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 15 September 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 149,666,227 4.46% 1,217,726 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 52,275 0.00% 8,291 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 26,200 0.00% 26,200 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 149,744,702 4.46% 1,252,217 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 41,501 36.7163 AUD
Purchase 592 36.1537 AUD
Purchase 200 35.9300 AUD
Purchase 2,335 35.9300 AUD
Purchase 604 35.9300 AUD
Purchase 52,493 36.0500 AUD
Purchase 12,140 36.0500 AUD
Purchase 884 35.9300 AUD
Purchase 2,439 36.3539 AUD
Purchase 6,888 36.1537 AUD
Purchase 14,885 36.5697 AUD
Purchase 284,979 36.2224 AUD
Purchase 5,324 36.0572 AUD
Purchase 3,100 36.4203 AUD
Purchase 1,982 35.7759 AUD
Purchase 914 36.0572 AUD
Purchase 284,979 36.2224 AUD
Purchase 574 35.9300 AUD
Purchase 279 36.1537 AUD
Purchase 1,155 36.1537 AUD
Purchase 1,785 36.1537 AUD
Purchase 11,300 36.0000 AUD
Purchase 2,612 36.1537 AUD
Purchase 77,766 36.0500 AUD
Purchase 94 35.9300 AUD
Purchase 1,698 36.1537 AUD
Purchase 390 35.9300 AUD
Purchase 760 36.1537 AUD
Purchase 539 35.1500 AUD
Purchase 257 35.9300 AUD
Purchase 694 36.1537 AUD
Purchase 234 35.9300 AUD
Purchase 13,143 34.4700 AUD
Sale 41,501 36.7163 AUD
Sale 284,979 36.2224 AUD
Sale 2,530 36.0500 AUD
Sale 1,968 36.0240 AUD
Sale 1,453 36.0500 AUD
Sale 72,612 36.0500 AUD
Sale 12,140 36.0500 AUD
Sale 6,351 36.0500 AUD
Sale 3,500 36.3869 AUD
Sale 11,300 36.0000 AUD
Sale 5,572 35.9300 AUD
Sale 41,501 36.7163 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 1968 36.0239
CFD Long 3500 36.3868
CFD Short 1982 35.7758
CFD Short 6238 36.0572
CFD Short 2439 36.3538
CFD Short 3100 36.4203
CFD Short 14885 36.5697
(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) YES
Date of disclosure 16 September 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)
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8
DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)
OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name, Written or Number of securities Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date
e.g. call option purchased to which the option (Note 2) American,
or derivative relates European etc.
Option Purchased 26,200 34.2000 EURO 27/10/2008
Option Purchased -26,200 39.4820 EURO 27/10/2008
Notes
1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFD's), full details should be given.
Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form.
2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.
For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover
Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk