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 08 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 144,666,500 4.31% 1,644,918 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 228,846 0.01% 1,877 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 144,895,346 4.32% 1,646,795 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 504 40.0000 AUD
Purchase 83,492 39.5040 AUD
Purchase 5,339 39.6701 AUD
Purchase 83,492 39.5040 AUD
Purchase 17,460 39.4961 AUD
Purchase 167,470 39.9640 AUD
Purchase 4,000 40.0470 AUD
Purchase 2,340 39.9367 AUD
Purchase 45,948 40.0000 AUD
Purchase 12,023 40.0000 AUD
Purchase 945 39.5000 AUD
Purchase 653 39.5000 AUD
Purchase 9,450 39.7962 AUD
Purchase 5,449 39.5000 AUD
Purchase 84,037 39.5000 AUD
Purchase 51,705 39.8047 AUD
Purchase 359 40.0000 AUD
Purchase 1,510 39.5000 AUD
Purchase 1,510 39.5000 AUD
Purchase 50,000 40.0000 AUD
Sale 4,397 39.7962 AUD
Sale 592 39.9178 AUD
Sale 94,847 39.7962 AUD
Sale 17,460 39.4961 AUD
Sale 653 39.5000 AUD
Sale 83,492 39.5040 AUD
Sale 32,467 39.7962 AUD
Sale 249 39.5000 AUD
Sale 25,285 40.0000 AUD
Sale 72,528 39.5000 AUD
Sale 17,460 39.4961 AUD
Sale 74,566 39.7962 AUD
Sale 81,469 39.5000 AUD
Sale 945 39.5000 AUD
Sale 147,173 40.0609 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 592 39.9177
CFD Short 2340 39.9366
CFD Short 167470 39.964
CFD Short 4000 40.0469
(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 09 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