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 18 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 156,464,149 4.66% 993,634 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 135,916 0.00% 704 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 156,600,065 4.67% 994,338 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 8,000 45.4684 AUD
Purchase 68,178 45.3200 AUD
Purchase 1,065 45.2500 AUD
Purchase 90,000 45.2391 AUD
Purchase 42,058 45.3155 AUD
Purchase 58,884 45.2883 AUD
Purchase 20,000 45.3126 AUD
Purchase 3,319 45.4231 AUD
Purchase 3,569 45.2213 AUD
Purchase 122,844 45.2539 AUD
Purchase 2,400 45.1881 AUD
Sale 3,191 45.2625 AUD
Sale 42,058 45.3155 AUD
Sale 120,942 45.3018 AUD
Sale 46,115 45.0994 AUD
Sale 3,319 45.4231 AUD
Sale 58,884 45.2883 AUD
Sale 337 45.2236 AUD
Sale 20,000 45.3126 AUD
Sale 122,844 45.2539 AUD
Sale 430 44.9049 AUD
Sale 92 45.2500 AUD
Sale 2,660 45.2625 AUD
Sale 90,000 45.2391 AUD
Sale 93 45.2500 AUD
Sale 292 45.2500 AUD
Sale 2,390 45.3200 AUD
Sale 61,972 44.7019 AUD
Sale 28 45.2500 AUD
Sale 823 45.2624 AUD
Sale 83 45.2500 AUD
Sale 2,407 45.2624 AUD
Sale 1,991 45.2624 AUD
Sale 69 45.2500 AUD
Sale 100 45.2500 AUD
Sale 27 45.2500 AUD
Sale 2,883 45.2624 AUD
Sale 2,690 45.2624 AUD
Sale 3,585 45.2624 AUD
Sale 124 45.2500 AUD
Sale 715 45.2625 AUD
Sale 24 45.2500 AUD
Sale 679 45.2625 AUD
Sale 23 45.2500 AUD
Sale 110 45.2500 AUD
Sale 8,236 45.2624 AUD
Sale 788 45.2624 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 46115 45.0994
CFD Long 337 45.2235
CFD Short 2400 45.188
CFD Short 3569 45.2213
CFD Short 8000 45.4684
(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 19 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