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 16 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 156,570,284 4.67% 1,108,158 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 270,440 0.01% 0.00% 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 156,840,724 4.67% 1,108,158 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 22,417 43.6100 AUD
Purchase 566 43.6900 AUD
Purchase 3,024 43.6900 AUD
Purchase 5,950 43.7394 AUD
Purchase 2,012 43.6900 AUD
Purchase 740 43.6900 AUD
Purchase 123,960 43.6100 AUD
Purchase 1,070 43.6900 AUD
Purchase 2,529 43.6100 AUD
Purchase 925 43.6900 AUD
Purchase 84,116 43.6144 AUD
Purchase 84,116 43.6144 AUD
Purchase 42,800 43.8114 AUD
Purchase 72,573 43.7320 AUD
Purchase 14,399 43.6966 AUD
Purchase 40,521 43.6663 AUD
Purchase 5,178 43.6100 AUD
Purchase 818 43.8000 AUD
Purchase 12,912 43.9706 AUD
Purchase 1,940 43.6900 AUD
Purchase 38,158 43.6100 AUD
Purchase 1,721 43.8000 AUD
Purchase 1,371 43.8000 AUD
Sale 164 43.6900 AUD
Sale 5,658 43.6100 AUD
Sale 7,431 43.6100 AUD
Sale 33,577 43.6100 AUD
Sale 13,005 43.7166 AUD
Sale 144,426 43.8252 AUD
Sale 2,529 43.6100 AUD
Sale 27,516 43.6425 AUD
Sale 3,277 43.6900 AUD
Sale 86,972 43.7262 AUD
Sale 4,818 43.6100 AUD
Sale 84,116 43.6144 AUD
Sale 8,519 43.7551 AUD
Sale 42,800 43.8114 AUD
Sale 3,135 43.6900 AUD
Sale 7,411 43.8000 AUD
Sale 10,881 43.8209 AUD
Sale 1,399 43.8210 AUD
Sale 403 43.6900 AUD
Sale 441 43.8210 AUD
Sale 127 43.6900 AUD
Sale 428 43.6900 AUD
Sale 1,486 43.8210 AUD
Sale 153 43.6900 AUD
Sale 531 43.8210 AUD
Sale 7,934 43.6100 AUD
Sale 1,576 43.6900 AUD
Sale 5,471 43.8209 AUD
Sale 425 43.6900 AUD
Sale 688 43.8210 AUD
Sale 198 43.6900 AUD
Sale 570 43.8209 AUD
Sale 391 43.6900 AUD
Sale 1,358 43.8209 AUD
Sale 11,358 43.8209 AUD
Sale 5,178 43.6100 AUD
Sale 1,476 43.8210 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 8519 43.755
CFD Long 144426 43.8252
CFD Short 5950 43.7394
(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 17 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