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 26 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 146,682,325 4.37% 1,065,943 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 21,914 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 146,704,239 4.37% 1,065,943 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 6,255 43.8859 AUD
Purchase 83,621 43.9456 AUD
Purchase 712 43.5187 AUD
Purchase 6,198 43.9500 AUD
Purchase 22,230 43.7657 AUD
Purchase 174,190 43.8663 AUD
Purchase 79,135 43.6665 AUD
Purchase 45,400 43.7872 AUD
Purchase 79,135 43.6665 AUD
Purchase 6,679 43.9500 AUD
Purchase 295 43.8200 AUD
Purchase 92,105 43.7780 AUD
Purchase 5,899 43.7200 AUD
Sale 195 43.7200 AUD
Sale 9,577 43.8213 AUD
Sale 1,830 43.8214 AUD
Sale 263 43.7200 AUD
Sale 1,358 43.8214 AUD
Sale 54,953 43.7611 AUD
Sale 45,400 43.7872 AUD
Sale 10,046 43.8838 AUD
Sale 1,379 43.7200 AUD
Sale 22,230 43.7657 AUD
Sale 2,320 43.8214 AUD
Sale 79,135 43.6665 AUD
Sale 92,105 43.7780 AUD
Sale 83,621 43.9456 AUD
Sale 83,621 43.9456 AUD
Sale 119,237 43.9147 AUD
Sale 39 43.7200 AUD
Sale 82,220 43.7200 AUD
Sale 10,634 43.9500 AUD
Sale 2,771 43.8213 AUD
Sale 399 43.7200 AUD
Sale 1,901 43.7200 AUD
Sale 13,150 43.8213 AUD
Sale 211 43.7200 AUD
Sale 1,466 43.8214 AUD
Sale 1,486 43.8213 AUD
Sale 213 43.7200 AUD
Sale 1,011 43.8213 AUD
Sale 128 43.7200 AUD
Sale 5,439 43.6968 AUD
Sale 278 43.8213 AUD
Sale 722 43.8214 AUD
Sale 104 43.7200 AUD
Sale 241 43.7200 AUD
Sale 1,679 43.8213 AUD
Sale 347 43.7200 AUD
Sale 2,415 43.8213 AUD
Sale 334 43.7200 AUD
Sale 1,313 43.7000 AUD
Sale 145 43.7200 AUD
Sale 889 43.8214 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 5439 43.6968
CFD Long 10046 43.8837
CFD Short 712 43.5187
CFD Short 6255 43.8858
(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 27 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