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 07 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 144,692,397 4.31% 1,717,212 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 400,316 0.01% 129 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 145,092,713 4.32% 1,717,341 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 82,470 39.9961 AUD
Purchase 302,312 39.7990 AUD
Purchase 102,693 40.1091 AUD
Purchase 24,747 40.2739 AUD
Purchase 302,312 39.7990 AUD
Purchase 25,114 39.7500 AUD
Purchase 1,957 40.3292 AUD
Purchase 2,607 39.7500 AUD
Purchase 4,268 39.7500 AUD
Purchase 80,028 39.7500 AUD
Purchase 2,418 39.9961 AUD
Purchase 5,826 39.7500 AUD
Purchase 359 39.7500 AUD
Purchase 1,244 40.5700 AUD
Purchase 9,896 39.7500 AUD
Purchase 4,399 39.9961 AUD
Purchase 6,006 39.9962 AUD
Purchase 2,345 39.7500 AUD
Sale 108,792 39.7500 AUD
Sale 1,985 39.7500 AUD
Sale 470 39.7500 AUD
Sale 972 39.7500 AUD
Sale 64,300 39.9290 AUD
Sale 302,312 39.7990 AUD
Sale 63,748 39.9470 AUD
Sale 19,053 39.7500 AUD
Sale 111,970 39.7500 AUD
Sale 102,693 40.1091 AUD
Sale 1,873 39.7500 AUD
Sale 74,690 39.7500 AUD
Sale 3,241 39.7500 AUD
Sale 3,923 39.7500 AUD
Sale 2,951 39.7500 AUD
Sale 1,304 39.7500 AUD
Sale 1,058 39.7500 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 64300 39.929
CFD Short 24747 40.2738
(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 08 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