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 20 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 146,716,313 4.37% 944,699 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 76,981 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 146,793,294 4.37% 944,699 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 1,868 44.6455 AUD
Purchase 43,315 44.6500 AUD
Purchase 167,723 44.6545 AUD
Purchase 132 44.6500 AUD
Purchase 33,225 45.1300 AUD
Purchase 20,000 44.6545 AUD
Purchase 131,256 45.1485 AUD
Purchase 147,723 44.6545 AUD
Purchase 82,200 45.2755 AUD
Purchase 462 44.6500 AUD
Purchase 6,628 45.1300 AUD
Purchase 79,100 45.0032 AUD
Purchase 147,855 44.6500 AUD
Purchase 3,018 44.6500 AUD
Purchase 3,600 45.4312 AUD
Purchase 462 44.6500 AUD
Sale 648 44.8582 AUD
Sale 1,075 44.8582 AUD
Sale 338 45.1300 AUD
Sale 703 44.8582 AUD
Sale 13,956 44.8582 AUD
Sale 2,301 44.8583 AUD
Sale 367 45.1300 AUD
Sale 14,677 44.8582 AUD
Sale 1,202 45.1300 AUD
Sale 7,294 45.1300 AUD
Sale 561 45.1300 AUD
Sale 72,654 44.6500 AUD
Sale 79,100 45.0032 AUD
Sale 147,855 44.6500 AUD
Sale 7,671 45.1300 AUD
Sale 1,902 45.1300 AUD
Sale 1,868 44.6455 AUD
Sale 132 44.6500 AUD
Sale 131,256 45.1485 AUD
Sale 147,723 44.6545 AUD
Sale 36,140 44.7173 AUD
Sale 1,868 44.6455 AUD
Sale 9,531 44.6500 AUD
Sale 151 45.1300 AUD
Sale 1,007 44.8583 AUD
Sale 250 45.1300 AUD
Sale 1,910 44.8582 AUD
Sale 997 45.1300 AUD
Sale 630 44.8583 AUD
Sale 328 45.1300 AUD
Sale 495 45.1300 AUD
Sale 627 45.1300 AUD
Sale 949 44.8582 AUD
Sale 290 44.8583 AUD
Sale 30,386 44.6500 AUD
Sale 2,384 44.6500 AUD
Sale 5,925 44.6500 AUD
Sale 277,701 44.9900 AUD
Sale 8,132 45.1300 AUD
Sale 1,200 44.8582 AUD
Sale 3,665 45.1300 AUD
Sale 20,000 44.6545 AUD
Sale 3,640 44.8583 AUD
Sale 15,531 44.8582 AUD
Sale 637 45.1300 AUD
Sale 1,221 44.8582 AUD
Sale 3,447 44.8583 AUD
Sale 480 44.8583 AUD
Sale 7,015 44.8582 AUD
Sale 526 45.1300 AUD
Sale 1,240 44.8583 AUD
Sale 647 45.1300 AUD
Sale 1,619 45.1300 AUD
Sale 3,098 44.8582 AUD
Sale 1,233 44.8582 AUD
Sale 643 45.1300 AUD
Sale 1,801 45.1300 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 36140 44.7173
CFD Short 82200 45.2754
CFD Short 3600 45.4311
(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 23 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