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 14 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 146,295,365 4.36% 1,159,170 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 0 0.00% 29,958 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 146,295,365 4.36% 1,189,128 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 3,977 41.2600 AUD
Purchase 1,346 41.5400 AUD
Purchase 256 41.2600 AUD
Purchase 14,970 41.6500 AUD
Purchase 39,300 41.2613 AUD
Purchase 2,084 41.6500 AUD
Purchase 48,132 41.8346 AUD
Purchase 62,326 41.6500 AUD
Purchase 195,522 41.6289 AUD
Purchase 27,822 41.3337 AUD
Purchase 495 41.2600 AUD
Purchase 380 41.2600 AUD
Purchase 1,144 41.6600 AUD
Purchase 3,323 41.2600 AUD
Purchase 1,578 41.2600 AUD
Purchase 54,674 41.5024 AUD
Purchase 97,013 41.3469 AUD
Sale 292,535 41.5354 AUD
Sale 54,674 41.5024 AUD
Sale 39,300 41.2612 AUD
Sale 195,522 41.6289 AUD
Sale 194 41.5700 AUD
Sale 480 35.7500 AUD
Sale 97,013 41.3469 AUD
Sale 400 41.1350 AUD
Sale 48,132 41.8346 AUD
Sale 1,196 41.5700 AUD
Sale 9 41.5400 AUD
Sale 58 41.5400 AUD
Sale 1,249 41.5700 AUD
Sale 541 41.5400 AUD
Sale 11,562 41.5700 AUD
Sale 620 41.5700 AUD
Sale 28 41.5400 AUD
Sale 714 41.2600 AUD
Sale 13,917 41.5700 AUD
Sale 655 41.5400 AUD
Sale 55 41.5400 AUD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 27822 41.3336
(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 15 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