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 17 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 156,644,836 4.67% 940,447 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 102,729 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 156,747,565 4.67% 940,447 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 12,396 44.9300 AUD
Purchase 22,993 44.9255 AUD
Purchase 86,000 44.5441 AUD
Purchase 1,509 44.9300 AUD
Purchase 3,074 44.2500 AUD
Purchase 5,566 44.2021 AUD
Purchase 11,769 44.5452 AUD
Purchase 307 44.5289 AUD
Purchase 174,011 44.4828 AUD
Purchase 361 44.9300 AUD
Purchase 4,808 44.9300 AUD
Purchase 1,509 44.8330 AUD
Purchase 79,156 44.4452 AUD
Purchase 2,486 44.9300 AUD
Sale 31,312 44.4986 AUD
Sale 773 44.0812 AUD
Sale 22,993 44.9255 AUD
Sale 47,844 44.4103 AUD
Sale 11,400 44.8089 AUD
Sale 22,993 44.9255 AUD
Sale 2,486 44.9300 AUD
Sale 4,392 44.9300 AUD
Sale 71,713 44.5683 AUD
Sale 4,621 44.5762 AUD
Sale 12,794 44.5762 AUD
Sale 12,072 44.2500 AUD
Sale 86,000 44.5441 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 773 44.0811
CFD Long 11400 44.8088
CFD Short 5566 44.202
CFD Short 174011 44.4827
CFD Short 307 44.5288
(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 18 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