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 10 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 146,624,622 4.37% 1,421,990 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 18,006 0.00% 29,942 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 146,642,628 4.37% 1,451,932 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 15,451 41.9405 AUD
Purchase 2,841 41.9035 AUD
Purchase 84,409 41.8709 AUD
Purchase 359,000 41.9750 AUD
Purchase 30,000 41.9182 AUD
Purchase 8,469 42.0293 AUD
Purchase 839 41.8700 AUD
Purchase 4,611 42.1094 AUD
Purchase 30,000 41.9182 AUD
Purchase 89,224 41.8212 AUD
Purchase 8,540 41.8700 AUD
Purchase 1,228 41.9000 AUD
Purchase 1,466 41.6700 AUD
Purchase 74 41.9000 AUD
Purchase 7,704 41.9405 AUD
Purchase 73 41.9000 AUD
Purchase 928 41.9405 AUD
Purchase 5,774 42.0000 AUD
Purchase 138 41.9000 AUD
Purchase 242 41.9000 AUD
Purchase 1,746 41.9405 AUD
Purchase 610 41.9000 AUD
Purchase 946 41.9405 AUD
Purchase 3,059 41.9405 AUD
Purchase 10,062 41.8700 AUD
Sale 3,236 42.0000 AUD
Sale 3,570 41.9996 AUD
Sale 30,000 41.9182 AUD
Sale 2,333 41.9000 AUD
Sale 480 35.7500 AUD
Sale 173,633 41.8454 AUD
Sale 839 41.8700 AUD
Sale 32 41.9000 AUD
Sale 27,234 41.9153 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 3570 41.9995
CFD Short 2841 41.9035
CFD Short 359000 41.9749
CFD Short 4611 42.1093
(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 11 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