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 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 156,685,223 4.67% 847,620 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 39,902 0.00% 10,249 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 156,725,125 4.67% 857,869 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 55,027 43.9983 AUD
Purchase 14,058 43.7418 AUD
Purchase 2,657 43.5300 AUD
Purchase 6,841 43.9941 AUD
Purchase 2,214 43.6606 AUD
Purchase 168,248 43.2643 AUD
Purchase 98,823 43.6120 AUD
Purchase 6,681 43.5300 AUD
Purchase 168,248 43.2643 AUD
Purchase 27,490 43.8225 AUD
Purchase 134,116 43.5597 AUD
Purchase 514 43.2600 AUD
Purchase 2,566 43.5300 AUD
Sale 98,823 43.6120 AUD
Sale 1,871 43.7560 AUD
Sale 27,490 43.8225 AUD
Sale 168,248 43.2643 AUD
Sale 98,823 43.6120 AUD
Sale 2,307 43.5484 AUD
Sale 400 43.6487 AUD
Sale 12,127 43.5824 AUD
Sale 21,309 43.2600 AUD
Sale 134,116 43.5597 AUD
Sale 115 43.7560 AUD
Sale 9,889 43.7560 AUD
Sale 8,111 43.2600 AUD
Sale 129,292 44.0000 AUD
Sale 11,590 43.2600 AUD
Sale 2,963 43.5748 AUD
Sale 344 43.7560 AUD
Sale 253 43.5300 AUD
Sale 968 43.5300 AUD
Sale 727 43.7560 AUD
Sale 1,312 43.7560 AUD
Sale 84 43.5300 AUD
Sale 236 43.7560 AUD
Sale 174 43.5300 AUD
Sale 1,618 43.7560 AUD
Sale 1,194 43.5300 AUD
Sale 7,314 43.5300 AUD
Sale 1,381 43.5300 AUD
Sale 536 43.5300 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 2307 43.5484
CFD Long 12127 43.5823
CFD Short 2214 43.6606
CFD Short 6841 43.994
CFD Short 55027 43.9983
(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 11 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