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 19 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 146,928,373 4.38% 1,014,359 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 126,641 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 147,055,014 4.38% 1,014,359 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 30,000 44.9855 AUD
Purchase 14,700 45.3059 AUD
Purchase 314 45.0590 AUD
Purchase 39,655 44.9900 AUD
Purchase 3,885 44.9900 AUD
Purchase 5,271 45.0550 AUD
Purchase 355,387 45.3455 AUD
Purchase 252,073 45.2165 AUD
Purchase 252,073 45.2165 AUD
Purchase 1,509 45.0084 AUD
Purchase 306,147 45.3200 AUD
Purchase 20,163 44.9900 AUD
Purchase 290 45.3500 AUD
Sale 22,760 44.9900 AUD
Sale 30,000 44.9855 AUD
Sale 355,387 45.3455 AUD
Sale 252,073 45.2165 AUD
Sale 2,650 44.9427 AUD
Sale 385,387 45.3174 AUD
Sale 21,309 44.9900 AUD
Sale 20,163 44.9900 AUD
Sale 1,584 45.1408 AUD
Sale 14,089 45.1408 AUD
Sale 2,434 44.9900 AUD
Sale 44,000 45.2481 AUD
Sale 3,793 45.1173 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 2650 44.9426
CFD Long 3793 45.1172
CFD Short 314 45.059
CFD Short 14700 45.3059
(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 20 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