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 18 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 145,216,811 4.33% 1,628,566 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 488,958 0.01% 22,453 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 26,200 0.00% 26,200 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 145,731,969 4.34% 1,677,219 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 21,323 35.0000 AUD
Purchase 907,685 34.7970 AUD
Purchase 106,200 34.8594 AUD
Purchase 907,685 34.7970 AUD
Purchase 11,998 34.5054 AUD
Purchase 2,300 34.6282 AUD
Purchase 30,000 34.8455 AUD
Purchase 3,957 34.7806 AUD
Purchase 68,733 35.0000 AUD
Purchase 3,018 35.0000 AUD
Purchase 6,077 35.0000 AUD
Purchase 14,954 35.0000 AUD
Sale 688,922 34.4266 AUD
Sale 30,000 34.8455 AUD
Sale 1,500 34.4271 AUD
Sale 3,958 34.7475 AUD
Sale 5,915 35.0000 AUD
Sale 646,696 35.6500 AUD
Sale 30,000 34.8455 AUD
Sale 500 34.6500 AUD
Sale 351,649 35.6500 AUD
Sale 36,381 35.0000 AUD
Sale 907,685 34.7970 AUD
Sale 1,295 35.0000 AUD
Sale 6,351 35.0000 AUD
Sale 21,323 35.0000 AUD
Sale 103,124 35.0000 AUD
Sale 5,812 35.0000 AUD
Sale 343,491 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 1500 34.4271
CFD Long 500 34.65
CFD Long 3958 34.7475
CFD Short 11998 34.5053
CFD Short 2300 34.6282
CFD Short 3957 34.7805
CFD Short 106200 34.8594
(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 19 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