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 25 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 146,817,276 4.37% 1,086,875 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 14,401 0.00% 1,005 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 146,831,677 4.38% 1,087,880 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 3,018 43.8688 AUD
Purchase 60,000 43.7156 AUD
Purchase 129,957 44.3222 AUD
Purchase 3,035 44.2144 AUD
Purchase 86,656 43.7415 AUD
Purchase 83,621 43.7244 AUD
Purchase 549 44.4900 AUD
Purchase 530,609 44.4859 AUD
Purchase 2,233 43.7200 AUD
Purchase 76 44.7816 AUD
Purchase 567 43.7200 AUD
Purchase 6,519 44.4900 AUD
Purchase 438 44.4900 AUD
Purchase 1,125 44.4900 AUD
Purchase 39,323 43.7200 AUD
Purchase 3,352 44.5500 AUD
Purchase 3,080 44.4900 AUD
Purchase 112,720 43.7200 AUD
Purchase 3,712 44.5500 AUD
Sale 822 44.3629 AUD
Sale 25,765 44.4900 AUD
Sale 243 44.3630 AUD
Sale 45 44.5500 AUD
Sale 1,445 44.3629 AUD
Sale 274 44.5500 AUD
Sale 5,116 44.3629 AUD
Sale 971 44.5500 AUD
Sale 1,789 44.3629 AUD
Sale 339 44.5500 AUD
Sale 60,000 43.7156 AUD
Sale 7,735 44.3629 AUD
Sale 3,989 44.3629 AUD
Sale 156 44.5500 AUD
Sale 410 44.5500 AUD
Sale 2,163 44.3629 AUD
Sale 194 44.5500 AUD
Sale 1,026 44.3629 AUD
Sale 384 44.5500 AUD
Sale 2,023 44.3630 AUD
Sale 1,480 44.5500 AUD
Sale 3,011 44.3629 AUD
Sale 2,100 44.2338 AUD
Sale 2,000 44.3565 AUD
Sale 129,957 44.3222 AUD
Sale 83,621 43.7244 AUD
Sale 530,609 44.4859 AUD
Sale 55,120 44.4900 AUD
Sale 3,600 44.6186 AUD
Sale 17,073 44.4900 AUD
Sale 60,000 43.7156 AUD
Sale 757 44.5500 AUD
Sale 3,600 44.4900 AUD
Sale 7,269 44.4900 AUD
Sale 3,890 43.7200 AUD
Sale 572 44.5500 AUD
Sale 868 44.3629 AUD
Sale 164 44.5500 AUD
Sale 937 44.3630 AUD
Sale 177 44.5500 AUD
Sale 6,008 44.3629 AUD
Sale 1,141 44.5500 AUD
Sale 3,035 44.2144 AUD
Sale 88 44.7691 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 2100 44.2338
CFD Long 3600 44.6186
CFD Long 88 44.769
CFD Short 76 44.7815
(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 26 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