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 02 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 135,451,295 4.04% 1,666,423 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 106,011 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 135,557,306 4.04% 1,666,423 0.05%
(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 995 43.5500 AUD
Purchase 25,200 42.8970 AUD
Purchase 11,197 42.8900 AUD
Purchase 30,000 42.8900 AUD
Purchase 636,653 43.1128 AUD
Purchase 26,538 43.1791 AUD
Purchase 4,348 43.0500 AUD
Purchase 84,321 42.8943 AUD
Purchase 30,000 42.8857 AUD
Purchase 74,442 43.1791 AUD
Purchase 57,959 43.5491 AUD
Purchase 5,137 43.2025 AUD
Purchase 1,841 43.5500 AUD
Purchase 1,005 43.5500 AUD
Purchase 1,680 43.5500 AUD
Purchase 84,321 42.8943 AUD
Purchase 182 42.8900 AUD
Purchase 27,724 43.0500 AUD
Purchase 4,162 43.1791 AUD
Purchase 77,771 43.0500 AUD
Sale 21,281 42.8900 AUD
Sale 1,167 43.0500 AUD
Sale 15,029 43.0500 AUD
Sale 57,959 43.5491 AUD
Sale 84,321 42.8943 AUD
Sale 30,000 42.8900 AUD
Sale 30,000 42.8900 AUD
Sale 30,000 42.8857 AUD
Sale 87,959 43.3229 AUD
Sale 5,133 43.1053 AUD
Sale 5,000 43.4514 AUD
Sale 636,653 43.1128 AUD
Sale 2,794 43.0500 AUD
Sale 7,862 42.8900 AUD
Sale 30,000 43.1160 AUD
Sale 4,142 42.8900 AUD
Sale 3,608 43.5500 AUD
Sale 4,656 42.8900 AUD
Sale 1,147 43.0500 AUD
Sale 4,129 43.0500 AUD
Sale 6,532 43.0500 AUD
Sale 13,344 43.0500 AUD
Sale 2,592 43.0500 AUD
Sale 3,518 43.0500 AUD
Sale 4,342 43.0500 AUD
Sale 8,535 43.0500 AUD
Sale 8,572 43.0500 AUD
Sale 5,943 43.0500 AUD
Sale 3,645 43.0500 AUD
Sale 1,425 43.0500 AUD
Sale 4,267 43.0500 AUD
Sale 1,515 43.0500 AUD
Sale 1,693 43.0500 AUD
Sale 15,070 43.0500 AUD
Sale 85,236 43.0408 AUD
Sale 4,035 43.0500 AUD
Sale 549 43.0500 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 30000 42.89
CFD Long 85236 43.0407
CFD Long 5133 43.1052
CFD Long 5000 43.4514
CFD Short 25200 42.8969
CFD Short 5137 43.2025
(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 03 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