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 05 June 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 156,653,047 4.67% 942,411 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 134,101 0.00% 2,326 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 156,787,148 4.67% 944,737 0.03%
(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 3,170 42.5000 AUD
Purchase 708 43.4487 AUD
Purchase 2,739 43.0436 AUD
Purchase 12,396 42.5000 AUD
Purchase 12,396 42.5000 AUD
Purchase 10,620 43.0636 AUD
Purchase 2,222 42.5000 AUD
Purchase 11,988 42.4915 AUD
Purchase 1,384 42.5000 AUD
Purchase 53,840 42.5927 AUD
Purchase 118,112 43.0546 AUD
Purchase 1,000 43.4400 AUD
Purchase 54,424 43.1778 AUD
Sale 53,840 42.5927 AUD
Sale 54,424 43.1777 AUD
Sale 212,437 42.6612 AUD
Sale 1,000 43.4400 AUD
Sale 118,112 43.0546 AUD
Sale 40,000 44.4400 AUD
Sale 364 42.8214 AUD
Sale 4,600 43.3326 AUD
Sale 8,544 43.1635 AUD
Sale 11,988 509439.0510 AUD
Sale 884 42.5000 AUD
Sale 14,129 42.5000 AUD
Sale 400 43.3097 AUD
Sale 1,160 43.0047 AUD
Sale 239 42.5000 AUD
Sale 316 43.0048 AUD
Sale 65 42.5000 AUD
Sale 94 42.5000 AUD
Sale 459 43.0048 AUD
Sale 26,611 43.0047 AUD
Sale 5,494 42.5000 AUD
Sale 4,283 43.0047 AUD
Sale 10,620 43.0636 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 212437 42.6611
CFD Long 364 42.8214
CFD Long 8544 43.1635
CFD Long 4600 43.3325
CFD Long 40000 44.44
CFD Short 2739 43.0436
CFD Short 708 43.4486
(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
None
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.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 06 June 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