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 17 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 146,317,483 4.36% 1,895,484 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 606,656 0.02% 21,654 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 26,200 0.00% 26,200 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 146,950,339 4.38% 1,943,338 0.06%
(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 17,290 36.2898 AUD
Purchase 1,449 35.9958 AUD
Purchase 5,952 35.9958 AUD
Purchase 4,166 35.9958 AUD
Purchase 6,467 35.9958 AUD
Purchase 30,000 35.6655 AUD
Purchase 6,529 35.9958 AUD
Purchase 1,025 36.3073 AUD
Purchase 1,654 35.9958 AUD
Purchase 17,290 36.2898 AUD
Purchase 481,248 36.0368 AUD
Purchase 3,116 35.8666 AUD
Purchase 17,290 36.2934 AUD
Purchase 481,248 36.0368 AUD
Purchase 4,800 36.0687 AUD
Purchase 7,824 36.4000 AUD
Purchase 1,934 35.9959 AUD
Purchase 12,371 35.7464 AUD
Purchase 1,887 35.9958 AUD
Purchase 2,762 35.9958 AUD
Purchase 4,717 35.9958 AUD
Purchase 6,598 35.6500 AUD
Purchase 364 35.9958 AUD
Purchase 303 35.9959 AUD
Purchase 8,076 35.9958 AUD
Purchase 4,749 35.9958 AUD
Purchase 2,360 35.9959 AUD
Purchase 4,085 35.9958 AUD
Purchase 21,538 35.9958 AUD
Purchase 3,911 35.9958 AUD
Purchase 3,409 35.9958 AUD
Purchase 1,311 35.9958 AUD
Sale 42,371 35.6891 AUD
Sale 337,599 36.1983 AUD
Sale 3,496,353 36.4000 AUD
Sale 16,636 36.1776 AUD
Sale 17,290 36.2934 AUD
Sale 12,371 35.7464 AUD
Sale 17,290 36.2898 AUD
Sale 30,000 35.6655 AUD
Sale 481,248 36.0368 AUD
Sale 2,223 36.1917 AUD
Sale 7,824 36.4000 AUD
Sale 12,702 35.6500 AUD
Sale 1,853 35.7955 AUD
Sale 3,952 35.9652 AUD
Sale 2,283 35.6500 AUD
Sale 72,762 35.6500 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 16636 36.1775
CFD Long 2223 36.1917
CFD Long 337599 36.1982
CFD Short 3116 35.8666
CFD Short 4800 36.0686
CFD Short 17290 36.2934
CFD Short 1025 36.3072
(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 18 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 39.4820 EURO 27/10/2008
Option Purchased 26,200 34.2000 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