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 03 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 135,240,552 4.03% 1,875,272 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 234,816 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 135,475,368 4.04% 1,875,272 0.06%
(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 51,074 39.8200 AUD
Purchase 2,463 39.8200 AUD
Purchase 653 39.9900 AUD
Purchase 14,373 40.5534 AUD
Purchase 1,659 39.9900 AUD
Purchase 41,790 39.8240 AUD
Purchase 152,859 40.4912 AUD
Purchase 85,958 40.1932 AUD
Purchase 41,790 39.8240 AUD
Purchase 100,000 40.3675 AUD
Purchase 27,157 39.8200 AUD
Purchase 1,430 39.8200 AUD
Purchase 1,510 39.9704 AUD
Purchase 2,000 40.5581 AUD
Sale 2,463 39.8200 AUD
Sale 21,281 39.8200 AUD
Sale 8,568 40.5686 AUD
Sale 120,500 40.2673 AUD
Sale 41,790 39.8240 AUD
Sale 1,737 40.5364 AUD
Sale 14,373 40.5534 AUD
Sale 100,000 40.3675 AUD
Sale 238,817 40.3839 AUD
Sale 207 39.9900 AUD
Sale 100,000 39.8200 AUD
Sale 312 39.9900 AUD
Sale 2,685 40.2603 AUD
Sale 1,522 40.2602 AUD
Sale 177 39.9900 AUD
Sale 481 39.9900 AUD
Sale 4,083 40.2603 AUD
Sale 69 39.9900 AUD
Sale 3,353 40.2602 AUD
Sale 63,785 39.8200 AUD
Sale 1,780 40.2603 AUD
Sale 309 39.9900 AUD
Sale 2,658 40.2602 AUD
Sale 2,306 40.2602 AUD
Sale 268 39.9900 AUD
Sale 99 39.9900 AUD
Sale 852 40.2602 AUD
Sale 594 40.2603 AUD
Sale 390 39.9900 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 120500 40.2672
CFD Long 1737 40.5364
CFD Long 8568 40.5685
CFD Short 2000 40.5581
(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 04 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