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 09 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 144,468,714 4.30% 1,214,578 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 202,367 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 144,671,081 4.31% 1,214,578 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 83,465 40.0840 AUD
Purchase 266 40.0631 AUD
Purchase 9,284 40.0631 AUD
Purchase 21,321 39.9800 AUD
Purchase 41,733 39.9760 AUD
Purchase 99 39.8280 AUD
Purchase 1,682 39.9600 AUD
Purchase 39,600 40.0745 AUD
Purchase 14,180 39.9760 AUD
Purchase 147,173 40.0609 AUD
Purchase 94,090 39.8136 AUD
Purchase 128,610 39.9784 AUD
Purchase 2,884 39.9800 AUD
Purchase 9,626 40.0800 AUD
Purchase 45,145 39.7830 AUD
Purchase 320,087 40.0391 AUD
Sale 94,090 39.8135 AUD
Sale 57,387 39.9203 AUD
Sale 212 39.9600 AUD
Sale 59,344 39.9203 AUD
Sale 219 39.9600 AUD
Sale 58 39.9600 AUD
Sale 15,737 39.9203 AUD
Sale 40 39.9600 AUD
Sale 10,864 39.9203 AUD
Sale 13,258 39.9203 AUD
Sale 3,870 39.7668 AUD
Sale 14,180 39.9760 AUD
Sale 41,733 39.9760 AUD
Sale 3,877 39.8178 AUD
Sale 7,350 39.9050 AUD
Sale 320,087 40.0391 AUD
Sale 1,444 39.9203 AUD
Sale 55,913 39.9760 AUD
Sale 92 39.9600 AUD
Sale 5,339 39.6701 AUD
Sale 83,465 40.0840 AUD
Sale 48 39.9600 AUD
Sale 25,154 39.7607 AUD
Sale 5 39.9600 AUD
Sale 2 39.9600 AUD
Sale 6,732 39.9203 AUD
Sale 24 39.9600 AUD
Sale 82,753 39.9203 AUD
Sale 316 39.9600 AUD
Sale 22,202 39.9203 AUD
Sale 20,074 39.9203 AUD
Sale 82 39.9600 AUD
Sale 10,058 39.9203 AUD
Sale 37 39.9600 AUD
Sale 6,288 39.9203 AUD
Sale 23 39.9600 AUD
Sale 2 39.9600 AUD
Sale 697 39.9203 AUD
Sale 167 39.9600 AUD
Sale 74 39.9600 AUD
Sale 3 39.9600 AUD
Sale 24,955 39.9203 AUD
Sale 45,391 39.9203 AUD
Sale 12,167 39.9203 AUD
Sale 44 39.9600 AUD
Sale 39 39.9600 AUD
Sale 10,641 39.9203 AUD
Sale 784 39.9203 AUD
Sale 9 39.9600 AUD
Sale 45,145 39.7830 AUD
Sale 824 39.9203 AUD
Sale 2,151 39.9203 AUD
Sale 7 39.9600 AUD
Sale 43,267 39.9203 AUD
Sale 159 39.9600 AUD
Sale 20 39.9600 AUD
Sale 5,432 39.9203 AUD
Sale 2,696 39.9203 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 3870 39.7668
CFD Long 3877 39.8178
CFD Long 7350 39.905
CFD Short 99 39.8279
CFD Short 39600 40.0745
(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 10 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