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 01 July 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 135,499,472 4.04% 1,469,354 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 11,754 0.00% 775 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 135,511,226 4.04% 1,470,129 0.04%
(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 18,199 44.3956 AUD
Purchase 48,323 44.5160 AUD
Purchase 5,052 44.4141 AUD
Purchase 148,800 44.5062 AUD
Purchase 3,599 44.5092 AUD
Purchase 507,376 44.5772 AUD
Purchase 10,453 44.5639 AUD
Purchase 121,975 44.4401 AUD
Purchase 39,472 44.4044 AUD
Purchase 39,472 44.4044 AUD
Purchase 3,899 44.4616 AUD
Purchase 2,029 44.5100 AUD
Sale 7,027 44.4945 AUD
Sale 150,000 44.4622 AUD
Sale 39,472 44.4044 AUD
Sale 81,337 44.7345 AUD
Sale 3,360 44.4945 AUD
Sale 426,039 44.5472 AUD
Sale 148,800 44.5062 AUD
Sale 4,668 44.5211 AUD
Sale 140,174 44.4343 AUD
Sale 145,056 44.4000 AUD
Sale 6,920 44.4000 AUD
Sale 18,199 44.3956 AUD
Sale 121,975 44.4401 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 4668 44.521
CFD Short 5052 44.414
CFD Short 3899 44.4616
CFD Short 3599 44.5092
CFD Short 2029 44.51
(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 02 July 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