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 12 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 156,634,241 4.67% 972,731 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 135,013 0.00% 574 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 156,769,254 4.67% 973,305 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 2,585 41.9000 AUD
Purchase 13,438 41.9143 AUD
Purchase 30,882 41.9008 AUD
Purchase 189,279 41.8042 AUD
Purchase 50,764 41.9079 AUD
Purchase 189,279 41.8042 AUD
Purchase 4,786 41.8676 AUD
Purchase 65,200 41.9853 AUD
Purchase 7,464 42.3196 AUD
Purchase 983 42.3196 AUD
Purchase 393 41.9298 AUD
Purchase 1,316 41.9298 AUD
Purchase 1,486 41.9298 AUD
Purchase 771 41.9000 AUD
Purchase 2,919 41.9000 AUD
Purchase 753 41.9000 AUD
Purchase 844 41.9000 AUD
Purchase 384 41.9299 AUD
Purchase 17,041 41.9298 AUD
Purchase 430 41.9298 AUD
Purchase 33,484 41.9000 AUD
Sale 65,200 41.9853 AUD
Sale 189,279 41.8042 AUD
Sale 706 41.9000 AUD
Sale 30,882 41.9008 AUD
Sale 4,561 42.1429 AUD
Sale 32,000 41.8000 AUD
Sale 4,190 41.8000 AUD
Sale 4,072 41.9217 AUD
Sale 50,764 41.9079 AUD
Sale 50,764 41.9079 AUD
Sale 2,899 41.9000 AUD
Sale 109,052 41.8819 AUD
Sale 4,037 41.9000 AUD
Sale 28,614 41.9000 AUD
Sale 2,413 41.9000 AUD
Sale 841 41.9000 AUD
Sale 531 41.9000 AUD
Sale 200 41.9000 AUD
Sale 1,115 41.9000 AUD
Sale 13,438 41.9143 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 109052 41.8818
CFD Long 4072 41.9217
CFD Long 4561 42.1429
CFD Short 4786 41.8675
(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 13 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