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 10 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 144,654,765 4.31% 1,071,058 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 58,847 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 144,713,612 4.31% 1,071,058 0.03%
(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 1,185 39.0800 AUD
Purchase 61,314 38.9087 AUD
Purchase 61,314 38.9087 AUD
Purchase 150,400 39.1800 AUD
Purchase 1,718 39.1724 AUD
Purchase 3,041 39.0200 AUD
Purchase 22,058 39.0800 AUD
Purchase 20,866 39.0961 AUD
Purchase 1,639 39.0800 AUD
Purchase 543 38.8000 AUD
Purchase 688 39.0800 AUD
Sale 56 39.0834 AUD
Sale 61,314 38.9087 AUD
Sale 20,866 39.0961 AUD
Sale 580 39.0834 AUD
Sale 1,098 39.0953 AUD
Sale 7,500 39.0039 AUD
Sale 13,738 39.0800 AUD
Sale 20,866 39.0961 AUD
Sale 105 39.0834 AUD
Sale 264 39.0834 AUD
Sale 17 39.0830 AUD
Sale 1,317 39.0800 AUD
Sale 32 39.0832 AUD
Sale 743 39.0800 AUD
Sale 417 39.0200 AUD
Sale 2,475 39.0800 AUD
Sale 30 39.0834 AUD
Sale 691 39.0800 AUD
Sale 387 39.0800 AUD
Sale 6,219 39.0800 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 7500 39.0038
CFD Long 1098 39.0952
CFD Short 1718 39.1724
CFD Short 150400 39.1799
(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 11 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